Intelligence Officer

Intelligence Officer - Birmingham - 6 months plus

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Intelligence Officer
Location: Birmingham
Pay Rate: £170 per day
Contract: 6 months plus
Working Pattern: Full-time (flexible / shift-based where required including early mornings, late evenings and weekends)
Vetting Requirement: MV and SC Clearance (must be eligible)

About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Intelligence Officer to support the development, assessment, and dissemination of intelligence in a fast-paced operational environment.
This role plays a critical part in identifying threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, supporting both proactive and reactive activity, and providing tactical advice to inform decision-making. You will work closely with internal teams and partners, contributing to intelligence-led approaches to complex challenges.
This opportunity is well suited to someone with strong analytical capability, experience in intelligence or research environments, and the ability to manage sensitive information with professionalism and integrity.

Key Responsibilities
Intelligence Development & Strategy

• Evaluate and develop intelligence from a variety of sources
• Conduct research using databases and open-source intelligence methods
• Identify intelligence gaps and recommend targeted collection strategies
• Assess threat, risk, harm, and vulnerability to inform operational priorities
• Support the development of strategic and tactical intelligence assessments

Operational Support & Monitoring

• Identify and escalate emerging threats in real-time
• Monitor incidents and prioritise intelligence development based on risk
• Produce intelligence reports, summaries, and subject profiles
• Support critical and major incidents, including intelligence cell activity
• Contribute to risk assessments, including those relating to serious threats

Advisory & Tactical Input

• Provide guidance on intelligence use, systems, and processes
• Offer tactical advice on intelligence gathering approaches, including sensitive techniques
• Support decision-making by delivering clear, actionable intelligence insights
• Contribute to disclosure processes and evidential standards where required

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners
• Act as a point of contact for intelligence-related queries and coordination
• Deliver briefings and presentations to a range of stakeholders
• Encourage and support the development of intelligence submissions

About You
Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an intelligence, analytical, or research environment
• Strong experience identifying intelligence gaps and prioritising activity
• Knowledge of intelligence frameworks (e.g. National Intelligence Model)
• Understanding of disclosure requirements and relevant legislation
• Experience handling sensitive or confidential information with integrity
• Ability to manage competing demands and work independently

Working Pattern & Flexibility

• This role may require working on a shift pattern, including early mornings, late evenings, and weekends depending on operational need
• You may be required to travel and work from different locations across the region or nationally, sometimes at short notice
• In some cases, unsocial hours or lone working may be required, meaning public transport may not always be suitable—candidates should be able to travel independently
• This is an office-based role operating within a hot-desking environment

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, your application has been unsuccessful.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested, please feel free to refer them to us! We have a “Refer A Friend” bonus scheme and we will reward you retail vouchers for any referrals who are not already known to us and are successfully placed!

Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group.

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The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.