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

• Based at Waitemata West Area Intelligence, Henderson Police Station
• Band E
• Permanent
• LAV
• Police Employee
• JR 5076977

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

Tāmaki Makaurau (TM) Intelligence has a permanent position available for an Intelligence Support Officer based at Henderson Police Station, Waitemata West Area.

TM Intelligence is an integral part of the deployment centre based at Piki Ki Te Ao, 482 Great South Road, Otahuhu. TM Intelligence comprises a large portion of the total intelligence workforce in Police and is made up of analytical -, scanning and targeting -, operation support -, real time -, collections - as well as area intelligence teams. At TM Intelligence we have a critical role in supporting Police to reduce and prevent crime and victimisation in New Zealand.

We seek to improve the understanding of criminal activities and road trauma to disrupt or prevent criminal activity by providing specialist support to District Leadership Teams at all levels.

The role of an Intelligence Support Officer entails collection, collation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information for intelligence purposes.

The work we do directly contributes to positive outcomes for our communities by influencing decision-makers and informing deployment for our frontline colleagues efficiently and to reduce victimisation. As an Intelligence Support Officer, you will be focusing on providing intelligence to assist with informing and driving the deployment of operational resources, enabling the understanding of the criminal environment and trends as well as facilitating evidence-based actions.

Intelligence Support Officers provide accurate, timely and meaningful intelligence about the environment and individuals of interest by identifying opportunities to prevent or disrupt criminal activities.

There may be operational requirements to work other shifts, weekends, and public holidays.

Key Accountabilities:

• Contribute to the daily intelligence for the Area Leadership Team.
• Prepare frontline support, tasking products and material for daily briefings.
• Contribute to the preparation of core intelligence and analytical products.
• Conduct basic statistical, graphical, and geospatial analysis.
• Maintain knowledge of the criminal environment and intelligence priorities.
• Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with partner people, workgroups, and organisations.
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office, (Word PowerPoint) and applications including NIA, Bail management, RIOD, Smart Client and INet.

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.

This role will include:

• Gaining and developing an understanding of NZ Police Intelligence Model.
• Building and maintaining internal and external relationships.
• Contributing to local, TM and National intelligence picture.
• Identifying LOIs and POIs and preparing intelligence products.
• Preparing frontline support products for daily briefings.

Please note, this role is a Locally Advertised Position (LAV) and is only open to applicants within Tamaki Makaurau.

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: 

 https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/12-2024/intelligence_support_officer.pdf

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 New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community of practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link: 

 Applicant Information Pack (External)  

Tono ināianei | Apply now 

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing  and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.   

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers  

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.   

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence at $74,748 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.   

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.   

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday 27th December . Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.  

The recruitment process will take longer than is usual. Shortlisting and interviews for this role will take place in 2025. Your patience is appreciated

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contactat elzarie.geyer@police.govt.nz