Senior Intelligence Analyst
Senior Intelligence Analyst
- Croydon
- Closing on: Jun 2 2025
- £44,110 - £52,782
Intelligence Assessment (IA) is part of Analysis, within HMRC's Risk and Intelligence Service (RIS). We provide HMRC with dedicated and professional intelligence analytical expertise, delivering high quality products to customers across the department and wider government.
We are a key function in HMRC, considered leaders in our field by other government departments.
The work we do increases HMRC's understanding of the changing threat and risk landscape from those intent on stealing, evading, and avoiding taxation and public finance.
Person specification
As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you will play an important role in our team of around 100 colleagues, with the following key responsibilities:
• You will drive and coordinate the production of a variety of innovative and complex analytical products. These range from strategic intelligence assessments, which inform and influence senior stakeholders, to operational and tactical products, which support both individual and complex HMRC investigations.
• You will have input into cross-Government and international briefings ensuring HMRC threat/risk governance control is accurately and precisely instructed.
• You will communicate effectively to build and maintain strong working relationships, representing IA at a range of fora, both within HMRC and outside, including other Civil Service departments, the private sector, and professional groups.
• You will provide clear direction and support to analytical teams, using your technical knowledge and experience to help deliver informative and accurate products to key customers.
• You will manage and assure the quality of outputs from Intelligence Analysts. At the same time, you will provide detailed insight to senior stakeholders across government by writing assessments in areas of high complexity, sensitivity or challenge and actively contribute using your technical knowledge to help deliver key products.
• You will communicate confidently and effectively with senior customers and stakeholders.
• You will lead and manage a geographically dispersed team of trainee and experienced HO & EO Intelligence Analysts. You will need to conduct regular and consistent 1:1 performance & development conversations. You will encourage their development and learning, coaching/mentoring when needed and deal with personnel matters in a professional and courteous manner.
• You will role model good leadership by being visible, supportive, and approachable, actively exhibiting and encouraging a friendly, courteous, and inclusive environment in the workplace.
Essential Criteria
Due to the highly specialised and professional nature of these posts, your application must demonstrate:
• Substantial practical knowledge of working as an Intelligence Analyst in a criminal justice, fraud, military, or counter terrorism environment.
• Comprehensive and tried knowledge of intelligence analytical methodology / techniques.
• Practical and proven experience of quality analysis in a fast-paced environment responding to changing demands and priorities.
• Experience working within legal frameworks that govern the use and dissemination of information and/or intelligence.
• Completion of one of the core professional intelligence analyst training programmes as recognised by Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis (PHIA - Cabinet Office) from the following list:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here.
Sift
In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your Personal Statement.
At full sift your CV and Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of.
You will also give a 10-15 minute Technical presentation on analytical methodologies/techniques, which you should prepare in advance.
Using the PHIA Professional Development Framework, you will be expected to demonstrate the practitioner level in the following skills:
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via:
unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]'.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application .
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles - if this applies to you, we'll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Merit List
After interview, merit lists will be created for each location advertised within the vacancy. If you are successful at interview, you will be placed on the merit list for any locations you have expressed an interest for. Appointments from each merit list will be made in strict merit order.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Additional Security Information
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Developed Vetting (DV) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for DV is 10 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers
Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.
Additional Information
We are looking into ways to enhance the applicant experience.
As part of our legitimate interests, we are testing the use of new technologies such as automation and/or Artificial Intelligence in the assessment for CV, personal statement and behaviour statement.
Please note that for this specific vacancy, this testing may run in parallel with our standard assessment process and will not influence or determine the outcome of your application in any way. You can read the Civil Service Jobs and HMRC Privacy Notices for more information about our lawful basis for processing your personal data and HMRC's use of AI.
If you don't want your data to be used as part of the trial, please send your Application ID and the Vacancy Reference to talentacquisitionaiteam@hmrc.gov.uk
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations .
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
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.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.
Attachments
UPDATED - Combined TC and OGD Pay English - July 2024 Opens in new window (docx, 132kB)
We are a key function in HMRC, considered leaders in our field by other government departments.
The work we do increases HMRC's understanding of the changing threat and risk landscape from those intent on stealing, evading, and avoiding taxation and public finance.
Person specification
As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you will play an important role in our team of around 100 colleagues, with the following key responsibilities:
• You will drive and coordinate the production of a variety of innovative and complex analytical products. These range from strategic intelligence assessments, which inform and influence senior stakeholders, to operational and tactical products, which support both individual and complex HMRC investigations.
• You will have input into cross-Government and international briefings ensuring HMRC threat/risk governance control is accurately and precisely instructed.
• You will communicate effectively to build and maintain strong working relationships, representing IA at a range of fora, both within HMRC and outside, including other Civil Service departments, the private sector, and professional groups.
• You will provide clear direction and support to analytical teams, using your technical knowledge and experience to help deliver informative and accurate products to key customers.
• You will manage and assure the quality of outputs from Intelligence Analysts. At the same time, you will provide detailed insight to senior stakeholders across government by writing assessments in areas of high complexity, sensitivity or challenge and actively contribute using your technical knowledge to help deliver key products.
• You will communicate confidently and effectively with senior customers and stakeholders.
• You will lead and manage a geographically dispersed team of trainee and experienced HO & EO Intelligence Analysts. You will need to conduct regular and consistent 1:1 performance & development conversations. You will encourage their development and learning, coaching/mentoring when needed and deal with personnel matters in a professional and courteous manner.
