14226 - Group Intelligence Hub Manager
| Posting date: | 27 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £36,151 to £37,887 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 February 2026 |
| Location: | DN7 6TD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 14226 |
Summary
Overview of the job
This is an administrative managerial job within a group.
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of strategic and tactical intelligence analysis within establishments in its group.
The post holder will play a critical leadership and management role in developing the intelligence picture on a range of threats impacting on the group.
This job requires no operational experience. However, knowledge of prison operating environments and a working knowledge of intelligence practice is essential.
This post has line management responsibility for a team of Intelligence Analysts.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Have keen oversight and management responsibilities for ensuring policy is applied and followed.
• Ensure that intelligence products are prepared by Intelligence Units and
delivered to establishments in line with the HMPPS Intelligence Policy, the National Security Framework (NSF) and Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Take responsibility for the tasking of analysts and act as a conduit between the
Intelligence Unit and establishments across the group; ensure that terms of reference for intelligence analysis products are appropriate and realistic.
• Obtain and evaluate information for intelligence analysis for non-routine or
sensitive subject or problem profiles; applying structured analytical techniques to create intelligence analysis products to support decision making.
• Ensure that analysis of local MDT results is completed, providing reports to the
Head of Security and the local drug strategy committee.
• Ensure that good intelligence analysis is prepared and submitted for use in
intelligence led tasks such as searching, non-random drug testing, mobile phone detector deployment, allocations of dog resources, debriefing and larger
operations requiring the deployment of regional SOCT and national teams.
• Act as the group system administrator for Mercury, approving new accounts and ensuring that all users have signed and understand the SyOPs .
• Complete monthly quality checks on the content of local Mercury reporting,
analysis, assessment and processing requirements; providi ng advice, guidance and potentially initiating performance management procedures when agreed standards are not met.
• Manage person of interest databases including E-List prisoners, prominent and
development nominals, PRAS nominals, organised crime group mapped
nominals and visitors of interest etc., updating with new intelligence as received and communicating with decision makers to ensure reviews and actions are completed within agreed timescales.
• Complete quality assurance checks on requested intelligence reports to ensure
they are completed, sanitised and disclosed in line with HMPPS policy.
• Review and maintain the effectiveness of local analysis processes.
• Ensure that a system is in place for actions resulting from IRs and intelligence product to be communicated and followed up appropriately.
• Manage access to the PIN phone system, approving new accounts and ensuring
back-ups are completed and product is retained in line with specified
timescales. Ensure any applications for and monitoring of communications
including mail, PIN phones and CCTV is done in strict adherence to HMPPS policy and legislation.
• Act as the nominated point of contact for ViSOR, ensuring processes are in place to update intelligence for prisoners who are partnered on the system within
agreed timescales.
• Liaise with Heads of Security and provide advice on the range of tactics (both overt and covert) that may be available to maximise the collection of
intelligence for individual problem profiles.
• Ensure intelligence analysis is provided and represented at local tasking meetings, security committee meetings, IDRM, Safer Custody and any other
meetings where intelligence will be relied upon for decision making purposes.
• Provide assistance to the local Counter Corruption Lead, ensuring intelligence related corruption processes are in place and that intelligence analysis is
allocated appropriately to specific cases. Completing quality assurance checks
on any corruption related intelligence products prior to onward dissemination. Promoting a culture where corruption is not tolerated, ensuring that staff are encouraged to submit IRs on suspected inappropriate behaviours.
• Be the group intelligence subject matter expert. Work closely with regional CT
teams to support the pathfinder process and ensure all aspects of the current policy are adhered to. Work with group SMT and external stakeholders to
ensure that local analytical products meet the required needs – seeking and acting on feedback.
This is an administrative managerial job within a group.
Summary
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the provision of strategic and tactical intelligence analysis within establishments in its group.
The post holder will play a critical leadership and management role in developing the intelligence picture on a range of threats impacting on the group.
This job requires no operational experience. However, knowledge of prison operating environments and a working knowledge of intelligence practice is essential.
This post has line management responsibility for a team of Intelligence Analysts.
Responsibilities, Activities and Duties
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties:
• Have keen oversight and management responsibilities for ensuring policy is applied and followed.
• Ensure that intelligence products are prepared by Intelligence Units and
delivered to establishments in line with the HMPPS Intelligence Policy, the National Security Framework (NSF) and Local Security Strategy (LSS).
• Take responsibility for the tasking of analysts and act as a conduit between the
Intelligence Unit and establishments across the group; ensure that terms of reference for intelligence analysis products are appropriate and realistic.
• Obtain and evaluate information for intelligence analysis for non-routine or
sensitive subject or problem profiles; applying structured analytical techniques to create intelligence analysis products to support decision making.
• Ensure that analysis of local MDT results is completed, providing reports to the
Head of Security and the local drug strategy committee.
• Ensure that good intelligence analysis is prepared and submitted for use in
intelligence led tasks such as searching, non-random drug testing, mobile phone detector deployment, allocations of dog resources, debriefing and larger
operations requiring the deployment of regional SOCT and national teams.
• Act as the group system administrator for Mercury, approving new accounts and ensuring that all users have signed and understand the SyOPs .
• Complete monthly quality checks on the content of local Mercury reporting,
analysis, assessment and processing requirements; providi ng advice, guidance and potentially initiating performance management procedures when agreed standards are not met.
• Manage person of interest databases including E-List prisoners, prominent and
development nominals, PRAS nominals, organised crime group mapped
nominals and visitors of interest etc., updating with new intelligence as received and communicating with decision makers to ensure reviews and actions are completed within agreed timescales.
• Complete quality assurance checks on requested intelligence reports to ensure
they are completed, sanitised and disclosed in line with HMPPS policy.
• Review and maintain the effectiveness of local analysis processes.
• Ensure that a system is in place for actions resulting from IRs and intelligence product to be communicated and followed up appropriately.
• Manage access to the PIN phone system, approving new accounts and ensuring
back-ups are completed and product is retained in line with specified
timescales. Ensure any applications for and monitoring of communications
including mail, PIN phones and CCTV is done in strict adherence to HMPPS policy and legislation.
• Act as the nominated point of contact for ViSOR, ensuring processes are in place to update intelligence for prisoners who are partnered on the system within
agreed timescales.
• Liaise with Heads of Security and provide advice on the range of tactics (both overt and covert) that may be available to maximise the collection of
intelligence for individual problem profiles.
• Ensure intelligence analysis is provided and represented at local tasking meetings, security committee meetings, IDRM, Safer Custody and any other
meetings where intelligence will be relied upon for decision making purposes.
• Provide assistance to the local Counter Corruption Lead, ensuring intelligence related corruption processes are in place and that intelligence analysis is
allocated appropriately to specific cases. Completing quality assurance checks
on any corruption related intelligence products prior to onward dissemination. Promoting a culture where corruption is not tolerated, ensuring that staff are encouraged to submit IRs on suspected inappropriate behaviours.
• Be the group intelligence subject matter expert. Work closely with regional CT
teams to support the pathfinder process and ensure all aspects of the current policy are adhered to. Work with group SMT and external stakeholders to
ensure that local analytical products meet the required needs – seeking and acting on feedback.