Intelligence Analyst

Department: College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Classification: Research Staff 12-month

Job Category:  Research Staff

Job Type:  Full-Time

Work Schedule:  Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: HIDTA West Virginia Initiative in Martinsburg, WV

Workplace Type:  Hybrid Eligible

Salary:  Salary commensurate with education and experience

Restricted: Yes

Criminal Background Check:  Yes

Security Clearance Check: Yes

About the Department:

The mission of the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (W/B HIDTA) Investigative Support Center (ISC) is to provide superior intelligence and case support to W/B HIDTA initiatives, participating agencies, and the HIDTA program. The mission is accomplished by utilizing the intelligence process to effectively and efficiently exploit law enforcement, drug treatment, and prevention data involving drug trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, drug money laundering, and gang activity within and around the W/B HIDTA region.

About the Position:

The Intelligence Analyst assigned to the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (W/B HIDTA) participates in all steps of the intelligence cycle: planning and directing, collecting information, processing and collating information, analyzing, producing and disseminating intelligence to help attain the mission of the W/B HIDTA.

This position will report to our HIDTA West Virginia Initiative in Martinsburg, WV. 

Responsibilities:

Intelligence Analysis: Assists in identifying new end users and defining their intelligence needs;Collects, organizes and analyzes data;Utilizes intelligence specific software program;Determines suspicious or potential criminal activity or associations;Identifies leads for follow up investigations;Conducts link analysis and identify connections or associations;Conducts telephone toll analysis;Identifies and develops undocumented areas of investigations and identifies leads for follow-up criminal investigations for W/B HIDTA law enforcement agencies and initiatives;Conducts research on criminal investigations;Assists in identification of criminal trends; Reports and Presentations: Prepares digital charts, graphs, tables, maps and other visual aids for case support and intelligence briefings;Develops and prepares comprehensive reports and bulletins for use by law enforcement agency personnel in planning the deployment of resources for the prevention and suppression of criminal activities; Law Enforcement Liaison: Attends intra/inter-agency meetings, conferences to gather and share information;Attends continuing education/training opportunities;Provides training to assist in the transfer of analytical skills to new HIDTA analysts, initiative personnel and area law enforcement; and Project Management: Manages Investigative Support Center (ISC) special projects as needed on a permanent and temporary basis.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in related field; Understanding of and demonstrated experience with the Intelligence Cycle; Ability to research a voluminous number of databases in order to find information on individuals utilizing very little previous information on the subject; Excellent skills in internet navigation and open-source intelligence; Ability to prepare graphs, charts, tables, maps, and other illustrative devices from collected data or visual presentations; Ability to effectively communicate both in oral and written form; Ability to gain cooperation and work in conjunction with personnel from allied agencies; Ability to understand and follow directives, instructions and standard operating procedures; Excellent demonstrated skills in internet navigation; Specific intelligence analyst training from law enforcement or an accredited organization such as Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEA); Knowledge of federal regulations regarding the collection and dissemination of intelligence information (28CFR, part 23); Ability to accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations; Ability to develop one’s own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done; Knowledge of the Intelligence Cycle and Criminal Investigations; Knowledge in the collection, analyzing, and dissemination of criminal intelligence information; Proficiency and demonstrated skills of current and popular analytic software; Proficiency and demonstrated skills in current crime analysis software and presentation techniques; Proficiency and demonstrated skills in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access; Ability to receive ANACAPA and/or Alpha Group Training Certification; Must be able to pass National Security background check and obtain a government issued Secret Level security clearance; and Must be able to pass background check from supporting federal agency.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated data analysis experience (typically 1+ years); and Demonstrated law enforcement intelligence analysis experience (typically 1+ years).

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for  Intelligence Analyst - West VA Initiative at Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter and resume.

Posting Open Date:  May 14, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  May 31, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes

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