Public Safety Intelligence Analyst

Schedule: Full-time

What You’ll Do:

Ohio Department of Public Safety – Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center

Report In Location: 1970 West Broad St, Columbus, Ohio 43223

Work Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM

At the direction of the Public Safety Intelligence Manager within the Narcotics Intelligence Center (NIC), collect, organize & analyze data, review & analyze problems & information related to potential threats & develop research tools &/or means used in analyzing & disseminating intelligence information & create & implement sophisticated &/or complex criminal & terrorist related analytical products & policies:

• Develop proper research tools, methods & intelligence request forms to appropriately accommodate intelligence information;

• Identify & analyze informational databases, spreadsheets & reports allowing information to be easily exchanged & understood;

• Prepare intelligence reports, products, & briefings for presentation to all public safety partners;

• Coordinate interstate & intrastate information;

• Provide operational guidance to partners;

• Maintain association with & facilitates exchange of information between federal, state & local law enforcement agencies & taskforces for disposition of criminal activity &/or intelligence information on criminal activity (e.g., narcotic trafficking, illegal dark web activity);

• Collect, research & analyze intelligence information & other resources to determine patterns, trends & movements of criminals to aid law enforcement agencies with investigations;

• Coordinate research activities with other departmental units &/or outside agencies;

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal statutes & Ohio Revised Code (ORC);

• Assist in reviewing & recommending intelligence &/or analytical related software & hardware equipment;

• Create sophisticated &/or complex criminal & narcotic related policies;

• Formulate & implement plans, policies, & procedures for the receipt of locally & federally generated time sensitive threat information (e.g., policies & protocols for state & local governmental entities in the State of Ohio) in order to: assess local implications of time-sensitive & emerging threat information;

• Identify the dissemination of time sensitive & emerging threat information to all law enforcement, homeland security partners & other related public safety disciplines;

• Gather locally generated information (e.g., criminal activity, suspicious activity reporting) based on time sensitive & emerging threats;

• Independently review & analyze problems related to sophisticated criminal &/or complex organized crime-related activity from agency personnel & other intelligence units.

• Maintain common operating picture for the State of Ohio including overall threats, hazards, & response operations throughout the state &/or nation as resources are deployed;

• Support information & intelligence gathering situational awareness reports;

• Support incident specific briefing to senior agency leadership & others as directed;

• Review correspondence, directives & reports to ensure accuracy & completeness;

• Analyze trends that may indicate potential need for state involvement & asset deployment;

• Conduct special analytical studies to support the agency;

• Serve as resource person & technical advisor (e.g., responds to requests for information; represents agency in meetings) in area of criminal intelligence & public safety;

• Schedule, coordinate &/or conduct classes, seminars & conferences;

• Assist with office-related tasks as they pertain to the functionality & operation of the NIC;

• Respond to the Hub, State Fusion Center, or Emergency Operations Center during critical incidents;

• Represent the NIC at meetings & conferences;

• Cross-train job duties with Homeland Security & Criminal Intelligence;

• Utilize state vehicle to travel to various locations with required job-related equipment (e.g., laptop, surveillance equipment, etc.) in order to collect, research & analyze intelligence information & other resources to determine patterns & trends of illegal dark web drug activity &/or professional criminals to assist law enforcement agencies &/or taskforces & public safety agencies with investigations & the mitigation of public safety incidents;

• Perform other duties as assigned.

36 mos. exp. conducting research & writing reports using operational, mathematical, analytical &/or statistical research techniques.

-Or completion of undergraduate core program in homeland security, political science, criminal justice, emergency management, public health, international affairs or related field; 12 mos. exp. conducting research & writing reports using operational, mathematical, analytical &/or statistical research techniques.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skill: Public Safety

Technical Skills: Public Safety

Professional Skills: Analyzation; Interpreting Data