Intelligence Analyst (Insp Srv)

United States Postal Service; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Savings/investment plan with employer"

Flexible spending

Flextime core hours

Job summary

The United States Postal Service is seeking an analytical professional to design and conduct complex investigations, build data-driven intelligence products, and support law enforcement strategies across national and local levels.

You will combine data retrieval, quantitative methods, and visualization to inform crime prevention and investigative prioritization while coordinating with internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of sources, databases, and methods of collecting intelligence data.
• Ability to conduct intelligence research and interviews to support analyses.
• Ability to evaluate data and information in varied forms for reliability in a law enforcement context.
• Ability to organize data into database and tracking systems for analysis and interpretation.
• Ability to apply quantitative and qualitative evaluative methods to ensure data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Designs and develops complex analytical investigations and projects with investigative methodologies and data retrieval.
• Develops, analyzes, and synthesizes intelligence data and displays using tables, graphs, and reports.
• Performs analyses on illicit activities and reports findings to internal and external audiences.
• Utilizes databases to identify data trends, patterns, and networks.
• Provides technical guidance to inspectors to expedite investigative activities.
• Designs and implements quantitative studies to support data-driven decision making.
• Serves as a technical resource on investigative task groups and supports hearings.
• Maintains liaison contacts with law enforcement and professional associations.

Skills

Intelligence research

Data analysis

Database knowledge

Data visualization

Communications

Tools

Excel

Databases

Job description

BENEFIT INFORMATION: The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

Functional Purpose

Performs complex analytical investigations utilizing existing databases and tracking systems to support Inspection Service investigative activities, national and local law enforcement strategies, and the development of crime prevention measures. Develops analytic products that are disseminated and used in law enforcement communities to enhance strategic and tactical planning, inter-agency partnership, resource prioritization, and workload allocation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Designs and develops complex analytical investigations and projects, including determining intelligence and investigative methodologies, data retrieval, compilation and extrapolation.
2. Develops, analyzes, and synthesizes intelligence data and displays, using tables, complex spreadsheets, graphs, flow charts, and reports to facilitate and support law enforcement investigations, prosecutions, operational planning, and crime prevention measures.
3. Performs in-depth and complex analyses on illicit global activities, emerging criminal trends and patterns, new product vulnerabilities, and inter-agency information tracking systems gaps and opportunities; reports and disseminates findings internally and to the external intelligence community; makes recommendations for preventive and/or proactive measures.
4. Utilizes existing internal and external databases and tracking systems to identify data trends, patterns, and networks.
5. Provides technical guidance to inspectors and others as needed to expedite investigative and prosecution activities.
6. Designs, organizes, and implements quantitative studies and reviews to support data-driven decision making and prioritization of investigative resources and national and local strategic policy development.
7. Serves as a technical resource and expert on investigative and intelligence task groups and panels. Provides supporting documentation at administrative and judicial hearings in civil and criminal court proceedings.
8. Maintains liaison contacts with other law enforcement and non-law enforcement agencies and participates in professional associations and conferences.

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements.

Requirements

1. Knowledge of sources, databases, and methods of collecting intelligence data.
2. Knowledge of information technology sufficient to research and communicate with internal and external secure electronic databases.
3. Ability to conduct intelligence research and interviews to support financial, tactical, and strategic analyses.
4. Ability to evaluate data and information in complex and varied forms in order to determine data significance, integrity and reliability within a law enforcement context.
5. Ability to research and organize various types of data and information into database and tracking systems to facilitate the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.
6. Ability to apply quantitative and qualitative evaluative methods to ensure integrity, quality, and reliability of intelligence data and analytic products.
7. Ability to develop complex spreadsheets, tables, graphs, flow charts, and other visual depictions to facilitate the display and interpretation of information, trends, and patterns.
8. Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing to clearly convey information, findings, and recommendations to varied audiences, both internal and external.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free.

Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.