Regional Threats Analyst

Job Description

Summary JTAC is the UK’s centre of analysis for intelligence relating to terrorist threats in the UK and overseas. It is a dynamic organisation dealing with high priority issues, and consists of staff seconded from across HMG and its agencies.

JTAC responds directly to the intelligence assessment requirements of Whitehall departments including the Home Office, Cabinet Office and FCDO, as well as operational partners including the UK Intelligence Community, police and military. This includes producing strategic and thematic assessments, threat levels, helping the Government to understand the impact on terrorist threat of current global and domestic events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and working at pace alongside operational partners to respond to live terrorist incidents around the world.

The regional UK team in JTAC is spread across different regions in the UK and each analyst is responsible for understanding and communicating the terrorist threat in their respective UK region. The regional UK analysts are embedded in regional Counter Terrorism Units (CTUs) and Counter Terrorism Intelligence Units (CTIUs).

This post exists as a permanent post within Homeland Security Group (HSG) with the successful candidate going directly on secondment to JTAC for 2/3 years before returning to HSG. HSG provides people with the opportunity to work in challenging but interesting areas of work and deliver in stretching roles. You will learn a lot through your day-to-day work, but we also provide excellent wider learning and development opportunities. Job description

JTAC is looking for two enthusiastic HEOs to fill important assessment roles in the regional UK threats team. The team look at the operational threat picture from all forms of terrorism in the different regions of the UK. This includes Islamist terrorism, extreme right-wing terrorism (ERWT) and left-wing, anarchist and single-issue terrorism (LASIT). Working closely with regional operational partners, the team maintains a detailed understanding of their region and use that insight to make assessments on the terrorist threat to the UK. These assessments have real world impact including informing key policy decisions and setting of the UK national threat level. As each analyst is embedded within different regions, a key part of the role involves liaison between these teams and the JTAC teams based in London.

In order to produce high-quality JTAC products, the post holder will conduct independent research and analyse large amounts of information from a variety of sources. Previous national security or intelligence analysis experiences is not essential for this role; however, having excellent drafting and communication skills alongside the ability to take tactical information and turn that into strategic assessment will allow the post holder to perform strongly in this role.

The role offers significant experience of working with a range of operational and policy partners working on counter terrorism. Success in this role will therefore require the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a range of partners.

Due to the nature of JTAC’s work, priorities can change quickly and therefore the post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable to work on other areas when needed. Being a strong team player is crucial to success in JTAC.

Due to business requirements this post is full time only (Flexible working and Compressed hours are available).

Responsibilities The JTAC UK regional analyst team is a relatively new team which is still evolving. The responsibilities listed below describe the posts as they are at present and are not intended to be exhaustive. There may be alterations to the responsibilities and the post holder will have the opportunity to provide their views on how these responsibilities may change.

• Being an essential bridge between operational teams based in regions across the UK and JTAC. Using the unique position within a region to gain a comprehensive understanding of the terrorist threat in the region to help inform the overall national threat picture.

• Producing an overview of the threats in specific regions for the Home Office and other government departments on a regular basis.

• Using regional insight, relationships and data to identify emerging threats within specific regions.

• Creating and delivering bespoke briefing products to a range of internal and external customers, including international partners, senior officials and Ministers. Examples include radicalisation trends within a specific region and the threat posed by particular terrorist groups in a specific region.

• Undertaking cross-comparative work across regions in the UK to provide a ‘rich picture’ of the threat and associated on the national threat.

Essential Criteria

You will have clear communication skills and you will be able to demonstrate a track record of being an effective team player.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills.

You will have an ability to lead and influence colleagues across various grades, while establishing and maintaining strong relationships.

You will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to handle multiple and often conflicting priorities to time and of a high standard.

Desirable Criteria

Previous experience in an analytical role and/or professional analytical training e.g. (GIAT, DIAM, NIAT, NAP). Behaviours

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits • Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension

Sift and Interview dates

The sift will take place week commencing 15th August 2022.

Interviews will take place week commencing 5th September 2022.

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, Interviews will take place remotely. Further details and instructions will be provided closer to the scheduled interview.

Further Information

For meaningful checks to be carried out, individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years if the role requires CTC clearance, 5 years for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. A lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice.

The successful candidates will be required to hold or be willing to secure DV clearance. Successful candidates may also have to undergo additional clearance.

We often have similar roles available at different grades. If a candidate is suitable for a similar role or a lower grade than they have applied for, we may offer the candidate that role without the need for them to go through a further selection process.

Hybrid working enables employees to work partly in their workplace(s) and partly at home. As Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, a hybrid working pattern may be available, where business needs allow. Applicants can discuss what this means with the vacancy holder if they have specific questions.

Every day, Home Office civil servants do brilliant work to develop and deliver policies and services that affect the lives of people across the country and beyond. To do this effectively and fairly, the Home Office is committed to representing modern Britain in all its diversity, and creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where all our people are able to bring their whole selves to work and perform at their best.

We are flexible, skilled, professional and diverse. We work to recruit and retain disabled staff and area Disability Confident Leader. We are proud to be one of the most ethnically diverse departments in the civil service. We are a Social Mobility Foundation top 75 employer.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.

For further information please see the attached notes for candidates which must be read before making an application.

Existing Civil Servants should note that some of the Home Office terms and conditions of employment have changed. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of the Terms and Conditions they will adopt should they be successful in application and should refer to the notes for candidates for further details.

Transfer Terms: Voluntary.

If you are invited to an interview you will be required to bring a range of documentation for the purposes of establishing identity and to aid any pre-employment checks.

Please see the attached list of Home Office acceptable ID documents.

Any move to the Home Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.

Reasonable Adjustments

If a person with disabilities is at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:

• Contact Government Recruitment Service via HOrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs

• Complete the “Assistance Required” section in the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a language service professional

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘Contact point for applicants’ section.

Feedback

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements Open to UK nationals only. The deadline of applications is on 12 August 2022.