Jess: the woman leading counter terrorism investigations

In our fourth episode, our guest spent the first part of her career in a classroom and is a great example of when career changes go right.  After a successful teaching career and some advice about her job application skills from a friend, she joined counter terrorism policing in 2023.  Now she works as an intelligence assessor, which means she plays a crucial role in turning information from the public into intelligence to stop terrorist activity.   Heidi talks about how the STAR method helped her interview for a job in Counter Terrorism Policing. If you’re interested in learning more, you can find out more on gov.uk: The STAR method | National Careers Service Could you do Heidi’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.   With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.  You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force website.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our third episode, our guest has had an incredible career spanning almost 20 years in policing. Currently a Counter Terrorism Senior Investigating Officer working on high profile terrorism investigations and incidents, she started out in frontline policing moving through a range of truly fascinating but challenging teams and roles including fugitive units, CID, and offender management. Now in one of the most intense roles in policing, she's responsible for leading some of the most complex investigations into terrorist activity in the UK.  Content warning: the episode contains a reference to animal cruelty that some listeners may find upsetting. Could you do Jess’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.   With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.  You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our second episode, we hear from a woman who secured a degree in sports science and was headed for the physiotherapy room when she had a change of heart and direction. Applying successfully to be a police officer, she's had an interesting journey from the frontline to counter terrorism policing. Working in prisons, serious and organised crime, and intelligence, before landing in CT policing at an airport. She now works in the counter terrorism policing’s analytical teams, where she's an expert in extreme right-wing terrorism and recently helped secure the banning of Terrorgram, now an illegal terrorist organisation in the UK.   Content warning: the episode contains a reference to infanticide that some listeners may find upsetting. Could you do Jo’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.   With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.  You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force websites.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our first episode you will hear from someone who can never discuss a lot of what she does. She has worked in cybercrime teams tackling sexual predators, then moved into counter terrorism surveillance. Today she works in human intelligence, working as a handler of covert sources. It’s her job to identify, recruit and train human covert sources, who she describes as the ‘unsung heroes of stopping terrorist attacks’. Join us as we take you behind the scenes of what it’s really like to work in one of the most secretive parts of Counter Terrorism Policing. Could you do Emma’s job? We are always looking for people to join our team and our mission to protect the public from terrorism.     With 43 late-stage terror attacks stopped since 2017, the need to recruit incredible people has never been greater.   You can find current vacancies here, and on your local police force website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming soon: Inside Counter Terrorism Policing. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to tackle terrorists as your day job? This International Women’s Day, we’re taking you behind the scenes and revealing the untold stories of women across the country working in Counter Terrorism Policing. The good stuff, the bad and their advice about working in policing. Subscribe and stay tuned for weekly episodes from 6 March.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.