Job Title: National Wildlife Crime Unit Intelligence Analyst (367)
Salary Range: £37,020 - £39,276
Work Location: Stirling, Scotland with agile/home working available
Hours per week: 37 hours per week; Monday – Friday with flexible office hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 2 August 2026 at 23:55 hours
Interviews: Week commencing 10th August – (10th or 13th)
About NWCU
The National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) is a national police unit, hosted by Hampshire Constabulary. There is a main office in Scotland and the team can be supported to work from home. We work on behalf of all forces to assist in the prevention and detection of wildlife crime.
The NWCU has three strategic work-streams of intelligence, analysis and investigative support. Find out more via www.nwcu.police.uk
Our culture and work environment aim to ensure that everyone feels included and valued. We invest in our people so that they can thrive, realise their potential and enjoy coming into work.
We are looking for an experienced individual to join us as an Intelligence Analyst, within a national policing unit.
More about the role
The successful applicant will play a key role, providing analysis to enable timely intervention and manage current/emerging threats. The NWCU analyst will:
- Disseminate results through collection, collation, evaluation and analysis.
- Provide objective interpretation and advice.
- Share skills and knowledge.
- Make actionable recommendations and defend their product.
- Take lead role in production of strategic and tactical products, identifying intelligence gaps/emerging threats.
- Maintain effective communication to enhance working relationships at all levels.
- Use innovative thinking to identify new approaches, alternatives or solutions.
- Analyse complex issues, identify and separate them into manageable parts and systematically design solutions.
- Create ad-hoc collection systems to facilitate crime pattern analysis, network analysis, target profile analysis and results analysis.
- Utilise specialist software packages and national datasets (such as i2 iBase, i2 analyst’s notebook, GIS, PND and the full Microsoft office suite) to interpret complex information.
- Use open sources to gather information and analyse it effectively.
- Identify ways to improve existing reporting systems to maximise the quality and reliability of data.
- Work, store and transmit data in accordance with data protection, freedom of information and confidentiality principles.
Please also review the role profile in the vacancy if you would like to find out more information about the role.
What’s on offer?
As NWCU is hosted by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary you will have access to a wide benefits package*, including but not limited to:
- Family friendly policies supporting those with caring responsibilities
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 24 days (pro-rata for part-time workers) in addition to public holidays, rising to 29 after five years’ service.
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Retail, holiday and leisure discounts through Hampshire Police Leisure and Sports Club or Blue Light Card
- Excellent wellbeing support including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Staff representation groups and inclusion network
Application and interview
If you’ve never completed a competency-based application or interview before, make sure you read each competency or value in detail, research the STAR (situation, task, action, result) format and use it when giving evidence.
The recruitment competencies identified on the role profile can be used interchangeably throughout the selection process. It is recommended you make a note of them when starting your application.
Please note you do not need to add a CV or covering letter, and these documents will not be reviewed when considering your application.
Essential Qualifications
- Educated to QCF level 3 / SCQF Level 6 (Higher) or Work experience deemed to have brought the post holder to a comparable level
Essential Experience
- Proven record, or experience of using analytical skills to understand intelligence that affects or may influence the strategic direction of the organisation
- Ability to work unsupervised, or own initiative and to work to deadlines.
- Ability to manage high volume of complex information
- Ability to explain decisions and rationale clearly and accurately
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Extensive specialist knowledge and practical experience of intelligence techniques.
Competencies and Values
When applying, you will have the opportunity to talk to us about your background and experience, especially when providing evidence against our competency and values framework (CVF).
The CVF provides clear expectations for everyone working in policing. It describes the behaviours required by you as a member of police staff to be effective in your role. Please ensure you view the role profile to see which ones are relevant to the role, so you have a deeper understanding of the requirements for each CVF.
Contact details for an informal discussion
The ACRO People Services Team can be contacted by email at acropeopleservices@hampshire.police.uk or by phone on 02380 451651.
To discuss the role in confidence, or for guidance on the recruitment process, please contact Sue Eddy on sue.eddy@nwcu.police.uk
*note some benefits are subject to a minimum service requirement.
Please note that the email address you supply when applying will be used for contact throughout the full lifecycle of that vacancy. You will not be able to amend your contact details. You should therefore ensure that you choose an appropriately accessible email address, being mindful that the process may take several months for some roles.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary is an inclusive employer and strives to have a workforce representative of the communities we police and serve. We recognise that we are not fully representative and are working to address this imbalance through a variety of initiatives.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary is an equal opportunities employer that positively promotes flexible working, enabling officers and staff to achieve a healthy work-life balance whilst meeting operational requirements of the constabulary. We actively encourage applications to be made on a full time, part time or flexible working basis.
The Equality Act 2010 allows us to promote equality within Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by adopting Positive Action to support people from under-represented groups. Our aim is to recruit talented people with a diverse range of skills and experience and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our Positive Action team are available to provide support through the application and assessment process by contacting: positive.action@hampshire.pnn.police.uk
The Disability Confident campaign aims to remove barriers, increase understanding and ensure that people have opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. We will accommodate requests for reasonable adjustments where possible throughout our recruitment and promotions processes and encourage anyone requiring reasonable adjustments to disclose this at the earliest opportunity.
