MPS SELECTION PROCESS FOR BAND A - PRINCIPAL ANALYST
Background Information
The selection process for this role is structured around the Integrated Competency Framework (ICF) Role Profile shown for the role of Principal Analyst. Irrespective of the seniority of current position, all internal and external applicants will be required to successfully pass the MPS Corporate Selection Process for Band A - Principal Analyst.
The selection process will consist of the following elements, which after submission of the application form are all discreet elements that may lead to an application being rejected.
Application Form:
- All internal and external applicants will compete similar forms, which include the same four questions based upon the ICF Principal Analyst competencies.
Initial Paper-Sift:
- The aim of the Initial Paper-Sift is to identify and reject applications that have failed the basic requirements of the advertisement (E.g. nationality, incorrectly completed forms)
Full Paper-Sift:
- The Full Paper-Sift involves the Service assessing candidates’ response to the four questions submitted within their application against the ICF positive and negative indicators shown for the selected Behaviours.
Presentation/ Interview Board:
- Prior to the actual Interview Board, all applicants for the position of Principal Analyst will be required to provide a presentation. The presentation will last 10 minutes, and will be based upon a specific question forwarded to candidates at least five working days prior to interview
- Upon completion of the presentation, all applicants will be required to undertake a formal ICF Competency Interview Board. The interview will focus upon the behaviours outlined within the Information Pack.
Vetting/ Health Declaration:
- It should be noted that the Vetting Level for this post will be above Counter Terrorism Check (CTC).
- For this appointment you must be able to give regular and effective service. You will therefore be asked to complete a Health Declaration.
- Subject to successfully passing the MPS vetting procedures and Health Declaration, the selected candidate will be offered the post of an MPS Band A’ Principal Analyst
BAND A - PRINCIPAL ANALYST- ROLE PROFILE
Role: The Principal Analyst will act as Head of Profession for the Intelligence Analyst and Intelligence Researcher roles across the MPS. The role holder will be responsible for delivering corporate change programmes to the intelligence analysis and research professions in line with the MPS Intelligence Strategy. This will include recruitment, training, professional development and ensuring delivery of the required products to corporate and national standards.
Core Responsibility - Managing & Developing People:
Carry Out Performance Reviews:
Complete a fair and objective review of individual performance, recognising personal achievements and identifying areas for future development.
Coach & Mentor staff:
Provide advice, guidance, and feedback, to build confidence and improve effectiveness within existing roles and to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for personal development.
Delegate work to others:
Give responsibility and authority to others for discrete pieces of work, agreeing with them the targets they need to achieve, advising and supporting them in what they do.
Develop management teams:
Improve the performance of management teams by accurately analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the team and its members, and taking appropriate steps to improve the team's effectiveness.
Develop organisational training and development strategies:
Determine appropriate training and development aims and objectives, required to deliver organisational business strategy, to address training and development requirements. Secure commitment to delivery from key people across the organisation
Manage the performance of teams and individuals:
Manage teams and individuals to agree short, medium and long-term objectives, develop associated plans, and monitor and evaluate performance to ensure that organisational objectives are achieved
Monitor and evaluate performance reviews:
Monitor the completion of performance reviews to ensure that they are fair, balanced, timely and have been carried out in compliance with local policy.
Prepare and deliver presentations:
Prepare and deliver information to diverse audiences ensuring that you use an appropriate communication style, operate equipment correctly and represent the values of the Service.
Core Responsibility - Managing the Organisation:
Chair meetings:
Ensure adequate preparation, actively lead the meeting and encourage the exchange of information to enable the objectives of the meeting to be achieved
Contribute to policy formulation:
Draft policies that are fair, support organisational strategy, aims and objectives and comply with relevant legislation. Ensure effective consultation with stakeholders. Review and amend policies taking into account organisation changes
Develop and implement force policy:
Develop operational or legal requirements into an ethical and lawful policy to facilitate the management of the organisation and delivery of operational policing objectives.
Develop and maintain quality assurance systems:
Ensure that organisational standards are continuously met by setting up appropriate quality assurance systems, ensuring that those systems operate effectively and making recommendations for improvements as required.
Manage organisational change:
Effectively plan and communicate proposed changes within the organisation, ensuring commitment to implementation.
Manage the quality of service provision:
Set appropriate standards for service provision and establish appropriate systems to effectively maintain a quality of service that meets customer and organisational expectations.
Monitor and review organisational performance:
Monitor and review performance to identify improvements in service delivery.
Participate in meetings:
Prepare for and actively contribute within meetings in a clear, concise and relevant manner, ensuring decisions and actions are communicated to appropriate personnel.
Prepare strategic position papers and briefings:
Prepare position papers and briefings in response to questions from senior personnel and others in accordance with legislation and organisational protocols.
