Intelligence Officer

As an RAF Intelligence Officer, you obtain, analyse and present defence intelligence from a variety of sources and manage a team of Intelligence Analysts and Linguists.

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What will you do?

You’ll be leading a team of highly motivated, bright individuals. In your role you will:

• Collect, collate and evaluate vast quantities of information to produce actionable reports

• Provide intelligence updates and threat assessments to support operational planning

• Provide intelligence support to aircrew before their missions

• Lead teams of skilled intelligence analysts to provide imagery or signals intelligence

• Brief senior officers, planning or operations staff to influence matters of international significance

• Be deployed frequently overseas, working alongside counterparts in the Royal Navy and the Army, or in a NATO Position

Requirements at a glance

• Be aged 17.5 – 47 years old (Must enter Initial Officer Training before 48th Birthday Upper age limit of 48 for Internal Commissioning Scheme)

• You will need to meet specific Nationality and Residency criteria. Please see full details in the Entry Requirements section below

• As a minimum, you will need GCSEs at Grade C/4 or Scottish National 5 at Grade C in English Language, Mathematics and at least three other subjects.

• A minimum of 64 UCAS points made up from a maximum of 3 qualifications, with at least one qualification contributing a minimum of 27 UCAS points. Applicants holding a UK degree at 2:2 or above require only GCSE Mathematics and English Language (or acceptable alternatives) at Grade 4/C or Scottish National 5 Grade C.

• Commit to minimum of 12 years service

• Meet the health and fitness criteria and pass a fitness test.

Requirements at a glance

• Be aged 17.5 – 47 (Must enter Initial Officer Training before 48th Birthday).

• Should you meet the required 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above (or acceptable equivalents) and not have the minimum 64 UCAS points or UK Degree at 2:2 or higher, please continue to apply. Your approval to continue with the recruiting process will be determined following successfully passing the Computer Based Aptitude Score (CBAT).

• You will need to meet specific Nationality and Residency criteria. Please see full details in the Entry Requirements on our website

• Commit to a minimum of 3 years post Phase 2 Specialist Training

• Meet the health and fitness criteria

• Pass a Fitness test