Joint Intelligence Organisation – PHIA Senior Professionalisation Officer

The Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) leads the Intelligence Analysis Profession across government, providing a central function to drive coherence, collaboration and capability development. PHIA is supported by a team that sits within the Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO) and has a broad remit covering analytical tradecraft/standards, community collaboration, and analyst career pathways.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated individual with the ability to work autonomously on multiple projects, and with a passion for improving the future of the intelligence analysis profession.

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).

You can read more about working for the JIO in the information pack attached at the bottom of this advert.

The Professional Head of Intelligence Assessment (PHIA) is supported by teams to define and maintain standards across the whole assessment community in the UK.

The PHIA Senior Professionalisation Officer role exists to lead projects across the Intelligence Analysis profession. These projects are designed to continually improve professional standards and outputs of analysts from numerous organisations with an intelligence assessment focus in the UK. Working flexibly, the incumbent will lead on a variety of different work strands in support of the profession, managing the delivery of the projects and shaping them to the needs of the wider Intelligence Assessment community.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with strong communication skills to help support the development of the Intelligence Analysis profession across HM Government.

The job holder will be expected to:

●    Lead workstreams on behalf of the Intelligence Analysis profession, including the development of  our Professional Development Framework;
●    Identify and deliver projects that  will positively  impact  the  development of the Intelligence Analysis community;
●    Regularly engage with senior leaders across government.;
●    Deputise for relevant senior members of the Professionalisation team, and undertake other duties as relevant.

The ideal candidate will posses:

●    Strong communication skills – both written and verbal – to be able to brief and advise senior officials across the national security community;
●    Well-established resilience and flexibility to work in a fast-moving and unpredictable environment, particularly during national security crisis events;
●    Strong organisational skills;
●    Good project management skills to be able to support multiple programme work streams simultaneously;
●    Proven ability to work in a team, drawing on specific strengths, knowledge and expertise of  others to solve problems and achieve consensus;
●    Innovation and creative-thinking skills to overcome complex challenges;
●    Proven ability to build and develop strong and trusting relationships at a senior working level on behalf of the JIO and wider Cabinet Office.

We would welcome applications from those with experience across some or all of the following:

●    Experience of working on or around Intelligence Assessment and/or National Security.
●    Previous experience of working on HR / people-related issues (e.g. Talent, Diversity & Inclusion, Workforce Planning, business management, etc.)
●    Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) accredited training / qualifications.

We invest in upskilling our team members to enable them to thrive once they start working with us. As such, if you don’t quite match these desirable skills, don’t let it put you off applying as we will equip the successful candidate with them once you are in post. The application process will seek to gauge potential just as much as current performance.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing

Annual salary increases will depend upon individual performance and contribution to the organisation’s success. In addition, there will be the opportunity to earn performance related bonuses.

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 King’s 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 Westminster, London. No relocation costs will be available.

Crisis working: As the JIO and PHIA are at the heart of national security function for the UK, there are occasionally times where we need to respond to incidents of crisis or critical importance. Staff in any role may be asked to work extended or anti-social hours with little or no notice on such occasions.

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 person’s 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.

Job contact :

• Name : Vacancy Enquiries
• Email : info.applications@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : cabinetofficerecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk