In this role you will be particularly focusing on intelligence analysis and research to help combat and prevent the abuse of charities for terrorist and extremist purposes.
Your responsibilities will include regularly scrutinising Charity Commission datasets and information from the wider external environment to identify and respond to threats, risks, harms, trends, and issues in the charity sector; effectively using evidence to explain why the issues are arising and conducting horizon scanning to contextualise the analysis and ensure it is timely and actionable.
Your intelligence analysis will inform and advise both internal and external stakeholders, including senior managers and key contacts in government departments, regulators, and law enforcement agencies. Your work in this area is central to the Charity Commission’s intelligence-led regulatory approach.
Job purpose
To provide intelligence analysis and research to contribute to the Commission’s aim to operate as a risk-led, data driven regulator. To routinely scan and analyse Commission data sets and information from the wider external environment to identify risks, trends and issues in the charity sector; effectively using evidence to explain why the issues are arising and conducting horizon scanning to contextualise the analysis and ensure it is timely and actionable. This work will cover a range of risks to the sector and may include, for example, those related to charities’ financial resilience, abuse of charity status for private benefit, safeguarding, and terrorism and extremism.
Key responsibilities
The jobholder will be expected to:
Provide data, analysis and insight to support the Commission’s work, using appropriate tools, techniques and systems.
Produce, present and disseminate appropriate and relevant analytical outputs to inform the Commission’s tasking and co-ordinating process (including tactical, operational or strategic decision-making) or for evidential or intelligence purposes.
Manage work on ongoing in-depth issues in the charity sector and contribute this information to strategic assessments to inform business planning and prioritisation.
Apply problem solving methodologies to support the management of risks to the charity sector and the delivery of an operational response that leads to short, medium and long-term mitigation.
Undertake assessment of new incoming referrals from other regulators in line with the Risk Operating Model and refer for appropriate follow up action by other teams in Regulatory Services as required.
Support Regulatory Services casework by responding to intelligence requests through targeted proactive and reactive intelligence and evidence gathering tactics.
Develop intelligence collection plans and identify intelligence requirements.
Handle information, intelligence and evidence in accordance with legislation and policy to support the Commission’s work, using appropriate tools, techniques and systems.
Work collaboratively with colleagues in other parts of Regulatory Services to develop intelligence on specific issues, analyse findings and draw appropriate inferences.
Represent the Commission externally and work in partnership with other government departments, regulators and law enforcement agencies to support and promote effective information sharing, acting as the Single Point of Contact with specific bodies as required. Work collaboratively with external stakeholders to develop recommendations to support influencing strategies and maximise opportunities for action in relation to risks to the charity sector.
Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders, in particular with our Policy, Legal and Accountancy teams and across Regulatory Services, to develop recommendations to support influencing strategies and maximise opportunities for action in relation to risks to the charity sector.
Provide support and oversight for Intelligence Officers – either via line management or informal mentoring and guidance.
Play an active part in the continued development of the Intelligence function.
