Research Analyst

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Research Analyst - Financial Intelligence Unit, it starts with you
- Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
- Band H
- Police Employee
- Permanent, full time
- JR 4619681

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The Financial Intelligence Unit is the recipient of suspicious activity and transaction information, reported to us from the private financial sector. Using this information, we contribute to anti-money laundering efforts, the investigation of organised and transnational criminal groups, and the disruption of terrorist financing by supporting the investigations of Police, other Government agencies and international law enforcement.

The Research Analyst produces guidance to the financial sector on money laundering/terrorism financing methods, and cross-government risk assessments.

This role offers research guidance to the National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, giving direction to reporting entities and intelligence colleagues.

On an ad-hoc basis, the Research Analyst also contributes to domestic and international research projects, aligned with the strategic direction of FIU, FCG, and wider within Police.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Provide qualitative and quantitative research supporting cross-government policy development, operational policy, and practitioners across the FIUs partners
- Coordinate the National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment process
- Provide input into projects by international organisations supporting the development of AML/CFT regimes
- Conduct quantitative and qualitative research to help refine FIU information collection processes, provide information for international compliance, and inform strategic decision making
- Detect and analyse trends, outcomes and other questions of statistical significance in relation to financially motivated crimes, identifying strategic opportunities to target them
- Contribute to joint research projects with internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of improving FCG and Police strategies
- Prepare reports on topics researched and analysed, sharing those findings with the financial sector, relevant workgroups, and government agencies in a way that meets the audience’s needs
- Determine research project parameters, objectives, deliverables, constraints and stakeholders and manages time, resources, quality and risks while focussing on project deliverables

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
- Strong interpersonal and partnership skills
- Can link Government strategy with operational delivery
- Excellent writing skills in order to communicate guidance on money laundering typologies
- Strong research skills to support production of the National Risk Assessment on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
- Using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) to develop a high standard of reports/presentations
- Presenting (written and verbal) complex issues clearly to a range of audiences
- Knowledge of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Mutual Evaluations is desirable, but not crucial
- Experience with serious criminal investigations is desirable.

**Special Requirements**:

- This role is based in Wellington. Some travel may be required
- Applicants must have, or be able to obtain and maintain government security clearance
- The preferred applicant will be required to undergo Vetting, Reference and Drug/Alcohol testing before an offer of employment is made.
- This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over Ne