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About the JIO:
The Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) primarily supports the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) and the National Security Council, the Prime Minister and other key decision-makers by providing authoritative, robust all-source intelligence assessment on a vast range of national security and foreign policy priorities.
Our work covers, and goes beyond, traditional national security topics such as geopolitical issues and threats to British interests. We apply a national security lens to issues such as emerging technology, economic and health security, climate change and horizon scanning (for example, identifying and monitoring countries at risk of instability).
The JIO is a great place to work, with team ethos and mutual support being at the core of how we work and deliver.
You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.
The Role:
The Academy offers a suite of courses to intelligence analysts. The successful candidates will join the small team designing, developing and delivering education and training across the assessment community. Working with the Head of Academy and Senior Instructors, you will share your passion for analytical work, develop your subject matter expertise in intelligence analysis and assessment and build your teaching and coaching skills.
This is an opportunity for the successful candidate to have a far reaching impact on the intelligence analysis and assessment community, shaping the skills of new analysts and contributing to the growth of the profession.
The post offers opportunities for hybrid working; alternative working patterns and job shares are also possible, subject to the ability to meet the Academy’s commitments.
Your work will principally cover the New Analyst Programme, one of two flagship Academy programmes. You will have the opportunity to develop bespoke training for customers across government, in line with your experience and interests.
Whilst the role can be undertaken with SC clearance, for business continuity purposes, the successful candidate would be expected to undergo DV clearance once in post.
Responsibilities:
If your application is successful, you will:
- Work with Academy Senior Instructors to deliver and support the development of the New Analyst Programme for new entrants to the intelligence analysis profession across government.
- Have the opportunity to support the development and delivery of other Academy programmes as they evolve.
- Lead on the delivery of a continuous professional development webinar series.
- Maintain relationships with existing analytical training teams across government.
- Partner with Five Eyes and other Allies to ensure best practice in analytical learning is embedded in the UK and represent the UK assessment community internationally.
- Engage with the private sector and academia to ensure learning for UK analysts is the model of best practice.
- Act as a role model to the UK intelligence and assessment communities in learning, building trust and collaborative relationships that get the best from everyone.
- Contribute to your teams wider work and to other JIO work, both to support colleagues and for your own development.
- You may have the opportunity to work with the PHIA Analytical Trade craft Team to provide analytical trade craft support to the JIO, wider intelligence assessment community and, where appropriate, partners across government.
Person specification
The ideal candidate should:
- Have previous experience of working in, or substantial knowledge of, intelligence analysis/assessment.
- Be organised, able to work across several different work strands at any given time.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and be a team player, able to develop and manage close working relationships with colleagues across organisational boundaries.
- Have strong written and oral communication skills. This includes the ability to explain complex issues in a clear and concise manner to a range of audiences.
Applications from candidates with the following would be desirable:
- Experience designing, delivering and leading analytical learning.
- Experience designing and delivering virtual learning.
We invest in up skilling our team members to enable them to thrive once they start working with us. As such, if you dont quite match these desirable skills, dont let it put you off applying as we will equip the successful candidate with them once you are in post.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment (Proficient)
Benefits
£12,015 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Annual salary increases will depend upon individual performance and contribution to the organisations success. In addition, there will be the opportunity to earn performance related bonuses.
Existing civil servants can take up the post on loan from their parent department for the duration advertised (permission from their parent department would need to be secured in order to take up the post). Those joining on level transfer will retain their current salary. Staff joining on promotion terms will receive up to a 10% increase of their current basic salary or the pay band minimum whichever is the greater. Staff joining on promotion will adopt the modernised terms and conditions of employment which came into force in 2013.
Pension: There is a choice of excellent pension schemes. More information about pension provisions can be found at www.civilservice.gov.uk/pensions
Flexible Working: Flexible working including job-share arrangements may be considered for this role.
Leave allowances: 25 days’ paid leave per annum rising to 30 days after five years’ service. In addition, full-time staff receive eight public holidays and the Kings Birthday privilege day as well as competitive maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave.
Probation: Staff new to the Civil Service will be required to serve a six month probationary period.
Location: The post will be based in Central London. No relocation costs will be available.
Equality and Diversity: The Cabinet Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. We will not discriminate on grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, those with caring responsibilities, part time workers or any other factor irrelevant to a persons work. We encourage a diverse workforce and aim to provide a working environment where all staff at all levels are valued and respected, and where discrimination, bullying, promotion of negative stereotyping and harassment are not tolerated.
Civil Service Code: All civil servants are subject to the provisions of the Civil Service Code which details Civil Service values, standards of behaviour, rights and responsibilities. Go to http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk for more information.
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Selection process details
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a name blank CV, 250 word Behavioural Statements and 500 word Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your Personal Statement must outline your experience relevant to the role, including where you can demonstrate meeting the criteria listed for this position (500 words).
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the lead behaviour, Communicating and Influencing. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
High-Side Evidence
Community colleagues wishing to submit evidence holding a higher classification are permitted to do so, although are requested to get in touch with the Recruitment Team on R28918 where they will be provided with appropriate instructions for doing so. The recruitment team must ensure that any supporting evidence submitted on alternative systems are redacted to remain compliant with name blind recruitment principles. Applications submitted directly to recruiting managers will not be considered.
Selection Process
Candidates successful at the application stage will be invited to a formal interview focused on the behaviours listed on the vacancy advert, this could either be face to face/online video interview. Further details will be shared to candidates if invited to proceed to this stage.
The Technical element of the Civil Service Success Profiles Framework will be assessed at interview.
Candidates who are invited to interview will be asked to prepare a 5 minute presentation. This will be scored and further information will be provided to those candidates for which it applies.
Sift and interview dates as well as the interview location to be confirmed.
Further Information
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the ‘contact point for applicants’ section.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
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 applicants 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.
The successful candidate would be appointed with SC clearance although would be expected to undergo the DV process once in post.
Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible.
Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the Assistance required section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Existing Civil Servants and applicants from accredited NDPBs are eligible to apply, but will only be considered on loan basis (Civil Servants) or secondment (accredited NDPBs). Prior agreement to be released on a loan basis must be obtained before commencing the application process. In the case of Civil Servants, the terms of the loan will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant. This includes grade on return.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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- Email : info.applications@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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Further information
If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact Government Recruitment Service at: cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.
If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk.
For further information on the Recruitment Principles, and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
