Clerk (m/f/d) for operational support through open source intelligence (OSINT)

Job offer type
‍At work

‍Employer/Public Service Provider
‍State of Rhineland-Palatinate

‍Emergency department
‍Command Staff

‍Place of work
‍Kaiserslautern

‍Start of activity
‍At the earliest possible date

‍Vacancies
‍1

‍Fixed-term employment
‍no

‍Working hours
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‍Full-time (39 hours per week)

‍Job description
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‍The West Palatinate Police Headquarters, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, is one of six police headquarters in Rhineland-Palatinate, responsible for the safety of the people in the city and district of Kaiserslautern, the cities of Pirmasens and Zweibrücken, as well as the districts of Südwestpfalz, Kusel, the western part of the Donnersberg district, and the southern part of the Nahe-Glan collective municipality in the Bad Kreuznach district. The authority currently employs approximately 1,250 staff members.

Further information on the organization of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Police, the West Palatinate Police Headquarters and the individual police stations (locally responsible offices) can be found on our website www.polizei.rlp.de.

The following permanent position is available in the Command and Situation Center at the Kaiserslautern location:

Clerk (m/f/d) for operational support through open source intelligence (OSINT)
(E9b/E10 TV-L depending on the requirements,
full-time, currently corresponds to 39 hours/week)

Job description:

• Monitoring, controlling and requests of OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) through research in public and digital big data using OSINT for mission-relevant content in the form of posts, pics, reels, reports, video and audio through the use of analysis and evaluation tools as well as emergency requests to providers
• Information evaluation through analysis and evaluation of the obtained content and comparison of the obtained content with the information from official databases and current operations
• Information sharing
• Proper use of tools for editing, preparing and documenting researched content and dissemination in accordance with existing regulations
• Preventive monitoring through constant review of the telemedia/social media community for content of particular importance and/or public impact for the police (in close consultation with internal and external network units) and documentation of the relevant content
• Account/Content Creator and Management (creation and maintenance of web and social media accounts; support in the conceptual development of Big Data research, including software solutions; networking in the field of OSINT)
• Support of police leadership in police operations, particularly through monitoring operations using the operations control system and digital radio, as well as implementation of operational support measures; visualization of situation information; implementation of alerting measures; support of the police operations commander in the area of information management; data research in internal data systems

The West Palatinate Police Headquarters actively promotes equal opportunity for all employees. We therefore welcome applications from all people, regardless of gender, cultural and social background, age, religion, ideology, disability, or sexual orientation. Applicants with a severe disability or equal opportunity will be given priority if they are appropriately qualified.
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Experience, knowledge, and skills acquired through family work or voluntary activity will be considered when assessing qualifications within the framework of Section 8 Paragraph 1 of the State Equal Opportunities Act.
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The West Palatinate Police Headquarters supports the compatibility of family and career through flexible working arrangements within the scope of official possibilities.
The advertised position is generally suitable for part-time work. If appropriate applications are received, it will be reviewed whether part-time requests can be accommodated within the framework of the position-specific requirements.

Educational qualification

• Completed university degree (Bachelor or equivalent degree) in computer science or comparable IT-related courses, or in the fields of communications engineering, information technology, data science or a comparable field of study
  
• or completed vocational training as an IT specialist (m/f/d) for system integration, specialist (m/f/d) for media and information services (focus on information documentation), assistant (m/f/d) for technical communication and documentation
  
• or completed vocational training in an administrative profession (administrative assistant (m/f/d) or comparable)

Requirements

• Further training as an information broker or social media manager would be desirable.
• Experience in dealing with open source intelligence (OSINT)
• Experience in office management – confident handling of the necessary IT applications
• Experience with analysis and monitoring tools as well as in dealing with big data research
• Very good oral and written communication skills in German and English (at least C1)
• Good comprehension, a high degree of initiative and creativity, analytical thinking and judgment, a high sense of responsibility  
  and willingness to take responsibility, resilience, organizational skills and independence, ability to cooperate and work in a team
• Willingness to undertake further training with regard to mastery of special software
• Unrestricted suitability and willingness to work shifts
• We assume that you consent to the security check in accordance with the provisions of the LSÜG

Miscellaneous

We offer you:

• Employees with a degree in information technology are assigned to pay group 10 TV-L. Employees without a degree in information technology are initially assigned to pay group 9b TV-L, depending on their personal qualifications. After several years of proven performance and extensive training in this field, there are opportunities for advancement up to pay group 10 TV-L. (The salary table can be found at http://oeffentlicherdienst.info/tv-l/allg/.)
• Annual bonus of currently approximately 74% of gross salary
• a crisis-proof job
• varied and challenging area of responsibility
• Working from home on a daily basis (after training, depending on the activity to be performed)
• flexible part-time models
• expert support during training
• company pension scheme (VBL)
• capital accumulation benefits
• Holiday entitlement of 30 days per year
• uncomplicated possibility to compensate for working hours and take vacation time.
  

Application addressState of Rhineland-PalatinatePolice Headquarters West Palatinate, PV 3Logenstraße 567655 KaiserslauternEmail address for inquiriesppwestpfalz.pv3.bewerbung@polizei.rlp.deAdditional application typesEmail, letterEmployer's website addresshttp://www.polizei.rlp.deApplication attachments

Please submit your application, including the usual documents (cover letter, CV, copies of your school transcripts, exam results, and employment references), by August 29, 2025, by email to
ppwestpfalz.pv3.Bewerbung@polizei.rlp.de as a single PDF file with a maximum total size of 5 MB. Applications
can also be submitted via the portals karriere.rlp.de or interamt.de . Applications received via other portals cannot be considered.
Alternatively, you can apply by mail to the following address:

Police Headquarters West Palatinate
PV 3
Logenstraße 5
67655 Kaiserslautern

Please submit your application without any application folders or slides. Applications will only be returned if sent in a sufficiently stamped envelope.
Please note that only complete applications can be considered for the selection process.
Data will be destroyed in accordance with data protection regulations after the selection process has been completed. If an email address is provided, all communication will be conducted exclusively electronically. Any costs incurred in connection with the application cannot be reimbursed.

End of application period

‍29.08.2025