Intelligence Researcher BTAC

Merseyside Police • Chesterfield Court House, VA

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About The Position

Established in April 2007, CTPNW exists as one of five Counter Terrorism Units (CTU’s) within a National Counter Terrorism Policing (NCTP) framework, designed to strengthen the UK’s response to the threat from terrorism. The threat we face, not just here in the NW but across the UK, is diverse and manifests itself in different forms, from International to Northern Ireland-related Terrorism and, increasingly, Domestic and Far Right Extremism. In April 2018, the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NWCTU) became Counter Terrorism Police North West (CTPNW), reflecting a formal collaboration between the five NW police forces. This followed a review undertaken in 2015 of how the Special Branch operate. As a result, changes have been actioned to streamline processes across the NW region to ensure they are consistent, maximise opportunities and deliver unified working. To find out more information visit https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk Overview The Borders Terrorism Assessment Centre (BTAC) is a national Counter terrorism intelligence unit based in Liverpool and supports law enforcement agencies to disrupt terrorist exploitation at UK borders. Job Purpose To interrogate BTAC’s systems by scanning for, identifying, producing and disseminating intelligence products focussing on current and emerging issues, people and countries/routes of note, and travel patterns. Thus directing BTAC, Intelligence Management Units (IMUs) and CT Policing resources in relation to matters of National Security and CT/crime crossover in line with Threat, Risk and Harm.

Requirements

• Adhere to MOPI, Data Protection Act (DPA), National Intelligence Model (NIM) & Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS) in order to ensure the integrity of protective markings on documents and the lawful and justified use and retention of intelligence. Seek advice and act on lawful direction to ensure compliance.
• Have an awareness of current terrorist/extremist threats to the UK and the global picture.
• Be knowledgeable and competent in all relevant Police IT systems, and Microsoft Office products.
• Have working knowledge of analytical processes in order to understand the capability of all systems and how they can be used most efficiently and be able to provide advice and guidance to others on how to use them when required
• Have an overview of procedures and ability to understand legislation and guidelines.
• Proven ability to communicate both verbally and in writing to be able to deliver findings
• Possess excellent visual communication skills in order to facilitate the presentation of complex data in a simple and understandable format
• Have a high level of interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with people at all levels of the organisation and outside Forces, agencies and partners in order to develop a two way exchange of intelligence and information
• Be self-motivated and able to use own initiative with the ability to plan and organise workload whilst working under pressure within an evolving environment to meet operational needs.

Responsibilities

• To interrogate BTAC’s systems by scanning for, identifying, producing and disseminating intelligence products focussing on current and emerging issues, people and countries/routes of note, and travel patterns.
• Directing BTAC, Intelligence Management Units (IMUs) and CT Policing resources in relation to matters of National Security and CT/crime crossover in line with Threat, Risk and Harm.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees