SPOOKS have launched a drive to entice more young women into becoming spies at GCHQ as they fight to protect the UK from cyber threats and terror plots.
The top secret spy agency is hoping women aged between 18 and 24 will apply for intelligence analyst roles with an attractive starting salary of £26,743.
GCHQ – the Government’s intelligence, security and cyber organisation – currently employs more than 6,000 people.
But they are hoping their campaign, called Journey into the Known, will encourage women into signing up for a job at the Government Communications Headquarters’ network of UK sites.
They will feature stories from five female employees over the coming weeks on their Instagram page.
The women, whose names have been changed for security reasons, all work as linguists, analysts and communication security specialists.
What is GCHQ?
The Government Communications Headquarters began as the Government Code and Cipher School in World War One.
In World War Two, mathematician Alan Turing worked to decipher German codes during at Bletchley Park.
After the war, the agency changed its name officially to GCHQ and moved to Middlesex and later to Cheltenham where its headquarters are still based.
GCHQ also has regional hubs in Scarborough, Bude, Harrogate and Manchester.
They work alongside law enforcement and the other intelligence agencies to protect the UK from cyber threats, terror plots, espionage and serious organised crime.
Today’s story features a testimony from Ruth, who got a job as an intelligence analyst after going through a “tricky break up”.
Ruth switched her degree from natural sciences to pharmacology and worked in a sleep research unit before applying for GCHQ.
The job description is asking for people from all backgrounds with “great analytical skills who enjoy being challenged” and “excellent communication skills”.
What an intelligence analyst does
GCHQ says: “Analysis is at the heart of what GCHQ does, which means our analysts are at the very hub of our workforce. Information comes from across the globe, in all kinds of formats, and your job as an analyst is to make sense of it.
“Working collaboratively in teams, you will process a large range of data – defining, analysing, distilling & interpreting it in order to produce insightful and impactful reports for our partners and customers. These reports inform foreign policy, military operations, law enforcement activity and national security.
“You’ll tackle a variety of challenging problems, sometimes involving high degrees of uncertainty. Our comprehensive Analysis Development Programme provides you with all the training you’ll need to begin your career as an intelligence analyst.
“It includes courses such as network security, encryption, and analytical thinking. It also provides mentoring and consolidation training and a rotation of work placements which will give you the very best to your analytical career.
“While the role is challenging, our flexible working policy ensures a healthy work-life balance. Wherever possible, we look to accommodate reduced hours or job share options balanced against business needs.”
Successful applicants will be provided with full technology training and but will have a “curiosity about tech”.
Anyone applying will need a 2.2 Honours degree in any subject but must meet nationality, residency and security requirements and pass a security vetting process.
GCHQ’s main role is to block online and real-world treats from other countries, criminal groups, terrorists and warped individuals.
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They gained notoriety in the Second World War thanks to the work of code-breakers – including Alan Turing – in Bletchley Park.
The agency’s headquarters is in Cheltenham but the roles would also apply to the regional hub in Manchester.
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