Intelligence Officer

Department Of Justice; Ararat; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice is seeking an Intelligence Officer to help keep correctional facilities and communities safe through information gathering and analysis. You will support decisions about offenders in the community and people in custody, and contribute to intelligence-led operations across Victoria.

You will collect and analyse intelligence, prepare reports for managers, and work with corrections staff and external agencies to share information while improving systems for better safety

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office and information management systems or other data tools.
• Strong analytical skills to assess information, solve problems and identify risks.
• Clear communication skills to write reports and explain complex information clearly.
• Collaborative and inclusive approach to working with others and sharing information.

Responsibilities

• Collect, record and analyse intelligence information to help prevent violence, contraband and serious incidents.
• Prepare clear intelligence reports and briefings for managers on risks, patterns and emerging threats.
• Support intelligence-led operations by helping managers and staff plan their work.
• Improve information systems and processes to support accurate records and useful analysis.
• Work with corrections staff and external agencies to share authorised information and support safety across Victoria.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical skills

Clear communication

Collaborative approach

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

• Help keep correctional facilities and communities safe through intelligence work.
• Use information and analysis to help prevent violence and serious incidents.
• Work across Victoria, with a focus on two post-sentence facilities.
• Build your skills in intelligence and support safer decisions across corrections.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning$81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

What you will do

As an intelligence officer, you will collect and analyse information to help keep people safe. You will support decisions about offenders in the community and people in custody.

You will:

• collect, record and analyse intelligence information to help prevent violence, contraband and serious incidents
• prepare clear intelligence reports and briefings for managers on risks, patterns and emerging threats
• support intelligence-led operations by helping managers and staff plan their work
• improve information systems and processes to support accurate records and useful analysis
• work with corrections staff and external agencies to share authorised information and support safety across Victoria.

About you

You must be an Australian citizen and hold a current Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance. If you do not hold this clearance, you must obtain it within 12 months of starting. Relevant tertiary qualifications or knowledge of the field are desirable, not essential. You must also complete the required intelligence analysis training within six months.

You should also have:

• experience with Microsoft Office and information management systems, or other tools for managing data
• strong analytical skills to assess information, solve problems and identify risks
• clear communication skills to write reports and explain complex information in simple terms
• a collaborative and inclusive approach to working with others, sharing information and improving how work gets done.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Sarah Haynes at ************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Child safe statement of commitment

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.