Intelligence Officer

Description

Location: Woodhatch Place, RH2 8EF or Aylesbury, HP20 1UP

We are committed to the development of our workforce. This position is only available to applicants who already work for Surrey County Council. We thank you for your interest in our roles and would encourage you to review our vacancies which are open to all.

The starting salary for this role is £36,873 per annum for working 36 hours per week

We have an excellent opportunity for an Intelligence Officer to join our Trading Standards Legal and Intelligence team.

The role supports hybrid working and the administrative base will either be at Woodhatch Place in Reigate or the Walton Street offices in Aylesbury.

About the Role

You will work in our Trading Standards Legal and Intelligence team, undertaking research and analysis to produce intelligence packages and effectively horizon scan to ensure the service is best placed to consider emerging issues.

You will be required to work with different teams within the Trading Standards service responding to intelligence requests to enable service delivery, such as producing hotspots of criminality for example incidents of under age sales of tobacco products or incidents of rogue trading.

You will interrogate the Trading Standards systems to produce responses for Freedom of Information Requests and Formal Returns to external bodies such as the Food Standards Agency.

In this role, you will be expected to work independently, organising and prioritising your workload with minimal guidance and supervision to ensure deadlines are met.

Shortlisting Criteria

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following shortlisting criteria:

• Knowledge and experience of both the National Intelligence Model and the Intelligence Operating Model
• Knowledge and experience of using analysis software, e.g. i2
• A basic understanding of the Trading Standards profession and criminal and civil law processes
• Hold or be working towards an intelligence analyst qualification
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise effectively

As part of your application for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and answer the following 4 application questions:

• Describe your experience with the National Intelligence Model and/or Intelligence Operating Model. How have you applied these frameworks in previous roles to produce effective intelligence packages?
• What analysis software are you familiar with (e.g., i2), and how have you used these tools to support your research and analysis work?
• Explain your knowledge of the Trading Standards profession. How does this inform your approach to intelligence analysis?
• Provide an example of an occasion in which you needed to manage and prioritise your own workload independently. What challenges did you face and what would you do differently next time?

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal conversation please contact Gina Green via MS Teams or email.

This job advert closes at 23:59 on 21/09/2025 with interviews to be held week commencing 29th September 2025.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

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Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.