57651 - Intelligence Unit Manager
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Please be aware that this post is based in the East and East Midlands. This post is offered as a permanent role, however is also available as a 24-36 month loan or secondment.
Please be aware this role does not attract RHA.
This role will require an element of out of hours cover which may attract an on-call payment.
Overview of the job
This role sits within the National Intelligence Unit (NIU) within the Security, Order and Counter-Terrorism Directorate of Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS).
The NIU is a growing function of 250 staff compromising 5 Regional Units and 6
National Units. This role will be a senior leader across one of these Regional or National units and will be responsible for all activity in their respective unit, as well as line managing a number of Band 7s and Band 8s dependant on the role.
The post holder will either report into the Head of National Services and Assessments or the Head of Intelligence Operations, and may be required to deputise for either of these positions as is required.
The Unit provides an intelligence service to HMPPS and partners to inform decisions on managing and mitigating risks and threats posed by offenders under our statutory supervision. Our ambition is to reach all parts of HMPPS and to change the culture of our organisation so that asking for the intelligence picture is second nature.
Our purpose is to help prisons, probation offices and Approved Premises stay safe and secure. We want to give offenders under our supervision in custody and in the community the best possible chance of turning their lives around. To do this we need to use intelligence so we can take action to make it harder for offenders to commit crime whilst under our supervision and reduce the likelihood that they will commit further crimes when they complete their sentence.
The post may be based at Headquarters (London) or in any of the Regional Intelligence Unit offices in England and Wales.
The post has no operational requirement. However knowledge of prisons and probation operations and/or law enforcement operations is required.
The post holder should also have experience of managing an intelligence service or acting as a senior customer for intelligence.
Summary
This post would suit a candidate with a strong track record in managing geographically dispersed teams to deliver a high quality and consistent level of service.
The post holder will need to provide leadership and direction for their respective National or Regional Unit, including potentially Operational, Analytical and Policy staff. This leadership post will capture the best of our operating practice and mould it into our core service offer, from which we can test and then embed further services or new ways of working.
The post holder will need to quickly get to grips with the varied and evolving intelligence capabilities and functions within HMPPS and in law enforcement partners. An ability, therefore, to hold a significant degree of complexity and ambiguity will be required as the National Intelligence Unit and wider HMPPS Intelligence operating model is developed.
The post holder will need to work in partnership with a wide range of internal and external partners to overcome both practical and cultural barriers to joint working. The post holder will therefore require excellent communication skills to engage with a wide range of partners at senior levels within HMPPS, with law enforcement partners, and the wider intelligence community.
37 hour working week and some of these positions will attract the RHA payment of 17% in addition to the basic salary due to the nature of the work which will include working hours outside of core to deal with urgent Threats to Life, provide tactical advice on National Security Matters and be part of an on-call rota meaning work will often have to be completed in evenings and on weekends.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Taking lead responsibility for developing one or more elements of the Intelligence Unit operating model, as well as contributing to the design overall. The operating model will include intelligence management systems, procedures, standardised products, standard ‘tasking and coordination’ mechanisms, a quality assurance programme (for analytical work and information handling), and a system to monitor the impact of intelligence analytical work.
• The smooth running of intelligence management and development processes, including strategic and tactical ‘tasking and coordination’ meetings within your area.
• The delivery of quality assured intelligence analytical products for your area, in relation to ‘high priority’ offenders, offending groups or security vulnerabilities.
• Providing advice and professional guidance to intelligence managers and analysts in your area (including those outside your line management), as well as to law enforcement partners, possibly including sensitive intelligence feeds.
• Contributing to the development of intelligence policies, and providing guidance to support the effective implementation of policy.
• Deliver a new capability to assist the National Probation Service with intelligence development and the appropriate use of intelligence as part of the risk assessment process to support risk management decisions.
• Building and maintaining productive working relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, facilitating effective flows of information between national and local intelligence mechanisms, and with intelligence partners.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The role is new and developing. The job holder is therefore expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium of English or (where specified in Wales) Welsh.
Behaviours
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
Ability
The post holder must act with the highest levels of personal and professional integrity and champion these qualities in others. They must be vetted to
Developed Vetting (DV) standards and the post is reserved for UK nationals.
Experience
A proven track record of leading teams in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders leveraging competing priorities.
Knowledge of intelligence structures, working practices and operating environment of HMPPS and law enforcement partners.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.
Standard working hours for this post are 37 hours per week excluding breaks which are unpaid.
If you are a current NPS employee, this vacancy may be available on a Loan basis for up to 2 years. Applications are invited from suitable qualified staff.
The Loan/Secondment is subject to the approval of the selected candidate's Business Unit, which should be obtained before confirmation of appointment.
Benefits
Annual Leave
-The holiday year runs from 1 March. If you work a non standard work pattern your leave entitlement may be expressed in either hours or days as appropriate. Leave entitlement is calculated on a pro-rata basis and you will be advised of your actual entitlement on appointment. If you were appointed internally and your leave was previously calculated in days, this will continue to be the case.
Bank, Public and Privilege Holidays
-You are entitled to 9 days (66 hours 36 minutes) in recognition of bank, public and privilege holidays. These hours are added to your annual leave allowance. There is a requirement to work some public and bank holidays subject to your shift pattern and the operational needs of the establishment
Pension
-The Civil Service offers a choice of two pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
Work Life Balance
HM Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) is keen to encourage alternative working arrangements. Work life balance provides greater opportunities for staff to work more flexibly wherever managers and establishments can accommodate requests to do so. HMPPS offers flexible working subject to completion of a satisfactory probationary period and NVQ
Season Ticket Advance
-After two months’ service, you’ll be eligible to apply for a season ticket advance to purchase a quarterly or longer-period season ticket for travel between home and your place of work
Childcare Vouchers
For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
Training
HMPPS is committed to staff development and offers a range of training and development opportunities, including areas such as Equality and Diversity, Dealing with Challenging Behaviour, Suicide Prevention and Anti Bullying Programmes
-There are opportunities to access promotion programmes and HMPPS provides a variety of training appropriate to individual posts
-All staff receive security and diversity training and an individual induction programme into their new roles
Eligibility
-All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post
-All external candidates are subject to 6 months probation. Internal candidates are subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within HMPPS
-All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or organisation which the HMPPS considers to be racist
Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order
- To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);
- To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team (resourcing-management-office@justice.gov.uk);
- To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.
You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.