Intelligence Officer

At the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) we are an inclusive team who are passionate about protecting vulnerable and exploited workers. We are keen to effectively represent the communities that we serve and as such are looking to encourage applications from a diverse range of backgrounds. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, as are our values of integrity, respect, commitment, professionalism and teamwork.

We are looking for individuals who are excited by the opportunity to improve the lives of others, who live our values, and who enjoy working as part of a passionate and committed team.

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) is one of the principal investigative law enforcement bodies for labour exploitation in the UK. We licence labour providers in certain employment sectors and enforce the provisions of the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004. We also have powers to ensure vulnerable workers are more effectively protected from being abused for their labour, such as police-style powers of arrest, and increased powers to search for and seize evidence. The GLAA is able to investigate labour exploitation offences under National Minimum Wage, Employment Agencies as well as Modern Slavery Act.

We are currently recruiting for position of Intelligence Officer to join our Intelligence team.

Reporting to the Senior Intelligence Officer, the core focus of the role is to support the Intelligence function in the gathering, recording, risk assessment, analysis and development of information received from a variety of open and closed sources including working with law enforcement partners, government and other related agencies.

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

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

• 32.5 days annual leave 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

Job contact :

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Recruitment team
Email :
recruitment@gla.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email :
recruitment@gla.gov.uk