Intelligence Support Officer

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. **Intelligence Support Officer - National Organised Crime Group** - **Based in Christchurch**: - **Band E**: - **Police Employee**: - **Permanent, Full Time**: - **LAV**: - **JR 5312940** **E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa.** - Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face_ **Mo te tunga | About the role** The National Organised Crime Group (NOCG) is responsible for detecting, investigating, and prosecuting transnational and organised crime networks impacting New Zealand. NOCG investigations are often challenging and complex, involving a full range of best practice overt and covert investigation techniques. This commonly involves targeting organised criminal enterprises and actors, international syndicates or professional facilitators involved in the importation and supply of illicit drugs and associated criminal offending. The ISO provides specialist, hands-on support that underpins critical decision-making. This involves proactive scanning and collection of data, information collation, and efficient storage, retrieval, and dissemination of intelligence to drive effective action. The ISO also identifies emerging trends, risks, and issues, delivering short-format, high-turnaround intelligence outputs to inform tactical and operational responses at various levels. By maintaining situation awareness and fostering adaptability in a fast-paced environment, the ISO ensures the timely availability of relevant intelligence to support operational outcomes and community safety. **Key Accountabilities**: - Identify criminal trends and organised crime activity. - Assessing information and interrogate a range of data and information to draw valid conclusions. - Add value to information obtained. - Be proactive and enquiring. - Work as a team member in a dynamic operational environment. - Strong and effective communication skills including the ability to write clearly and succinctly and present work in a style that effectively influences the target audience. **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. You must be able to cope with the nature of the work we undertake and the challenges presented in Police Intelligence. - Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. - A relevant university qualification is desired, but not essential. - Excellent written communication skills. - Knowledge of SharePoint would be an advantage. - Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills - Strong relationship management skills including engaging stakeholders in information sharing and collaboration. - Able to work in a dynamic environment. - A team player. **Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements** - New Zealand or Australian citizenship, or a permanent NZ resident - Shift/Weekend work may be required to meet operational demand. - Please note, this role is a Locally Advertised Position (LAV) and is only open to applicants within Canterbury District - Some travel may be required. This role is set at **Individual Contributor level**, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business". **To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser**: **Security Clearance Requirements** To be eligible for this role, you **may be asked** to obtain and maintain a **TOP SECRET**national security clearance. The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is: NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last **10** years, or: - A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last **10** years, or - A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries **for the last 10** **years**: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, or United States of America, and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS. Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process: **Mo tatou | About us** New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It wor