INTEL Officer (m/f/d) Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

-PERMANENT POSITION-

We are seeking a person (m/f/d) in the field of
‍"Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)" as an
‍"INTEL Officer (m/f/d)"
in the Situation and Command Center (LFZ) of the Hanover Police Department,EG 11 TV-L.

‍This position is full-time, with regular weekly working hours of 38.5 hours in rotating shifts. The Situation and Command Center is located at Waterloostraße 9, 30169 Hanover, and is easily accessible by public transport.

‍Your responsibilities:

‍The key areas of responsibility include:

• Acquisition, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of mission-relevant real-time information through the evaluation of open source intelligence (OSINT) in public databases (including the Internet and social media).
• Use of analysis and evaluation tools or search operators for search engines in the context of OSINT acquisition.
• Emergency requests to social media providers to obtain data stored there about account users (e.g. Facebook Records).
• Comparison of information obtained from freely accessible sources with findings from official databases
• Provision of the processed information to the respective police departments (operational area, investigative service, etc.) for threat prevention or criminal procedural measures/purposes
• (Preventive) monitoring within social media and freely accessible sources on the Internet for mission-relevant information of particular importance and/or public impact as well as for event situations (e.g. football matches).
• Administration, review and maintenance of the Hanover Police Department's social media accounts such as Facebook, X and Instagram at certain times
• Interaction with users who contact the police's social media accounts when immediate police action is required (e.g. suicide announcement)
• In individual cases, implementation of public searches and missing persons searches in social media (Facebook and X), accompanying press work
• Advising other police departments on social media and OSINT research, including giving lectures
• Continuous monitoring of OSINT developments and initiation of concept optimizations, as far as this appears necessary for police action, also in cooperation with other relevant police agencies

Your requirements:
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‍You are eligible to apply if you have successfully completed a degree in communication, media studies, or a similar field with at least a bachelor's degree or equivalent.

You are also expected to have:

• Knowledge of OSINT and social media (especially Facebook, TikTok, X and Instagram)
• Knowledge in community management or the willingness to acquire this knowledge through internal training
• Basic knowledge of data protection and information security
• Knowledge of the standard computer programs MS Word, MS Excel and MS Power-Point
• Proficiency in written and spoken English corresponding to language levels B1/B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

In addition, the following are desirable:

• Knowledge of monitoring and analysis software such as Facelift
• Confident use of search operators for search engines (e.g. Google operators)

For the advertised position, authorization to perform duties in a security-sensitive position (control center activity) within the framework of preventive personnel sabotage protection is required. Therefore, prior to any transfer to the position, the employee's consent to a basic security clearance (Ü1) and the consent of the spouse or partner to the disclosure of their data are required.

‍We offer you

• an interesting, meaningful and responsible job with the Lower Saxony Police in the public service
• a workplace that is easily accessible by public transport
• Standard salary in pay group 11 TV-L ( €4,064.54 /level 1, after one year €4,323.79 /level 2). With relevant professional experience, this may be credited towards the level period in accordance with Section 16, Paragraph 2 TV-L. If the relevant requirements are met, classification in pay group 11, level 3, TV-L ( €4,619.10 gross ) is possible.
• In addition to the standard salary, an allowance for work in rotating shifts of currently 105 euros per month as well as allowances for work at inconvenient times (e.g. night work, Sunday and public holiday work)
• a special payment at the end of the year
• a separate supplementary pension as a company pension (VBL)
• Work-life balance: 30 days of vacation and up to 5 days additional vacation per calendar year, overtime compensation
• company health management and sports activities
• Your thorough training as well as your professional and personal development are a matter of course for us.
• We value diverse, equal and inclusive teams

Procedure

‍As part of the selection process, after reviewing the requirements profile, a pre-selection will be made based on the submitted documents.

‍This is also important to us!

‍The regular weekly working hours are 38.5 hours. Work is generally carried out on rotating shifts (early, late, and night shifts). The position is suitable for part-time work with a minimum of 20 hours.

To ensure a good work-life balance, individual working time models and flexible arrangements are possible, although rotating shift work and flexible working hours, even outside of regular working hours, are essential. Willingness to do so is required.

Applicants (m/f/d) with a severe disability and people with disabilities equivalent to these will be given priority if they are equally suitable and qualified, unless there are reasons of greater legal weight related to the other applicants that oppose this. To protect your interests, we ask you to inform us of your severe disability/equal treatment in your application letter .In accordance with the Lower Saxony Equal Opportunities Act, we strive to increase the number of underrepresented genders in all areas and positions. The Hanover Police Department also promotes cultural diversity. For these reasons, applications from women and people with a migration background and bilingualism are particularly welcome.

"Diverse, equal and inclusive teams are important to us" (DEI)

‍Apply

‍Your application should include a cover letter , a CV and supporting documents (professional qualifications, certificates, proof of further training, etc.).

‍You can submit applications by email. To do so, please send us your application as a single PDF document with a maximum size of 4 MB and quoting the reference number "OSINT" to: personal-verwaltungsplanung@pd-h.polizei.niedersachsen.de

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If you are or have already been employed in the public service, please consent to inspect your personnel file and provide the contact details of the contact person in the relevant personnel department.

‍We look forward to hearing from you!

‍For further information about the position, please call Mr. Gottlob at +49 511 109-1222 or Mr. Prinz at +49 511 109-1223 in Department 12, Operations and Command Center. For questions regarding the job advertisement and selection process, please contact Mr. Mirco Fischer in Department 13, 13.2, at +49 511 109-1328.

For the preparation and subsequent implementation of the application process, Department 13 of the Hanover Police Department will collect your data. Further information pursuant to Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be found athttps://www.pd-h.polizei-nds.de/startseite/beruf_und_karriere/stellenangebote/

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