Intelligence Researcher

We have some exciting opportunities for individuals who have great communication skills and an eye for detail. The role of an Intelligence Researcher involves gathering, developing, evaluating and sharing information to meet operational objectives. You will need to be able to develop relationships with others to collect information and exchange intelligence.

If you enjoy working in a dynamic operational environment, then we’d love for you to join the team!

Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work.  We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working, 30 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays and 1 privilege day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension scheme with a contribution rate averaging 28%.

As a Researcher within our Intelligence Directorate, you will:

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, ensuring intelligence and information are shared in line with all relevant standards.
• Contribute to a team responsible for managing the flow and dissemination of information to support both intelligence and enforcement-related cases.
• Evaluate, assess and record information from multiple internal and external sources and conduct research.
• Accurately maintain management activity systems and operational records in accordance with legislation and guidance.
• Input data and maintain record management systems, ensuring there is an effective record management and audit trail.
• Verify and cross‑reference the validity of information to identify and communicate links between different data sources.
• Carry out system checks to support our Intelligence Analysts, Officers, and colleagues across the organisation.
• Using guidance and training material when researching and collating information to make the decision to disseminate cases.

About the team

It’s an exciting time to join the Intelligence team! The team consists of several people with a variety of skills focusing on ensuring an accurate register and preventing companies for carrying out unlawful activities or facilitating others to do so. As our Intelligence department continues to grow and develop, we have lots of opportunities available.

Where you will be working

You will be aligned to our Cardiff office, where you will be expected to attend on a regular basis. We are currently using a hybrid approach to the way we work which provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. The degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities. Your manager will agree regular patterns of attendance with you; however, you may be required to make yourself available to attend the office more frequently when required to meet business needs. Also, for the first few weeks, you may be required to attend the office full time to receive the necessary training.

Working Hours

Due to the nature of these roles and team structure, these are only full-time positions of 37 hours per week.

To be eligible for this role you also need to meet our Nationality requirements which are outlined below, and successful candidates must meet the security requirements for Security Clearance (SC) before they can be appointed. To gain (SC) you will need to have been a UK resident for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years.

Further information can be found below. 

Companies House also cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign.

We’re looking for individuals with practical experience of:

• Research Skill, gathering information from a wide range of sources with an eye for detail.
• The ability to consider the bigger picture and understand the importance and impact of information gathered.
• Strong written communication and drafting skills.
• Using Microsoft apps especially Excel and Word.
• Working as part of a team, as well as working independently
• The ability to make the best use of guidance and training material to make decisions when researching cases to disseminate to the correct areas.

And who also have:

• Great communication skills – in both verbal and written communication
• The ability to use information effectively to make well-informed recommendations
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility in response to changing workloads and show a willingness and enthusiasm to learn new skills.
• Working in a fast-paced environment.

We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Big Picture

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we’re committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.

Head to Our benefits – Working for us – Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.

As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, being committed to ensuring we’re representative of the citizens we serve and creating an inclusive environment. Everyone in Companies House brings something different, and so will you. To fulfil our commitment to recruiting and attracting diverse talent we welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We also welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

We are proud to be a disability confident leader. Our recruitment process is fully inclusive and we can make adjustments as needed through our process. These could include having an interview buddy, extra time at interviews/assessments and receiving interview questions in advance, to name a few.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at application stage, or if you’d like to discuss any person-centred adjustments, please contact us by emailing [email protected].

Read our ‘Applying under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS)‘ guide to find out how to successfully complete an application under the Disability Confidence Scheme (DCS).