Operational Officers - The Main Skills
We want to make sure that we employ people with the personal qualities below from every section of the UK community. As an organisation that works across the world to collect intelligence, it's particularly important that we have a broad social and cultural mix in our workforce. Clearly, those from an ethnic minority background have a lot to offer us in this regard. As do men and women with a whole host of life experiences, whether they are looking for a change from their current career in the public and private sector, or are recent graduates.
Problem-solving and judgement: Your ability to analyse verbal and numerical material in a logical and incisive manner, making judgements after taking into account all pertinent factors.
Flexible and innovative thinking: Your ability to question assumptions and show flexibility of mind, generating a range of new ideas.
Integrity: Your ability to show respect and tolerance for others, based on a clear moral framework.
Interpersonal sensitivity: Your insight and understanding of people's personalities and motivations.
Building instrumental relationships: Your ability to build relationships and achieve goals through those relationships.
Resilience: Your ability to work consistently in difficult or changing conditions, maintaining good relationships under pressure.
Teamworking: Your ability to work in a team, putting team goals ahead of personal ones.
Impact and influencing: Your ability to build relationships with a variety of people and bring them round to a point of view through argument and natural authority.
Drive and Delivery: Your ability to identify opportunities and move the work forward, keeping focussed on the end objective.
Motivation: Your reasons for wanting a career in public service and, specifically, for joining SIS.