Use information to make strategic decisions:
Obtain and analyse relevant information in order to take decisions, which are critical to the organisation's performance. Involve others within the decision making process, as appropriate. Advise and inform other people of your decisions.
Core Responsibility- Human Resources:
Develop a strategy and plan for recruitment and selection:
Ensure the organisation has the correct levels of suitably qualified, high calibre personnel, to provide a quality service and achieve organisational objectives.
Develop organisational retention strategies:
Define, develop and ensure delivery of strategies designed to improve retention, satisfaction and motivation of employees within the organisation.
Ensure the correct handling of disciplinary and unsatisfactory performance procedures:
Ensure a fair and balanced approach has been taken to address performance which is below standard, and that the actions taken have been proportionate, legal, accurate, necessary and in line with organisational procedures.
Ensure the correct handling of grievance procedures:
Ensure that the grievance has been correctly handled and that actions have been taken in accordance with organisational procedure.
Core Responsibility - Health, Safety and Welfare:
Manage the welfare needs of individuals:
Recognise any welfare needs that a member of staff may be experiencing, assist them in identifying the cause and agree a suitable way forward, acting at all times in accordance with organisational policy.
Supervise Health and Safety:
Ensure that all team members are aware of health and safety requirements, continually seek ways to improve the work environment and take effective action in response to breaches in health and safety requirements.
Core Responsibility - Personal Responsibility:
Complete administration procedures:
Ensure that all matters relating to the process of information are carried out in a prompt, efficient manner and in accordance with legislation, policy and procedure.
Comply with Health and Safety legislation:
Ensure that you show a duty of care and take appropriate action to comply with Health and Safety requirements at all times.
Maintain standards for security of information:
Maintain personal responsibility for gathering, recording, storing, accessing and sharing of information in compliance with information security policy, procedures and codes of practice and legislation
Maintain standards of professional practice:
Ensure your behaviour complies with organisational values and organise your own work effectively to meet the demands of your role. Identify, implement and monitor development activities to enhance your own performance.
Make best use of technology:
Make best use of technology in support of your role, ensuring correct operation and compliance with organisational and legal requirements.
Promote equality, diversity and Human Rights in working practices:
Promote equality, diversity and Human Rights in working practices by developing and maintaining positive working relationships, ensuring that colleagues are treated fairly and contributing to developing equality of opportunity in working practices
Work as part of a team:
Work co-operatively with team members and colleagues, contributing positively and constructively to the achievement of team and organisational objectives
Core Responsibility - Intelligence
Manage the quality of intelligence:
Manage the quality and security of intelligence used by the organisation through the deployment of effective and appropriate systems and procedures.
Use information/intelligence to support policing objectives:
Use information/intelligence to support the achievement of community safety and crime reduction objectives. Ensure that intelligence is used ethically and in accordance with the relevant legislation, policy, protocols and codes and practice.
Core Responsibility - Custody and Prosecution
Present evidence in court and at other hearings:
Attend court and give evidence in accordance with legislation. This activity links to PIP levels 1 and 2.
BAND A - PRINCIPAL ANALYST- PERSON SPECIFICATION
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a proven track record of managing and developing corporate Intelligence Analysis within a law enforcement environment. The role holder will also be expected to demonstrate the experience and ability to influence and ensure compliance with National Intelligence Model (NIM) and Management of Police Information (MoPI) Codes of Practice. Candidates will also be expected to have significant experience and proven ability to implement business change at a corporate level to deliver the required business benefits.
Information Communication Technology (ICT)
Computer and software skills are a core requirement of the Principal Analyst role. Training will be given in using specific software packages, but intermediate level ICT skills are assumed.
Principal – Behaviours:
These essential ten ICF behaviours will be the basis of the selection process, and will be tested throughout. You should ensure that examples of your experience and/or abilities in these areas are included in your application form and at your interview.
Effective communication- B
Communicates ideas and information effectively, both verbally and in writing. Uses language and a style of communication that is appropriate to the situation and people being addressed. Makes sure that others understand what is going on
Team Working – A
Develops strong working relationships inside and outside the team to achieve common goals. Breaks down barriers between groups and involves others in discussions and decisions
Maximising Potential - A
Actively encourages and supports the development of people. Motivates others to achieve organisational goals.
Problem Solving – A
Gathers information from a range of sources. Analyses information to identify problems and issues, and makes effective decisions.
Planning and Organising – A
Plans, organises and supervises activities to make sure resources are used efficiently and effectively to achieve organisational goals.
Negotiation and Influencing – A
Persuades and influences others using logic and reason. Sells the benefits of the position they are proposing, and negotiates to find solutions that everyone will accept.
