Joint Intelligence Organisation – Lead Intelligence Analyst, Head of Russia

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced analyst, policy or intelligence professional, to join the JIO Assessments Staff. The successful candidate will lead the Russia team (responsible for covering Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Central Asia and the Western Balkans). You will support the development of your team and lead them to produce a range of impactful all-source assessments including strategic reports that will be considered by the JIC, and regular contributions to daily intelligence highlights for the Prime Minister.

You will be joining a high-performing and highly motivated team whose work continues to underpin some of the most important national security and foreign policy decisions of our time. Your leadership will be key in supporting the team to sustainably meet demand; ensure the right balance of efforts across the team’s whole portfolio; and allow each team member space to play full and active roles as part of the wider JIO. Your team is partnered with the growing Deterrence & Counter-Proliferation teams. Together with the Lead Analyst for Deterrence & Counter-Proliferation, you will support both teams to join-up on areas of mutual interest, as well as engagement with corporate issues.

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 Role

This post is only open to British Citizens. Some dual nationals may be ineligible. The successful candidate must obtain Developed Vetting (DV) clearance if not already held. As they will have access to very sensitive information, there are limitations on travelling to a small number of countries and we will undertake additional security checks as part of the recruitment process.  Applications from candidates with close connections to certain countries may take considerably longer to process, or in some cases result in a withdrawal of an offer of employment.  Further details will be provided at the conditional offer stage.

If your application is successful you will:

• Lead & manage. You will provide inspirational leadership for your team, communicating purpose and direction with clarity, as well as enthusing your team on their corporate roles within the wider JIO. You will provide effective line management; and guide, coach and develop analysts in your teams.
• Deliver impact: You will ensure the delivery of excellent, impactful JIO assessment at pace. You will take a customer-focused approach to ensuring impact, and communicate JIO’s assessment of often complex issues to senior decision-makers with clarity and credibility.
• Collaborate: You will provide leadership to the UK intelligence and assessment communities in your area, building trusting and collaborative relationships that get the best from everyone. You will develop deep and collaborative working relationships with partners in the Five Eyes and other allies.
• Innovate: You will be proactive in driving improvements to the teams’ assessments through innovation and partnership. You will excite and enthuse analysts, and help set a culture that celebrates and encourages innovation.

You will play a broader leadership role as part of JIO’s G6 cohort, proactively shaping an organisational culture which fully embraces diversity and inclusion and the benefits they bring to our organisation.

We are seeking a lead analyst to join the JIO, leading our high performing Russia team. The successful candidate will have a proven ability to motivate teams and communicate with clarity to seniors.

You will be able to lead a team from the front, providing clarity of direction and support. You will be able to communicate assessments in an effective manner to the most senior customers. You will encourage a culture of mutual support, having each other’s backs, and inclusivity.

Skills and Experience Required

The successful candidate will:

• have highly developed leadership skills, including the ability to build, motivate and develop high performing, diverse teams;
• have a strong track record of delivery, and the ability to prioritise and manage a broad portfolio to deliver high quality outcomes at pace;
• be a strong collaborator, able to build strong, productive relationships with customers and partners inside and outside HMG;
• have a track record in exploring opportunities for innovation, and building a positive, creative culture of continuous improvement;
• be an excellent communicator, confident in engaging at senior levels across and outside the Civil Service;
• have excellent, demonstrable drafting skills, and an ability to translate between deep/technical detail and the strategic implications;
• be able to show evidence of promoting an inclusive culture and supporting staff wellbeing.

Desirable:

• Experience of assessments work on Russia/Ukraine
• Experience of intelligence analysis and/or collection.

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.

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

• Leadership
• Changing and Improving
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Gathering, Organising & Evaluating Intelligence & Information (Highly Proficient)
• Analysis, Tradecraft and Assessment (Highly Proficient)
• Informing Decision Making (Highly Proficient)
• Written and Visual Communication of Intelligence Assessment (Highly Proficient)

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 Queen’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: JIO is proud of a diverse and inclusive work environment, committed to fairness and the promotion of equality of opportunity for all. We know that having a range of experiences, ways of working and thinking makes us stronger and better at developing policy that reflects the needs of every community. We embrace different views and experiences and value the new perspective that people from a variety of circumstances bring to the work we do. We welcome applications from candidates who have not previously worked for the Civil Service, mid- and late-career changers with transferrable skills, people from all backgrounds and circumstances regardless of disability, gender, age ethnicity, LGBT+ identity and socio-economic status. 

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