Intelligence Analyst

The Fair Work Agency (FWA) launched in April 2026 with a clear and ambitious mission: to make work fairer for everyone. We bring together key powers to protect workers, support responsible businesses, and take decisive action against exploitation. Today, we regulate employment agencies, license gangmasters in the agricultural and horticultural sectors, tackle serious labour abuse and modern slavery, and enable enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.

But this is just the start.

With new powers under the Employment Rights Act 2025, we are expanding our role even further. We are building the capability to ensure workers receive what they are entitled to, from holiday pay to statutory sick pay, and strengthening the system so that rights are not just set out in law, but actively upheld in practice.

Our approach is bold and practical:

• We empower workers, ensuring they understand their rights and can easily access support and raise concerns
• We make it easier for businesses to comply, simplifying processes and helping responsible employers do the right thing
• We take firm action against those who exploit workers and undercut fair competition

This is a unique opportunity to join an organisation at the very beginning of its journey. You will help shape how we operate, influence our culture, and play a direct role in improving outcomes for millions of workers and employers across the UK.

We are looking for people who are curious, collaborative and driven by making a real difference, people who want to build something that matters.

About the Role

As an Intelligence Analyst, you will work in support of the FWA intelligence function within the Strategy and Impact Directorate by developing a wide variety of analytical products for internal and external dissemination. You will make full use of available sources and subject matter expertise while working within legal and procedural requirements. Your research, identification, analysis and reporting on current, new and emerging trends in labour exploitation and modern slavery across the UK labour market will directly contribute to the FWA’s strategic outputs.

Analytical products produced will inform the strategic and tactical decision making of the FWA and other relevant partner agencies, including wider law enforcement partners. You will need to communicate effectively with customers, manage your workload independently, and negotiate product requirements and deadlines with confidence. The role will support both regulatory and enforcement functions of the FWA.

Key responsibilities:

• Undertake and produce timely analysis and research, using a range of methodologies, to report on the current intelligence picture and future trends with regards to all aspects of FWA compliance and enforcement activity.
• With a focus on labour exploitation, including modern slavery, you will develop inferences, generate conclusions and produce recommendations to the Intelligence Analysis Manager.
• Prepare and present strategic analytical / intelligence products, including the Threat Assessment. Such products will inform operational managers and help inform strategic decision making and future business planning of the agency.
• Develop robust methods for FWA strategic threat assessments, utilising relevant analytical techniques and methodologies.
• Record, research, assess, analyse and evaluate all relevant intelligence according to relevancy, reliability, accuracy and timeliness. This is in accordance with national standards for the recording, handling and dissemination of intelligence material.
• Conduct research and collate information and data from a variety of sources, utilising all available information to support the work of the FWA.
• Present findings clearly and concisely, both written and verbally, to a variety of audiences whilst making recommendations as appropriate.
• Maintain and develop professional relationships with analysts in law enforcement and other partner agencies to ensure cross cutting themes are identified.
• Possess and maintain a good level of competence in the use of relevant computer software packages to collect, collate, analyse and present relevant data.
• Regular engagement with the Operational Intelligence Analysts and all teams within the Operations Directorate to ensure tactical analysis is incorporated into the strategic area.

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)

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Application Information

After submission of the first stage of your application, you will be invited to complete a Civil Service Verbal Test. If you successfully pass the test, you will be invited to complete the final stages of the application.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete:

• A CV detailing your career history, and skills / experience
• A 500 word Personal Statement;
• A 250 word statement for the behaviour - Making Effective Decisions

Your Personal Statement should be no more than 500 words. It should provide real life examples of how your skills and experience match those needed for this role and how you would apply them to this position. It will be assessed against the essential criteria and used to add depth to the best evidence in your CV.

The CV will cover your work history (we recommend you include up to the last 3 roles of employment history, plus any others that you feel are relevant) and your qualifications. Your CV will also be assessed against the essential criteria.

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/

Selection process

Sift Information

At Sift you will be assessed on your CV, Personal Statement and the following Behaviour:

• Making effective decisions

At sift you will be assessed on your Personal Statement, CV and your behaviour example. Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be undertaken using the Personal Statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment / interview.

The sift will take place during w/c 19th October 2026.

Interview Information

At Interview you will be assessed on The following behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working together

Interviews will be conducted w/c 2nd November 2026. Interviews may be conducted either in person or virtually (via video conferencing). Candidates will be advised of the format/location in advance.

Please note that dependent on numbers of applications received, the sift and interview dates could be subject to change.

Important information

No applications will be accepted after the closing date and time.

Further information

A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Reserve Lists will be for each location and appointments made in merit order based on location preferences.

The Agency will not consider sponsoring a visa or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship. We are unable to offer advice on any Visa and Immigration cases.

New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.

Terms and Conditions are attached.

Please note – the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role.

If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.

Hybrid Working

At FWA, we are proud to be able to offer our people the opportunity to work in a hybrid way which combines working from home and the office. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement, and your allocated office will be your contractual place of work.

There will be a requirement to travel to the office for various activities, e.g., collaborative working, supporting and training colleagues. If hybrid working is suitable for you and your role, you will be expected to attend the office, or other business-related site, for 40% of your working week. The arrangements will be determined primarily by business need, but personal circumstances and other relevant circumstances will also be taken into account.

Therefore, we would encourage candidates to consider if the commute from home to the office is a feasible distance to travel before making an application. Please note that if you are successful, hybrid working will be discussed prior to taking up the post.

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