Successful candidates must pass a
disclosure and barring security check and if successful you must also hold, or be willing to obtain, a
higher Security Clearance.
For meaningful checks to be carried out individuals will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, depending on the level of clearance, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. For this role the successful individual will need to have consistently lived in the UK for a minimum 5 yearsin order to meet the relevant security clearance.
Further information on the vetting process can be found at United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
If you have questions regarding this or are unsure if you meet the eligibility criteria, please contact Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk.
Candidates to note:
- In order to capture your employment history please complete the employment history box under the 'Your CV' section of the online application form.
- All communications will be electronic therefore it is vitally important that you check your Civil Service Jobs account regularly, as well as your spam/junk email folder
An initial sift of applications will be carried out to create a shortlist.
This will be based on the evidence provided for the following Success Profile elements:
When completing the application form, please ensure your examples cover the specific criteria listed under each of the following behaviour headings, providing no more than 250 words per example.
Making Effective Decisions
- Analyse and research further information to support decisions.
- Explain how decisions have been reached clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing. (This also covers Communication).
When completing your 500 word Personal Statement, please ensure that you cover the following essential criteria:
- Demonstrable experience in collecting, evaluating, and disseminating intelligence in line with confidentiality, sensitivity, and legal policies, ensuring proper information flow and compliance with relevant legislation.
- Proven ability to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research, including the ability to collate and evaluate data from various sources and use this to produce intelligence reports or inform decision-making.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience in preparing and delivering reports, presentations, and research summaries to inform decision-making and case progression.
- Ability to interpret and apply relevant legislation and policy frameworks in decision-making processes, ensuring compliance and accuracy in intelligence work.
- Proven experience in working effectively within a team, collaborating with colleagues and external partners, and maintaining professional relationships to support intelligence sharing and joint operations.
If invited to interview Behaviours and Strengths based questioning will be used.
The above behaviour will be assessed at interview along with the below:
- Delivering at Pace
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Changing and Improving
Strengths are the things that we do regularly, do well and that motivate us. We have selected the Strengths that are relevant for this role from the Civil Service Strengths Dictionary. You will be assessed against these during your interview using strength-based interview questions.
Interviews for this role will be carried out virtually via Microsoft Teams (video)
IMPORTANT: CVs sent direct to the IPO will not be accepted.
The successful candidate would be expected to remain in the role for a minimum of 12 months before applying for another role.
If you require job-specific information, please contact:
Name: Chloe Hargroves
Email: Chloe.Hargroves@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone: 01633 811264
For further information around the Civil Service recruitment process, please visit our civil service careers page - IPO – Recruitment Support , Civil Service Careers (civil-service-careers.gov.uk)
This post is being advertised to
Internal, across Government and external candidates at the same time.
Incomplete and/or late submissions will not be accepted or considered.
Should you have any queries or require any assistance in please contact the IPO Recruitment team at Recruitment@ipo.gov.uk prior to the closing of the post.
In line with Government guidance, successfully appointed candidates will need to provide documents for our Right to Work checks. Information on this will be sent within the invite to interview text.
If you require an adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, then please let the recruitment team know via ; recruitment@ipo.gov.uk.
For more information on the IPO’s terms and conditions, please review the attached IPO Modernised Terms and Conditions document attached at the bottom of this advert.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
