Hybrid Analyst – Fixed Term Contract

at Office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

• Job title: Analyst – Fixed Term Contract
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £38,169 - £44,700 per year
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Birmingham, United Kingdom

About the role

• NCLCC Analyst actively engaging in data analysis to combat County Line Drug Supply and support vulnerable individuals. Collaborating with multiple teams to improve the national threat response.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategies of the CL Gold / Silver / Bronze groups through completion of key products.
• The use of SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely) recommendations when developing recommendations within reports.
• Produce monthly and quarterly CL returns to the NCLCC to inform National and Governmental documents.
• Produce monthly/quarterly/yearly documents for the ROCU in line with county lines to help inform regional documents and meetings.
• Work with colleagues such as the regional drugs analyst, ROCTA performance analyst, TOEX analysts, Force analysts and any other areas which will help improve the overall CLs threat, harm and risk picture whilst monitoring new and emerging trends and changes in methodology.
• To promote consistency of reporting among Regional forces and improve compliance on PND (CLICM) and ensure forces meet the monthly deadline to PND. (this is the responsibility of both the CL analyst and DI based in the ROCUs).
• Identify operational opportunities through daily business to target CL in a coordinated manner across forces/regions that require raising through the tasking process. But will not be involved in the evidential trail.
• Improve understanding of harm and vulnerability from County Lines in the region through identification of vulnerable adults, exploited children, high harm lines & individuals and high harm locations.
• Give advice and support to forces where they need it. Especially around PND compliance and inputting so it becomes daily business. (this will be the responsibility of both the CL analyst and DI based in the ROCUs).
• Support the CL ROCU DI during Intensification Weeks by providing updates to the NCLCC.
• Ensure good communication is kept between the Force Analysts, ROCU, CL DI and NCLCC.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests from the NCLCC.
• Attendance to NCLCC CPD days, Analytical CPD days and bi-weekly analyst calls.

Requirements

• Experience of research and analysis.
• Experience of negotiating and developing terms of reference including identification of key data sets, scope, timescales, and product delivery.
• Ability to identify, obtain, collate and evaluate information from a range of sources, ensuring appropriate action is taken to manage any limitations or gaps.
• Ability to research and assimilate large amounts of data, and produce complex analytical reports.
• Ability to select and apply appropriate analytical techniques to information to support problem-solving to meet the terms of reference.
• Ability to work with other teams and agencies to effectively gather and utilise data sources.
• Experience of developing and testing inferences and hypotheses to draw conclusions and make recommendations, in support of decision making.
• Ability to select the most effective dissemination methods for the product tailored to the needs of the audience.
• Highly competent in the use of Microsoft packages, advanced skills in Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to prioritise against competing demand in a high pressured and sensitive environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid working possible
• Flexibility with working hours on an individual basis