• You will role model good leadership by being visible, supportive, and approachable, actively exhibiting and encouraging a friendly, courteous, and inclusive environment in the workplace.
Essential Criteria
Due to the highly specialised and professional nature of these posts, your application must demonstrate:
• Substantial practical knowledge of working as an Intelligence Analyst in a criminal justice, fraud, military, or counter terrorism environment.
• Comprehensive and tried knowledge of intelligence analytical methodology / techniques.
• Practical and proven experience of quality analysis in a fast-paced environment responding to changing demands and priorities.
• Experience working within legal frameworks that govern the use and dissemination of information and/or intelligence.
• Completion of one of the core professional intelligence analyst training programmes as recognised by Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis (PHIA - Cabinet Office) from the following list:
- NAP - PHIA New Analyst Programme
- NIAT - National Intelligence Analysis Training
- GIAT - Government Intelligence Analyst Training
- DIAM - Defence Intelligence Analyst Module
- HMRC IA PTP - Intelligence Analysis Professional Trial Period
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Analytical methodologies/techniques.
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
How to Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
- A name-blind CV (500-words max) including your job history and previous experiences of working as an intelligence analyst. We recommend that you include up to the last 3 roles of employment history, plus any others that you feel are relevant. You should refer closely to the job description for this role and provide a short narrative outlining what you delivered and your key achievements, which will help you to demonstrate your experience more clearly. Any words over the 500-word limit will not be considered and may result in information you feel is relevant not being assessed.
- A 750-word Personal Statement. Your Personal Statement should be used to demonstrate how your experience aligns with the essential criteria. Please note that using the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action, Result) will help you to structure your examples. Please ensure you confirm which of the core professional intelligence analyst training programmes you have completed.
We acknowledge that AI can assist you in your application. Find our guidelines here.
Sift
In the event of a large number of applications being received, an initial sift may be held on your Personal Statement.
At full sift your CV and Personal Statement will be assessed, with the successful candidates being invited to interview.
We may also raise the score required at any stage of the process if we receive a high number of applications.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be asked behaviour-based questions to explore in detail what you are capable of.
You will also give a 10-15 minute Technical presentation on analytical methodologies/techniques, which you should prepare in advance.
Using the PHIA Professional Development Framework, you will be expected to demonstrate the practitioner level in the following skills:
- Gathering, Organising & Evaluating Intelligence & Information
- Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment
- Informing Decision Making
Eligibility
Please take extra care to tick the correct boxes in the eligibility sections of your application form. We understand mistakes sometimes happen but if you contact us later than two working days(Monday-Friday) before the vacancy closes, we will not be able to reopen your application for you. If you do make a mistake with your eligibility form, please contact us via:
unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk - Use the subject line to insert appropriate wording for example - 'Please re-open my application - [insert vacancy ref] & vacancy closing date [insert date]'.
To check that you are eligible to apply for this role, please review the eligibility information before submitting your application .
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles - if this applies to you, we'll let you know via your Civil Service Jobs account.
Merit List
After interview, merit lists will be created for each location advertised within the vacancy. If you are successful at interview, you will be placed on the merit list for any locations you have expressed an interest for. Appointments from each merit list will be made in strict merit order.
Criminal Record Check
Applications received from candidates with a criminal record are considered fairly in accordance with the DBS Code of Practice and the Recruitment of ex-offenders Policy.
Reasonable Adjustments
We want to make sure no one is put at a disadvantage during our recruitment process. To assist you with this, we will reduce or remove any barriers where possible and provide additional support where appropriate.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact the UBS Recruitment team via unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Additional Security Information
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Developed Vetting (DV) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for DV is 10 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Important information for existing HMRC contractual homeworkers
Please note that this role is unsuitable for contractual homeworkers due to the nature and/or requirements of the role.
Additional Information
We are looking into ways to enhance the applicant experience.
As part of our legitimate interests, we are testing the use of new technologies such as automation and/or Artificial Intelligence in the assessment for CV, personal statement and behaviour statement.
Please note that for this specific vacancy, this testing may run in parallel with our standard assessment process and will not influence or determine the outcome of your application in any way. You can read the Civil Service Jobs and HMRC Privacy Notices for more information about our lawful basis for processing your personal data and HMRC's use of AI.
If you don't want your data to be used as part of the trial, please send your Application ID and the Vacancy Reference to talentacquisitionaiteam@hmrc.gov.uk
Terms and Conditions
Customer facing roles in HMRC require the ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English and/or Welsh where required. Where this is an essential requirement, this will be tested as part of the selection process.
HMRC has a presence in every region of the UK. For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations .
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. The evidence you provide in your application must relate to your own experiences.
Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant application(s) will be withdrawn from the process.
Recording of interviews is prohibited unless explicit agreement is sought in line with the UK General Data Protection Regulations.
Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert.
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.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
New entrants will join on the minimum of the pay band.
Please note that, if you are applying for roles on a part-time basis, the salary agreed will be pro-rata, reflective of the working hours agreed within your contract.
If you experience accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is developed vetting (opens in a new window) .
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : RIS Recruitment Service - Pod 2 - LJ
- Email : risrecruitmentservice@hmrc.gov.uk
- Email : unitybusinessservicesrecruitmentresults@hmrc.gov.uk
Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel there has been a breach of the Recruitment Principles.
In the first instance, you should raise the matter directly via ubsrecruitmentcomplaints@hmrc.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their website.
Attachments
UPDATED - Combined TC and OGD Pay English - July 2024 Opens in new window (docx, 132kB)
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