Officers are responsible for the covert collection and analysis of criminal communications. The unique and critical insight provided by intercept means that Officers are at the forefront of tackling the threat from Serious and Organised Crime, providing the intelligence obtained from intercepted communications to operational teams to effect arrests, the seizure of money, drugs and firearms and prevent loss of life.

• To contribute to the acquisition and development of tactical and strategic intelligence relating to serious and organised crime affecting the UK within a dynamic environment.
• To conduct intelligence development, research and analysis in support of the National Crime Agency’s Annual Plan, National Control Strategy and other identified priorities in the fight to cut serious and organised crime.
• To work collaboratively with the NCA operations teams and partners to deliver a unified crime fighting response to serious and organised crime.
• To work shifts to provide a service which delivers dynamic support to NCA and partner operations.
• To provide fast paced operational support to the Agency by gathering, analysing and disseminating intercept intelligence in accordance with legislation and policy.
• To draft and submit Warranty and Communications Data applications, as required, for the purpose of intelligence gathering.
• To identify, prioritise and manage risk in accordance with legislation and policy.
• To ensure the quality, secure handling and dissemination of intelligence, maintaining confidentiality, sensitivity and a duty of care in line with Agency policy.
• To build good working relationships with both internal and external partners including police forces and other government agencies.

Reasonable Adjustments

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. 

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. If you’re neurodiverse, have a disability, or live with a long-term health condition, we encourage you to let us know about any reasonable adjustments you may need during the recruitment process. 

If you experience accessibility issues with the advert or require reasonable adjustments, please contact our Recruitment Team at Central.Recruitment@nca.gov.uk before the advert closing date.

Please ensure you complete the ‘Equal opportunities’ and 'Reasonable Adjustments' sections in the application form to inform us on what support you may need in the recruitment process.

• Effective communication to a wide range of stakeholders
• Ability to analyse information from a number of sources
• Application of understanding to solve problems
• Risk based decision making within Operational environment.
• Initiatives to improve efficiencies

To note: The On-Call Rota is subject to review based on service needs.

On-call working  
Alternate weeks (Monday-Friday) of Earlies 06:00-14:30, Lates 13:30-22:00. Weekend attendance is 1 in 4 which will be a combination of earlies, lates and midday (10:00-18:00). On-call no more than 1 week in 6.