Respect for Race and Diversity – A
Considers and shows respect for the opinions, circumstances and feelings of colleagues and members of the public, no matter what their race, religion, position, background, circumstances, status or appearance.
Strategic Perspective – A
Looks at issues with a broad view to achieve the organisation's goals. Thinks ahead and prepares for the future.
Personal Responsibility – A
Takes personal responsibility for making things happen and achieving results. Displays motivation, commitment, perseverance and conscientiousness. Acts with a high degree of integrity
Resilience – A
Shows resilience, even in difficult circumstances. Prepared to make difficult decisions and has the confidence to see them through.
OTHER INFORMATION
Job Purpose:
As police work increasingly gathers information to support deployment, monitor activity and understand success, so the requirement for researched and analysed data grows. Research and analysis is at the forefront of operational, tactical and strategic aspects of police work. A Principal Analyst will support the development of the intelligence analyst and researcher professions to ensure increasing demands can be met.
The Principal Analyst will act as Head of Profession for the Intelligence Analyst and Intelligence Researcher roles across the MPS. The role holder will be responsible for delivering corporate change programmes to the Intelligence Analysis and Research professions in line with the MPS Intelligence Strategy.
In order to undertake this role the Principal Analyst will work closely with the Director and Deputy Director of Intelligence to manage, develop and promote both the intelligence analysis and intelligence research professions within the MPS.
The role holder will have responsibility for managing, developing and promoting these roles, including recruitment, training, development and ensuring delivery of the required products tocorporate and national standards.
A Principal Analyst will be responsible for setting and implementing MPS research and analytical standards across the organisation, in line with national guidance and legislation. The role will be crucial in ensuring the MPS meets and works to National Intelligence Model (NIM) Codes of Practice. They will be responsible for gathering and promoting good practice within the intelligence research and analysis areas. In addition, they will be responsible for leading on an inspection and review function to ensure such staff across the organisation, work to MPS and national standards.
The role holder will provide advice and guidance to intelligence units and intelligence professionals in the use and development of research and analysis to meet local and corporate priorities.
The role holder will set corporate recruitment standards for intelligence analysts and researchers and coordinate the recruitment process alongside Workforce Planning to ensure all vacancies all filled. They will also be responsible for setting the training requirements and professional development for these professions. They will be responsible for coordinating the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in Intelligence Analysis and the retention strategy.
The role holder will be responsible for supporting the IT requirements of the MPS analytical and research communities by representing them as a customer of IT products to DoI and also the IT Training School to ensure training needs are addressed.
The role holder will be required to provide advice and quality assurance in the production of MPS intelligence products, notably the Corporate Strategic Assessment (CSA).
The role holder will be required to promote the effective use of intelligence research and analysis to inform tasking and coordinating processes in the MPS.
The role holder will also represent the MPS and engage at the national ACPO level to drive and support developments in the intelligence research and analysis professions across the country.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential requirements of the role holder:
- Must demonstrate a proven track record of managing and developing corporate Intelligence Analysis within a law enforcement environment
- Demonstrate the experience and ability to influence and ensure compliance with National Intelligence Model (NIM) and Management of Police Information (MoPI) Codes of Practice
- Demonstrate significant experience and proven ability to implement business change at a corporate level to deliver the required business benefits.
- Knowledge of local and corporate analytical issues affecting policing at a National Level.
- Experience and understanding of intelligence processes and the contribution of intelligence to tasking and coordinating processes and prioritisation of operational intervention.
- Experience and understanding of the NVQ Intelligence Analysis process.
- Have proven experience and ability to negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience and ability to form working relationships across command areas to meet objectives.
Communications and Working Relationships:
Senior MPS staff (predominately Cmdr to Assistant Commissioner/ Band B and above)
- The role holder will devise, create, agree and communicate a strategic plan for the Principal Analyst role with senior members of the MPS that supports the MPS Intelligence Strategy. The plan will include responsibility for managing, developing and promoting, including recruitment, training, development and ensuring delivery of the required products to corporate and national standards.
- Required to communicate on a regular basis with stakeholders such as the Assistant Commissioner SCD (Director of Intelligence) and Commander MIB, OIS and Training (Deputy Director of Intelligence) concerning analytical matters and the MPS Intelligence Strategy
- Regularly liaise with ACPO Intelligence Leads for each Business Group who are responsible for supporting the implementation of the MPS Intelligence Strategy within their Business Group.
- Responsibility for developing necessary Business Cases/ Funding for ACPO agreement for non-ISU resources required for the role.
- Support the MPS Strategy Unit with quality assurance of the Corporate Strategic Assessment (CSA), which influences the MPS Control Strategy.
Intelligence Standards Unit (ISU)