Careers

About

NetWatch are excited to advertise our next internship placement due to commence in September 2024. This placement is open to university undergraduates looking to complete a yearlong placement prior to commencing their third year of studies. Having successfully run our internship scheme for the last seven years, this fantastic opportunity is perfect for someone looking to gain experience in business administration and wanting to add invaluable work experience to their CV for future job prospects.

We have a supportive learning environment where you will be surrounded by experienced staff to help you learn and develop during your internship. We often have previous interns re-joining the company part-time during their final year and full-time thereafter and have multiple former interns in senior positions within the company. We therefore hope that there will be numerous opportunities to forward your career with NetWatch from this starting point.

Placement Details

Role: Business Administration Internship

Location: based in Birmingham in close proximity to the city centre.  Our address is: Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT

Length of Placement: 12 months

Working Hours: 35 flexi hours per week Mon-Fri

Start Date: Monday 2^nd September 2024

End Date: Friday 29^th August 2025

Number of Placements Available: 1-2

Salary: National Minimum Wage plus reasonable travel expenses reimbursed

Closing Date: Friday 1^st December 2023

Job Description

• Key member of the administration team with responsibility for booking-in instructions using our case management system and resolving queries from clients and colleagues.
• Conducting quality assurance checks to ensure data is inputted correctly.
• Using the phone and email to liaise with clients and external organisations, to request/chase documentation and resolve any queries.
• Issuing cheques and chasing payments to and from external organisations.
• Assisting our analyst team with writing basic reports and letters in relation to ongoing or completed investigations.
• Exposure to different areas of our business, rotating across different administration positions depending upon ongoing business need at the time.
• Ability to work on an independent project of your topic choice which will benefit the company and provide you with a take-away from your placement.
• Supporting colleagues and the wider administration team whenever necessary.

The Organisation

NetWatch Global is the largest and most successful open-source investigation company in the UK. We specialise in providing powerful and actionable intelligence which clients either rely on to make effective decisions or as evidence in court. NetWatch analysts assist in a range of areas from identifying new witnesses that the police are unaware of, to proving the true scale of a claimant’s injuries for insurance clients, or even cracking large counterfeiting networks for FMCG partners.

NetWatch Global are experts in online investigation and social media intelligence. Our in-house software development team have created a bespoke tool suite, which provides us with enhanced methods of locating hard-to-find online data. The tool suite is regularly updated and improved, meaning we are at the cutting edge of OSINT trends and developments.

We are part of The Surveillance Group – The largest and most successful covert surveillance and investigation company in the UK.

Benefits

Reasonable travel expenses reimbursed, flexi-time, hybrid working opportunities, 24 days leave plus bank holidays, buy and sell leave scheme, flexible bank holiday policy, in-house training, supportive environment, on-site gym, employee benefits and wellbeing programme, regular team social events, cycle to work scheme, casual dress.

Minimum Requirements

Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate at university, studying for a degree and looking for a year-long placement position.

Person Specification

• Excellent verbal communication skills and confidence in dealing with clients over the phone
• Excellent written communication skills for corresponding with clients over email and compiling short written reports
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to adapt, re-prioritise and multi-task with ease
• Strong sense of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to adapt to using new database systems
• Competent at utilising MS Office
• Positive attitude, self-motivated and driven – passionate about the work and eager to learn and develop.
• Team player – able to work well independently but also in a team to assist in maintaining a supportive environment.
• Honesty and integrity – personal characteristics essential to anyone working in an investigation role at NetWatch.

To Apply

Send your CV and cover letter to Helen Wakeman at hwakeman@netwatchglobal.com. In the subject heading of your email, please state ‘Application for Business Administration Internship’. Please be advised that we only consider applications that comprise of both documents, and CVs must include full details of education background and grades achieved.

Process

• Closing date for applications is Friday 1^st December 2023
• Successful applicants will be contacted for an initial telephone interview w/c 4^th December
• After this stage, successful applicants will progress to a face-to-face interview w/c 11^th December

About

NetWatch are excited to advertise our next internship placement due to commence in September 2024. This placement is open to university undergraduates looking to complete a yearlong placement prior to commencing their third year of studies. Having successfully run our internship scheme for the last eight years, this fantastic opportunity is perfect for those looking to gain experience in the intelligence sector and wanting to add invaluable work experience to their CV for future job prospects.

We have a supportive learning environment where you will be surrounded by OSINT experts to help you learn and develop during your internship. We often have previous interns re-joining the company part-time during their final year and full-time thereafter and have multiple former interns in senior positions within the company. We therefore hope that there will be numerous opportunities to forward your career with NetWatch from this starting point.

Placement Details

Role: Intelligence Analyst Internship

Location: based in Birmingham in close proximity to the city centre.  Our address is: Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street, Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT

Length of Placement: 12 months

Working Hours: 35 flexi hours per week Mon-Fri with hybrid working opportunities

Start Date: Monday 2^nd September 2024

End Date: Friday 29^th August 2025

Number of Placements Available: 1-2

Salary: National Minimum Wage plus reasonable travel expenses reimbursed

Closing Date: Friday 1^st December 2023

Job Description

• Analysing and compiling intelligence into comprehensive written reports in a target driven environment.
• Utilising a variety of databases, public records and intelligence tools & techniques to obtain information on subjects and attribute social networking accounts to them.
• Researching social networking sites to build up a lifestyle analysis of individuals suspected of being involved in fraudulent claims.
• Online investigations to establish the movements and whereabouts of individuals so that surveillance can be utilised to best effect.
• Identifying and locating individuals who may have witnessed any road or personal injury accidents so that the client can obtain statements to assist when deciding upon liability and reserve.
• Investigations into online networks with the aim of establishing any links between parties which could suggest fraud.
• Utilising in-house NetWatch software to provide a range of bespoke services to clients in various industries.
• Ability to work on an independent project of your topic choice which will benefit the company and provide you with a take-away from your placement.

