An Intelligence Development Officer (IDO) is required for a PERMANENT role paying £30,614.33 per annum with the British Transport Police (BTP) based in Bristol.

BTP is the national police Force for the rail network throughout Great Britain, including London Underground, across which we ensure the safety and security of nearly 3 billion passenger journeys and over 100 million tons of freight every year. The world in which we work is fast-paced, operationally and commercially demanding, and constantly changing. As an Intelligence Development Officer with BTP you will gather, evaluate, appropriately disseminate and develop information and intelligence to inform and support both overt and covert policing activity up to NIM level 3 ensuring the appropriate management of risk and threat factors. Operating alone or with others to form the operational arm of the intelligence function, carrying out field-based activity to enhance the intelligence picture, for both covert and overt operational activity.

As Intelligence Development Officer you will be required to:

• Development of information and identification of intelligence gaps to produce actionable intelligence reports for dissemination
• Undertake intelligence enquiries utilising approved operational tactics in line with current legislation, stated cases and guidelines such as RIPA, ECHR, R v Johnson with a view to developing intelligence in support of operations and investigating officers
• Support investigations in overt deployment to capture intelligence opportunities such as House Searches, Prison Intelligence Interviews, Intelligence interviews within police stations, observations or in conjunction with the Force Surveillance team to identify and maximise live time intelligence opportunities and assist in proactive investigations
• Prepare intelligence packages to a high standard and deliver briefings to a variety of audiences in support of operations/investigations
• Contribute to pro-active policing operations, directly supplementing the activities of CID, MSOC, SIU, County Lines Task Force teams and other internal/external departments/teams

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description. The successful Intelligence Development Officer will be required to evidence the following:

• Self-motivated and can work with minimum supervision or as part of a team
• Communicates in a clear and concise manner, with the ability to present to large groups of people, (can range from 5 to 45) depending on the operation)
• Good written communication skills, with the ability to prepare operational briefings to a high standard
• Effective problem-solving skills and an inquisitive mind
• The ability to prioritise workloads, work under pressure and use their initiative
• Computer literate with good IT skills. IT skills including Microsoft Office programs and other databases and systems
• Excellent planning, organising and problem-solving skills
• Flexible in approach to the requirements of working hours considering Force Intelligence Bureau services live operations, incidents and serious/series investigations
• A proven track record in intelligence development and/or Criminal investigations

If you are interested in applying to this Intelligence Development Officer role then please do not delay as interviews will be held as soon as appropriate candidates are highlighted. In return for your experience, we can offer you:

• Salary of £30,614.33 per annum
• Yearly base salary increments
• Working from home allowance available to purchase suitable equipment for blended & home working
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Flexible agile working approach
• Family friendly policies including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave
• Bespoke benefits platform and access to Blue Light Card
• Development opportunities including fully funded apprenticeships
• Employee assistance programme and dedicated wellbeing hub
• Pension scheme

BTP is an employer who cares about the impact we have on the environment and the wider challenges of climate change, and as such we are committed to reducing our carbon footprint and achieving Net Zero Carbon (NZC) through offsetting by 2035.

At BTP we are proud guardians of the railway and it is crucial that we represent the diverse communities we serve and protect. As ‘One BTP’ across the UK, we know that diversity, inclusion and belonging help us improve our decision making, foster creativity and drive innovation so all our people can thrive.

Our vacancies are open to everyone and all appointments are made based on merit. So that we can become more diverse we encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, women, people who have a disability, those who are neurodiverse and persons who identify as LGBTQI+. If you have the skills, experience and values that here in BTP we pride ourselves on then we would welcome you to apply.

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In order to apply, you must have the permanent right to live and work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the previous 5 YEARS. You will be asked these and other questions to determine your eligibility to work for British Transport Police when you start your application and you must answer honestly.

BTP has undertaken a review of Police Staff pensions and as a result of this the Police Staff pension will be changing. The current police staff pension is a Defined Benefit scheme which is administered by the Railways Pension scheme. The new pension scheme which is launching is a Defined Contribution scheme which is administered by Royal London. The new pension scheme is awaiting formal approval and an introductory date is not finalised. The earliest this will be is April 2023. If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team – recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk

Internal candidates must have completed their probation for their current substantive posting and can only apply in tenure if Head of Department approval is emailed to Recruitmentteam@btp.police.uk prior to the vacancy closing. Internal candidates must confirm that they are not subject to formal action plans for sickness/complaints/discipline or poor performance and that all mandatory training courses have been attended and are in ticket/up to date. A minimum indicator of 3 / developing' or' 'Indicator 5 / no rating must have been achieved on the last reporting year PDR.