specialist intelligence (OSINT) human trafficking and migration crime

As an Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) specialist, you'll collect, analyze, and interpret information from open sources. You'll make smart use of available (online) tools or simply build your own. By connecting the information you find with available information from police systems, you'll identify, analyze, and interpret trends, networks, and phenomena. This contributes to products and services that provide insight, overview, and perspective for the unit. Your knowledge and skills will also strengthen the national police network.

Your work aligns with intelligence and investigative interests. Therefore, you consistently assess your work against the legal framework. You also serve as both an advisor and ambassador for OSINT within the unit, sharing your knowledge and findings both orally and in writing in an inspiring way. You actively seek collaboration with colleagues and partners and are a strong liaison at various levels.

On the topic of human trafficking and migration crime, you will work closely with the Aliens, Identification and Human Trafficking Department (AVIM) in Heythuysen. Initially, your focus will be on the specific topic (M&M). You will maintain continuous knowledge of the various signals and investigations, contributing both reactively and proactively with your OSINT knowledge and skills.  

Where are you going to work?

The Regional Intelligence Organization (DRIO) Limburg is a dynamic service consisting of over 200 employees who provide the police organization and its partners with up-to-date intelligence 24/7. Within the various DRIO departments, employees work daily with intelligence from sources including our police systems, open sources, and human resources. DRIO colleagues work decentrally in various locations within the unit, close to the various operational processes. The work culture is open, critical of content, and focused on development.

You will be working at the Regional Information Hub (RIK) of the DRIO. The RIK is responsible for collecting, processing, interpreting, and coordinating information and signals on various topics, including Counterterrorism, Extremism and Radicalization (CTER), Public Order and Safety, and Human Trafficking and Migration Crime (M&M).

Who are you?

You have a wide range of interests and are aware of social issues. You ask questions, make connections, see patterns, and are constantly seeking new insights. This enables you to interpret the information you find accurately and objectively, taking into account aspects such as cultural traditions, historical events, and current social and technological developments. You then share your knowledge, insights, and findings in an understandable way. You are comfortable with technology and understand that the internet is more than just Google. You are therefore a digital whiz.

In order to continuously provide the police organization with up-to-date information, a certain degree of flexibility is expected and you are willing to perform on-call duties.

We further ask:

• HBO (bachelor) work and thinking level*;
• knowledge of internet and network technologies;
• Experience with languages ​​like Python or JavaScript. Familiarity with various operating systems, such as Windows, macOS, and Linux, is a plus.
• preferably work experience and/or relevant knowledge regarding open source research;
• affinity with online detection and enforcement;
• above-average interest in everything that happens online.

What we offer

This position is linked to two locations: Venlo and Heythuysen. In practice, you'll primarily be working at AVIM in Heythuysen, which will be your focus for the foreseeable future. There's room for 1 FTE. This is a 36-hour per week position.

Depending on your background, you will follow a 14-week training program at the Police Academy for specific employability (36 hours per week), possibly followed by an additional training program required for the position. During this training program, you will receive the salary agreed upon with you. Successful completion of the mandatory assessment is a prerequisite for starting the training program. Completing the training program is a requirement for performing this role.  

‍Here you will find all the information  regarding the selection procedure, the assessment, and the training program.

During the internal, specialized police training program, you will be temporarily appointed as a trainee officer. After completing the training, we will offer you a temporary position with a one-year probationary period. A permanent position will follow as soon as possible after this probationary period.

Within the police force, we invest in your future. We offer extensive development opportunities and an attractive benefits package. This includes:

• a gross monthly salary of at least €3,201 and a maximum of €5,156 (scale 9 Bbp) based on a 36-hour working week;
• an Individual Choice Budget (IKB) consisting of two parts:
  • A gross portion of 17.86% of your salary. This budget allows you to customize some of your employment benefits. Consider, for example, paying out your budget, purchasing vacation hours, or participating in development activities like training.
  • A net portion of €377 per year. You can use this budget for sustainability goals, union dues, and vitality initiatives, for example.
• an excellent pension plan with ABP and paid parental leave ( more information about leave, arrangements and options ).

The formal function within the police function structure is  operational specialist A.

Interested?

For more information about the position, please call or email Ghislaine Franscoise, Operational Specialist C (06-21294642, ghislaine.franscoise@poilitie.nl ) or Paul Bastings, Operational Expert (06 –31926288, paul.bastings@politie.nl ). For questions about the application procedure, please call or email Eline van den Brand, recruiter (06 – 18 18 60 69, eline.van.den.brand@politie.nl ).

Apply no later than October 30, 2025, via the application button.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.

What else is important

• A reliability and environmental assessment is part of the selection procedure.
• A subject-specific assessment may be part of the selection procedure.
• You have Dutch nationality (this may also be your second nationality).
• The police operate in a changing society where diverse perspectives are essential for effective policing. That's why diversity is so important to us. How can we leverage your knowledge and background to achieve this?

* You hold a higher professional education (HBO) diploma (bachelor's degree) or are considered equivalent through EVC (Educational Learning). Or you have at least two years of demonstrable experience at the required work and thinking level. You must demonstrate this with your CV, supplemented by an official job description, vacancy announcement, or other document that clearly states the required work and thinking level.

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