The Organisation

NetWatch Global is the largest and most successful open-source investigation company in the UK. We specialise in providing powerful and actionable intelligence which clients either rely on to make effective decisions or as evidence in court. NetWatch analysts assist in a range of areas from identifying new witnesses that the police are unaware of, to proving the true scale of a claimant’s injuries for insurance clients, or even cracking large counterfeiting networks for FMCG partners.

NetWatch Global are experts in online investigation and social media intelligence. Our in-house software development team have created a bespoke tool suite, which provides us with enhanced methods of locating hard-to-find online data. The tool suite is regularly updated and improved, meaning we are at the cutting edge of OSINT trends and developments.

We are part of The Surveillance Group – The largest and most successful covert surveillance and investigation company in the UK.

Benefits

Excellent monthly bonus scheme, reasonable travel expenses reimbursed, flexi-time, hybrid working opportunities, 24 days leave plus bank holidays, buy and sell leave scheme, flexible bank holiday policy, in-house training, supportive environment, on-site gym, employee benefits and wellbeing programme, regular team social events, cycle to work scheme, casual dress.

Minimum Requirements

Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate at university, studying for a degree and looking for a year-long placement position.

Person Specification

• Analytical thinker – able to analyse information quickly and use it to provide robust advice.
• Written communicator – able to easily relay complex information in a written report.
• Curious – an inquisitive, open-minded type, who seeks out information from sources that may not always seem obvious.
• Self-motivated and driven – passionate about the work and eager to learn and progress.
• Organised – the ability to adapt, re-prioritise and multi-task with ease, and stay on track to hit monthly targets.
• Strong sense of accuracy and attention to detail
• Online awareness – an ongoing interest in current and emerging online trends, particularly in social networking.
• Team player – able to work well independently but also in a team to assist in maintaining a supportive environment.
• Shows great enthusiasm for their work and seeks to get involved with new projects and initiatives.
• Honesty and integrity – personal characteristics essential to anyone working in an investigation role at NetWatch.

To Apply

Send your CV and cover letter to Helen Wakeman at hwakeman@netwatchglobal.com. In the subject heading of your email, please state ‘Application for Intelligence Analyst Internship’. Please be advised that we only consider applications that comprise of both documents, and CVs must include full details of education background and grades achieved.

Process

• Closing date for applications is Friday 1^st December 2023
• Successful applicants will be contacted for an initial telephone interview w/c 4^th December
• After this stage, successful applicants will progress to a face-to-face interview w/c 11^th December

ONLY APPLICATIONS WITH COVERING LETTERS & FULL EDUCATION HISTORY INCLUDING GRADES ACHIEVED WILL BE CONSIDERED

Submit your CV and a covering letter via email. Please see our careers page for further guidance – https://www.netwatchglobal.com/careers

Covering letters should detail your interest in the company and position, and why you are a good fit.

Job Details

• Monday to Friday
• Full-time 35 hours per week
• £20,500 per year salary
• Start Date: As soon as possible

We are a growing open-source investigation company based in the heart of Birmingham looking for an enthusiastic Administration Assistant to join our team in operating our exciting new service.

The Role

In October 2020 NetWatch launched an exciting new service which has proven highly successful and has grown at an exponential rate. As a result, we are looking for an Administration Assistant to join our company to help with the day-to-day running of this service as well as providing effective administrative support to the wider company. You will be provided with full training and ongoing support to help you settle into this role.

Opportunity to Progress: Several of our previous administration staff have progressed into analyst roles with the company, therefore this role may also interest those who are looking to get their foot on the ladder in the world of open-source intelligence.

IMPORTANT: Please note that the first 6 months of this role is office-based and will require the successful candidate to be within a commutable distance to Birmingham City Centre. There may then be remote working opportunities later.

BENEFITS INCLUDE: flexitime, remote working opportunities, on-site gym, employee benefits programme, company pension scheme, qualification and training opportunities, regular team social events, cycle to work scheme, casual dress.

Job Description

As an Administration Assistant, your key responsibilities will include those listed below, although this is not an exhaustive list:

• Responsible for logging new instructions from clients to our database system
• Using the phone and email to liaise with clients and external organisations, to request/chase documentation and resolve any queries.
• Conducting quality assurance checks to ensure data is inputted correctly.
• Issuing cheques and chasing payments to and from external organisations.
• Assisting our analyst team with writing basic reports and letters in relation to ongoing or completed investigations.
• Supporting colleagues and the wider administration team whenever necessary.

Requirements

• 3 x A Levels C or above or equivalent required
• 5 x GCSE at C or above or equivalent, including Maths and English required
• 2 Years office-based experience required
• Ability to adapt to using new database systems
• Competent at utilising MS Office
• Excellent communication skills and confidence in dealing with clients over the phone
• Excellent written communication skills for corresponding with clients over email
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to adapt, re-prioritise and multi-task with ease
• Strong sense of accuracy and attention to detail
• Positive attitude
• Honesty and Integrity

Recruitment is ongoing until the position is filled