Intelligence Researcher - CCU

Salary: £27,204 rising to £34,662 per annum + Excellent Benefits including Government Pension

Location: Plymouth, Crownhill

Closing Date: 01/09/2026, Midday

Hours per week: This role is 37 hours per week. However, we welcome applications from individuals wishing to work on a part-time basis and we are willing to consider flexible working patterns subject to business need.

About the role:

Every day the Counter Corruption Unit receives information that could reveal misconduct, criminality, vulnerability, or emerging threats to the integrity of policing. The difference between a concern and a successful outcome is often the quality of the intelligence behind it.

We are looking for a highly motivated and inquisitive Intelligence Researcher to join our specialist team. This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of protecting public trust and confidence in policing by transforming information into intelligence, and intelligence into action.

Using your analytical skills, professional curiosity, and attention to detail, you will gather and assess information from a range of sources, identify hidden connections, develop intelligence opportunities, and uncover risks that others may overlook. Your research will directly support sensitive investigations, proactive intelligence development, and operational decision-making designed to prevent corruption and uphold the highest standards of professional behaviour.

Working in a fast-paced and highly specialised environment, you will play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation, protecting communities, and ensuring that integrity remains at the heart of policing.

Want to know more about this role?

Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to the vacancy on our website for further information about the role including the role profile. For a conversation regarding the role, once you have viewed the full details on our website, please contact:

Hiring Line Manager: Scott Halloren - Detective Inspector - Counter Corruption Unit

Email: [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: Should you decide to apply for this role, when you are asked to state how you found out about this vacancy, please remember to select LinkedIn.

What you get if you join us:

• A competitive salary with yearly increments.
• 25 days a year leave entitlement, with an increase to 30 days after 5 years continuous employment, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees).
• Access to heavily subsidised gym membership that will provide you access to police site gyms throughout the counties.
• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme for discounts and services (requires a one-off payment of £5).
• Company sick pay.
• Competitive local government pension scheme.
• Job related equipment, as required.
• Free onsite parking at many police sites throughout the counties.
• Access to Group insurance scheme (via salary sacrifice scheme).
• Support networks, free Employees' Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and wellbeing services.
• Development and training opportunities.
• Supportive and flexible training plan, including regular check-ins throughout your initial period of joining us to ensure you are up to speed with the role and getting the support you need.
• Flexitime, with the ability to undertake your hours flexibly and in line with business need.