Data Scientist - Police Staff - Data Science Unit - Counter Terrorism Policing NW

Contract Type – Full Time

Band/Grade/Rank – Grade H/J

Information About The Role

Job advert

Are you interested in joining a team that is going to revolutionise how counter terrorism police operate in the UK?

Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) is establishing a brand-new Data Science Unit, based in Manchester, which will play a key role in supporting the national effort to disrupt the terrorist threat and keep people safe.

The team are recruiting for a variety of roles, including the position of Data Scientist.

Role

This role represents an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to get in on the ground floor and help shape a new department, which will deliver a range of pioneering services to the counter terrorism policing network and key partners, including:

• Delivering advanced data analytics support to operational teams, corporate leaders and partner agencies. This will regularly involve working alongside intelligence analysts and digital experts nationally.
• Working with operational partners, industry, and academia to produce dedicated products intended to address some of the most challenging problems in national security.
• Leading experimentation and prototyping for new digital and analytical tooling which will evolve CTP’s national technical capabilities and core ICT.
• Leading and representing CTP in policing, national security, cross-government, industry and academic partnerships on advanced data analytic capabilities and emerging technologies.
  
  

Responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description – Data Science – Data Scientist.pdf – 167KB

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