Intelligence Analyst - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

This role within the Intelligence Development and Analysis Team will play an integral role in the FCA's understanding and analysis of serious harm, and its ability to take appropriate action.
The Intelligence Development and Analysis Team will be focused on proactively and reactively identifying and analysing both closed source sensitive intelligence and publicly available open-source data.
This material will be used to support ongoing FCA enforcement investigations and/or decisions about the use of other regulatory tools.
What does the role involve?

• Support team's engagement with the Enforcement Triage and Assessment Team to understand the intelligence implications for issues identified by the work of other areas within the FCA


• Providing advice on intelligence opportunities and techniques to front line regulation staff and Enforcement case teams


• Collecting and analysing intelligence from multiple sources, to produce tactical and evidential products (including profiles, reports, communications data analysis and assessments)


• Help inform the action that should be taken on issues which have been identified by front line regulation


• Shape the direction of our Enforcement case team investigations


• Appropriate handling and dissemination of sensitive intelligence


• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with colleagues in other business areas within the FCA and with external stakeholders


• Attending and contributing to knowledge sharing events and identifying opportunities for knowledge sharing


• Contribute to co-ordination, tasking and prioritisation processes to ensure that decisions are made on the basis of all available information


What will you get from the role?

• The chance to join a friendly, enthusiastic and committed department in a challenging area of work on a varied range of issues, working with colleagues from Enforcement and law enforcement agencies


• To develop knowledge of FCA and financial crime issues


• An opportunity to make a significant contribution to fighting financial crime with the FCA


• An opportunity to extend ones working knowledge of UK markets and regulatory landscape therein


• The opportunity to use your judgement to make decisions at pace, stand by them, and learn from experiences


• Interaction with a wide variety of law enforcement agencies, regulators, industry bodies and government agencies


Our competitive flexible benefits scheme gives you the opportunity to create a personalised benefits package, tailored to suit your lifecycle. You can use this allowance to purchase additional benefits such as dental or cycle to work or you have the option top up your base salary by taking this as cash.
Core benefits that you will receive as standard are:

• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays (amend based on grade)


• Private healthcare with Bupa


• A non-contributory Pension of at least 8% of basic salary each month (there are several contribution levels that increase depending on your age - up to 12% a month once you reach age 35)


• Life assurance of eight times your basic salary


• Income protection, We want to remove any possible barriers and are committed to providing a wide range of reasonable adjustments so that you can keep the focus on your conversations and be at your best.

If you have an accessibility requirement, disability, or condition that means you might require changes to the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter to discuss this further. Our aim is to make your application as easy and comfortable as possible, and your recruiter will be happy to work with you to make any necessary arrangements where possible.
Security Clearance/Vetting
The successful candidate will hold or will be required to obtain Security Clearance (SC) level vetting.
Please note that all applications must be submitted through our online portal, applications sent via email will not be accepted.


• A proven track record in tactical intelligence case support, preferably including communications data and intelligence analysis, ideally in a financial crime or regulatory context


• Direct experience of National Intelligence Model (NIM) and intelligence products to support tactical and strategic intelligence requirements


Essential

• Experience in intelligence investigation and intelligence collection techniques


• Experience in analysing intelligence and evidence to reach conclusions and make judgements


• Ability to present the outcome of that analysis clearly and effectively, orally and in writing


• Proficiency in storing, sharing, handling and using intelligence (including sensitive intelligence) effectively and securely, including managing records systems, tools and confidentiality


• NIAT trained or equivalent and FIO or FIA accredited


• Strong IT capabilities including the use of visualisation and analytical tools (e.g. EIA, Chorus, Clue, Microsoft products and PND use) to deliver outputs


• Good open source internet (OSINT and SOCMINT) research skills in an intelligence environment


• Working knowledge of UK law enforcement and intelligence techniques


• Awareness of the FCA's regulatory and criminal framework in the financial crime arena
  
  The FCA regulates the conduct of nearly 45,000 firms in the UK to ensure our financial markets are honest, fair and competitive. We do this to make sure markets work well for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole. For more information on what we do, our three-year strategy can be found

here.
The FCA's Values & Diversity
Our ambition is to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that our differences and similarities enable us to be a better organisation - one that makes better decisions, drives innovation, and delivers better regulation.
The FCA is committed to achieving greater diversity across all levels of the organisations. Given this, we particularly welcome applications from women, disabled and minority ethnic candidates for our Associate role.
Flexible working We welcome applications from candidates who are looking for flexible arrangements. Many of our staff work flexibly including working part-time, staggered hours, and job shares. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want but we won't judge you for asking.