Senior Field Intelligence Officer (North West )

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority

North West Leicestershire District, UK

Hybrid

Expires: Expiring in less than 3 weeks

Policy

Full time

£32,000 - £37,500 per year

Job summary

Do you thrive in a challenging environment and actively seek solutions? Do you want to be part of a dedicated and passionate team striving to stop worker exploitation and Modern Slavery? We are currently recruiting for a Senior Field Intelligence Officer to join our Intelligence team. This role is essential in the GLAA’s approach to tackling Modern Slavery (Forced or Compulsory Labour) and Labour Exploitation in order to protect some of the most vulnerable victims in the UK.

The primary responsibility for this post will be as a Senior Field Intelligence Officer covering the North West region (which includes the police force areas of Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales)

About the GLAA

At the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), we provide exceptional service to the public, businesses, and workers in the fight to stop worker exploitation. We are seeking inspiring leaders who can set clear direction, role model exemplary leadership behaviours, and deliver our vital services to our wide range of beneficiaries with a focus on efficiency and excellence. Building a culture of belonging, we are committed to providing an experience that is inclusive, equitable and kind. We prioritise diversity and believe in a culture rooted in collaboration, growth and team cohesion. Everyday, everyone on the team contributes to stopping worker exploitation.

The GLAA is one of the principal investigative law enforcement bodies for labour exploitation in the UK. The GLAA ensures that workers in the UK are treated fairly, properly and are protected from abuse and exploitation. We have three core functions:

Regulation - We regulate businesses that provide workers to the horticulture, agriculture, shellfish gathering and food processing and packaging sector. Our regulatory work includes operating a licencing scheme, undertaking inspections to ensure compliance with that scheme, and taking enforcement action where there are breaches.
Prevention – We work with a broad range of stakeholders locally, nationally, and internationally to help prevent workers from being exploited.
Enforcement - We investigate allegations of worker abuse under the Modern Slavery Act 2015. GLAA Officers conduct civil and criminal investigations and take enforcement action, including prosecutions and court orders to disrupt criminal activity. We also support victims who have been abused, in particular by ensuring they can access specialist help from our partners.

Job description

The core focus of the role is to support the Intelligence function of the GLAA in the gathering, recording, risk assessment, analysis and development of information received from a variety of open and closed sources.

The role holders are responsible for -

Implementing intelligence strategy, policy and procedures as directed by the Head of Intelligence.
Proactively gathering intelligence based on the strategic threat assessment as tasked via TTCG.
Liaising and maintaining effective working relationships with law enforcement, other government departments and relevant partner agencies and internal colleagues to explore all potential opportunities for intelligence development, exchange and joint operational working.
Identifying, assessing feasibility, deployment and advising on opportunities for the deployment of proactive intervention methodologies and/or covert investigative techniques.
Advising and providing intelligence support and debriefing for operations submitted to or sanctioned by the Tasking and Co-ordination Group.
Promoting the acquisition of intelligence in line with the Tasking and Co-ordinating Groups requirements/priorities and community intelligence.
Producing intelligence development packages for GLAA operational or external agency consideration that are relevant, timely and actionable.
Identify and profile potential targets emerging from intelligence development activity.
Analysing and profiling offenders, incidents, offences, associations and networks.
Disseminating intelligence requirements/priorities in accordance with GLAA policies and national best practise whilst ensuring that appropriate security precautions are taken in respect of intelligence information, data exchange and joint agency co-operation.
Working within legislative requirements (eg RIPA, IPA).
Assessing new sources of information in terms of reliability, motive, risk and potential for engagement under the provisions of RIPA for directed surveillance.
Identifying new, potential or emerging issues or trends in labour exploitation across all employment sectors and preparing high quality reports on matters as appropriate.
Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required by the GLAA.

We are currently underrepresented by female, transgender, non binary, ethnic minority and disabled colleagues, and are keen to change this, so welcome applications from all parts of the communities we serve.

Things you need to know

The Government’s plan to Make Work Pay included a commitment to establish a single enforcement body to enforce workers’ rights, including strong powers to inspect workplaces and take action against exploitation. Bringing together state enforcement for workers’ rights will better support businesses who want to comply with the rules, create a strong, recognisable single brand so individuals know where to go for help, and lead to a more effective use of resources and coordinated enforcement action. Bringing state employment enforcement together will create a single executive agency of the Department for Business and Trade known as the Fair Work Agency (FWA). The FWA will bring together the enforcement bodies – HMRC’s National Minimum Wage enforcement function (HMRC NMW), the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS), the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and the Director of Labour Markets (DLME) strategic functions.

This role is part of a transition process and is expected to transfer to The Fair Work Agency (FWA) as part of planned organisational changes. Further details will be provided as appropriate during the recruitment process

Person specification

When giving details in your personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential and desirable criteria below:

Essential:

Previous experience in the planning and execution of intelligence gathering operations including the deployment of covert or sensitive investigative techniques.
Previous experience in the preparation of authority documents for the deployment of sensitive techniques (e.g. Directed Surveillance and/or communications data).
Knowledge and understanding of the National Intelligence Model including the practical application of national standards in the recording and dissemination of intelligence material.
A good understanding of investigative processes.
Experience in managing confidential or sensitive sources.
Ability to analyse large amounts of information accurately and explore all alternatives before implementing action.
Strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
Adept at working to tight deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
Experience in conducting and implementing operational risk assessment techniques.
Ability to take direction, work as part of a team or on own initiative.
IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Desirable:

Experience of working within a complex regulatory framework.
A relevant qualification in Intelligence (eg IPP).
Experience in the use of digital imagery and recording equipment.

Due to the nature of this role the successful candidate must already hold, or be able to attain, Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) at Level 3 to undertake this role (This is in addition to the requirement to hold / obtain SC Vetting)

Licences

A 'Full' UK Driving Licence is required

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £32,000, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority contributes £9,270 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a generous total package to our employees which includes the following:

32.5 days annual leave (FTE) in addition to 8 public holidays
Flexible public holiday scheme
Choice of pension schemes, including access to the extremely generous Civil Service Pension, which also provides a death in service lump sum payment and a survivor’s pension payment
Annual performance related bonus scheme
Access to employee discounts
Access to a wellbeing portal
Employee assistance programme
Access to mental health first aiders within the organisation
Flexibility for working hours through the Flexitime scheme
Hybrid working available
Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits
Commitment to employee development
We’re proud to be an Endometriosis Friendly Employer

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Application Information

As part of your application, you will be invited to complete a Personal Statement (up to 1000 words) which demonstrates how you meet the Essential and Desirable Criteria listed in the person specification.

Application Guidance

Please access the following link for guidance on how to apply and how to complete a personal statement https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/how-to-apply/

Sift Information

At Sift you will be assessed on your personal statement.

The Sift will take place after 16th February 2026.

Interview Information

At Interview you will be assessed on your experience.

Interviews will take place after 9th March 2026.

Artificial intelligence

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Salary range

£32,000 - £37,500 per year