Intelligence Analyst

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A CAREER NOWHERE NEAR ORDINARY!!

The RCMP offers an exceptional career, letting you make a real difference in your community and your country. No other police force in Canada provides the levels of services and variety offered by the RCMP, as well as opportunities for continued learning and growth.

As an employer of choice for over 26,000 men and women, the RCMP promises a career like no other. With over 130 years of tradition and service, the RCMP is Canada's national police service. Proud of our traditions and confident in meeting future challenges, we commit to preserve the peace, uphold the law and provide quality service in partnership with our communities.

The work is being performed in a police detachment environment. This results in occasional exposure to intoxicated, mentally unstable, hostile and potentially violent individuals to victims of crime or relatives of accident victims who may be distraught. The work is performed in an open office environment. It involves tight deadlines, time pressures, frequent interruptions, conflicting priorities and exposure to unsettling or graphic material.

DUTIES
Determining, designing, developing and/or implementing data collection strategies, techniques and methods used in the crime analysis/intelligence process by researching, evaluating, interpreting, and analyzing information to identify criminal trends and patterns and to develop tactical, operational and strategic intelligence products.
Identifying and/or illustrating criminal trends, patterns, series, associations and behaviours to influence and guide operational priorities in detachments/districts, resource allocation and/or direction to investigational teams and management and contribute to the identification and implementation of crime reduction strategies.
Monitoring and identifying the nature or scope of emerging and persistent crime problems, trends, and socio-economic or demographic factors and providing recommendations regarding the allocation of resources as well as assessing the probability of future crime issues.
As an expert criminal analysis resource, communicating analytical findings and participating in presentations to detachment/district managers and other divisional senior managers or administrators.
Establishing a network of internal and external contacts for identifying criminal trends, exchanging information and criminal intelligence.

Intent of the process

Intent to fill 1 indeterminate position in Dauphin, MB and 1 indeterminate position in Thompson, MB. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar term and/or permanent positions.

The intent of this process is to establish a pool of qualified candidates inclusive of Public Service (PS) employees and Civilian Members (CM); for various positions with various tenures, various security profiles and various language requirements.
Should a CM be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to another category for the member.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization* in economics, statistics or sociology.

*Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience conducting social science research and data collection.

Experience analyzing data, including: identifying relevant information, assessing relevant information, identifying patterns, identifying trends.

Experience writing reports, which provide guidance or recommendations to decision makers.

Experience establishing and maintaining working relationships with internal and/or external partners/stakeholders.

Experience demonstrating proficiency with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Experience in developing or applying analytical techniques, qualitative/quantitative methodology or technological solutions to advance a project.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Experience with analytical databases (e.g. iBase, Access)

Experience aggregating data from multiple database sources.

Experience using mapping software (e.g. ArcGIS)

Experience with Microsoft Excel pivot tables and formulas.

Experience with open source/social media tools.

Experience with the crime analysis/intelligence process.

Experience using police record management systems (RMS).

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of research principles and practices.

Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to analyze information.
Ability to provide recommendations.
Ability to develop and deliver effective presentations.

Conscientiousness
Developing Self
Flexibility
Teamwork
Problem Solving
Networking/Relationship Building

Conditions of employment

Top Secret security clearance

Be in possession of a valid driver’s license.

Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally to attend training, or for work, as necessary.

Willingness and ability to work flexible hours, overtime, on evenings and weekends, and/or on a shift schedule.

Willingness and ability to be exposed to subject matter and/or material of investigations, which may be difficult to deal with.

Willingness and ability to testify in a court of law.

Other information

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. It is your responsibility to provide clear and concrete examples in your responses to each question, including when (from-to), where (occupational title, organization) and how you obtained your education and experience. It is recommended that you describe the experience examples in specific terms, providing sufficient details so that the Assessment Board can clearly understand. Describe the situation/task, the action you took, what you accomplished and/or what you learned. Content of your response must be supported by your CV/resume as your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your CV/resume will only be used to validate this information. Should you indicate in your response "please refer to CV/resume" your application will be rejected. Lack of examples and details will result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the requirement is met.

***Assessment for this process may take place in Thompson, Dauphin or Winnipeg, Manitoba. The cost to attend the assessment will be the candidate's responsibility. Housing in these locations may be difficult to obtain. It is the candidate’s responsibility to research this location.
***If you are currently employed with the Federal Public Service, please let us know your current group and level as well as your tenure and the Department you are working for.

External candidates may be eligible for the initial appointment relocation entitlement of up to $5000 if they are not currently a federal public service employee.

Interested persons must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to the position, in a manner determined by the Selection Board. A person may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

A qualified group of candidates may be identified and may be used to staff future vacancies, similar positions, for term, permanent and acting, at full or part time hours within the area of selection.

Once established, the qualified pool will be valid for a period of 12 months and may be extended.

PLEASE NOTE: Where an e mail address is provided, the Selection Board may choose to communicate with candidates by e mail to provide/request information and to invite candidates to attend any portion of the assessment. Please include a valid e mail address that you check frequently, if you have one.

Reference checks may be sought.
A written exam may be administered.
An interview may be administered.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

You can apply on-line for all positions advertised through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS).

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred language in their application.

All communication relating to this process, including e-mail correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

The successful applicant will have to obtain an RCMP Top Secret Security Clearance. The candidate must not have a Criminal Record. The process also requires a Security/Reliability Interview, a field investigation in matters of credit/finances, education, employment, references, etc.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.