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New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 16,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver and achieve long-term change.

Senior Intelligence Analyst  

 

• Based at Southern District HQ, Hamilton Central Police Station
• Band I
• Office of Constable/Police Employee
• Permanent/Full Time
• NAV
• JR 5662874

 

 

 

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

 

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

 

 

 

 

Mō te tūnga | About the role

 

Waikato District Intelligence supports Police leaders and officers to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our mahi is used to inform deployment of resources, understand the demand environment and crime problems, and facilitate evidence-based action and prevention.

 

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Intelligence Analyst to join our team based in Hamilton. This position would suit an experienced Intelligence professional wanting to work in a dynamic operational environment and support the development of Intelligence capability across the team.

 

This role currently holds a tactical intelligence portfolio as part of the Tactical Response Model. The Tactical Response Model (TRM) is a staff safety system designed to ensure frontline Police are trained, equipped, and supported to keep themselves and the communities they serve safe. Tactical Intelligence delivers end-to-end support and enhanced risk-based tactical decision making at a district level.

 

As a Senior Intelligence Analyst, you will demonstrate professional curiosity and adaptive approaches to using a range of structured analytic tools and methodologies to provide insight and foresight on a range of complex problems and issues. You will use your advanced critical thinking and team-focused approach to coach others on best practice Intelligence tradecraft, to support team development and foster a positive and productive team culture. 

 

Your engagement in your own professional development will see you continue to develop your knowledge of policing and Intelligence. Your willingness to get out and talk to people, and critically and thoughtfully engage with what you find, and will enhance your understanding of the required Intelligence contribution to ensure positive outcomes for Waikato District.

 

 

 

 

Key Accountabilities:

 

• Provide tactical intelligence to support the Tactical Response Model.
• Proactively identify emerging or escalating trends in crime, crashes, and community reassurance. Demonstrate strong critical thinking and apply analytical techniques to interpret information and data.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop a high standard of written reports/presentations and provide clear and concise verbal briefings appropriate to a range of audiences.
• Lead and collaborate on projects and group analysis.
• Effectively manage competing priorities and demands to maintain quality of work under strict timeframes.
• Develop and maintain a wide range of positive relationships (internal and external).
• Work with limited supervision on complex analytical problems.
• Provide technical guidance in Intelligence analysis tools and coach junior members of the team to develop their Intelligence tradecraft.
• Lead by example with a committed, positive attitude towards teamwork and professional development. Contribute positively to team culture.
• Provide regular peer review and project coaching.
• Assist in leading the development of people, products, and processes.
• Champion diverse worldviews, different perspectives, and the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, identifying opportunities to reflect these in Intelligence products.
• Whakamana – Enhance the mana and Wairoa (wellbeing) of others.

 

 

 

 

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

 

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

 

• You will be an experienced intelligence analyst who is committed to continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate strong critical thinking and apply analytical techniques to interpret information and data.
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop a high standard of written reports/presentations and provide clear and concise verbal briefings appropriate to a range of audiences.
• Be able to manage competing priorities to deliver organisational priorities.
• Demonstrate a collaborative approach to delivering team outputs.
• Demonstrate the ability to work with a range of stakeholders to encourage collective effort and shared outcomes.
• Demonstrate the ability to coach others and provide effective peer review.
• Ideally have completed the Introduction to Tactical Intelligence training.

 

 

 

 

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

 

• Current CPK at the rank of the vacancy you are applying for (Constabulary only).
• For both Constabulary & Police Employees:  
  • Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or
  • Have qualified under CEP or a previous Career Progression Framework at the level you are applying for.
• Successful applicants must reside within 30 minutes of Hamilton or must be willing to relocate.
• New Zealand or Australian citizenship, or a permanent New Zealand resident.
• Hold the NZ Diploma in Intelligence Analysis (NZDIA) or equivalent or able to complete Intelligence Framework modules early in employment.
• You may occasionally be required to work outside of set work hours and alternative locations for operational reasons. Shift work may be required to meet operational demand.
• Must be able to work rostered weekends.
• Some domestic travel may be required.
• This is an office-based role in Hamilton.   

 

 

 

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

 

 

 

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

 

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/12-2025/senior_intelligence_analyst.pdf

 

 

 

 

Security Clearance Requirements 

To be eligible for this role, you must obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET national security clearance. 

The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is:

NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or: 

• A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or
• A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last 10 years: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, or United States of America, and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:  

http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

 

 

 

Mo tātou | About us

 

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

 

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

 

 

 

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

 

Applicant Information Pack (External)

 

 

 

 

Tono ināianei | Apply now

  

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

  

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

  

  

 

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence at $102,808 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

 

 

 

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

 

 

 

 

 

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Monday the 19th of January 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

 

 

 

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact elzarie.geyer@police.govt.nz