Contract type – Full Time Permanent, Secondment (Staff)
Location – London
Band – C
Salary – £45,986 – £54,863
Information about the Role
We are recruiting a Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) Firearms Subject Matter Expert (SME) to work as an embedded member of staff in an independent assessment team. The role holder will work with the team to provide high-level written and oral all-source assessment of thematic threats to a large set of customers across Government. You will be responsible for producing all-source intelligence assessments on national security threats to the UK, in response to specific requirements from the customer community, engaging with senior Whitehall customers and informing key policy makers.
You will help the team develop innovative approaches to assessing the threat – seeking out new sources of data, methodologies and ways of engaging with the wider customer community. You will work collaboratively with other assessment bodies, building relationships across Government customers and the UK Intelligence community. You will have the opportunity to undertake intelligence assessment training, shape products and regularly engage with customers and partners to develop the team’s output.
Responsibilities
You will work as part of small and highly professional team of SMEs in thematic assessment. You will be responsible for producing a wide range of reports relating to the threat actor use of firearms, including acquisition; illicit trading and movement of firearms internationally, the capability of firearms and ammunition and their use in attacks; all within the strategic UK internal threat picture. The right candidate will be self-motivated and proactive in seeking out sources of information to support their assessment writing as well as having a broad knowledge of firearms and ammunition types.
Located in London, the inclusive team is looking for candidates that value courage, collaboration and creativity. This role may have opportunities for some occasional travel, including overseas. This is a full-time role that is primarily performed from the office and has very limited home working opportunities. The precise requirements of the role may change depending on business need, therefore the postholder may need to be flexible and adapt to emerging requirements.
The post holder will be required to do the following:
- Work individually and as part of a team, to deliver all-source analysis and assessment on the threat actor use of firearms, including their acquisition, identifying firearm types, capabilities and trends in the use of firearms by threat actors.
- Ability to maintain and evaluate all incoming intelligence and utilise this to make judgements on firearms threats to the UK and allies’ interests.
- Apply analytical thinking and techniques to assess large amounts of information and intelligence, establishing rationale for analysis and applying critical thinking methodologies.
- Compile concise, structured and well-written analytical assessments. To provide strategic understanding of the subject matter and improve understanding.
- Conduct robust quality assurance of analytical assessments, through group discussions and formal sign off processes.
- Through excellent presentation skills, deliver formal or informal tailored briefings to a varied audience in relation to the subject matter.
- Work collaboratively with others within your team and across the organisation and be able to respond and undertake additional responsibilities at times of increased demand.
Essential Experience
- You must possess in-depth knowledge and understanding of firearms and ammunition of all types, their capabilities and tactical application.
- You must hold experience of applying logical and critical techniques to intelligence, information or complex datasets to provide clear and well-presented written reports.
- Proficient in use of Microsoft Office tools, particularly MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirables
- Experience of working on strategic analytical products relating to national security threats.
- Knowledge of legislation relating to National Security (Terrorism Act 2000 & 2006, National Security Bill 2023, Counter Terrorism & Borders Security Act 2019 and Investigatory Powers Act 2016).
- Operational (military or policing) experience of armed operations.
- Experience of building relationships and stakeholder management
Competency Values Framework
- We take ownership (level 3)
- We are collaborative (level 2)
- We analyse critically (level 3)
Met Values
- Courage
- Integrity
How to Apply
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