Strategic Intelligence Analyst - CISA

Strategic Intelligence Analyst – CISA

Permanent, Full-time

The Lethbridge Police Service is currently accepting applications for a permanent full-time Strategic Intelligence Analyst. Reporting administratively to the Staff Sergeant in Charge, Combined Forces Special Enforcement Section (CFSEU), the successful candidate will support the Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta/Northwest Territories (CISA/NWT) and receive day-to-day operational direction from the CISA/NWT Director and/or Analyst Supervisor. The position remains an employee of the Lethbridge Police Service while working collaboratively within the CISA/NWT intelligence network.

The Strategic Intelligence Analyst is responsible for the collection, integration, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of strategic criminal intelligence relating to organized and serious crime affecting Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Canada. The position develops intelligence products and analytical assessments that support intelligence-led policing, operational priorities, resource allocation, organizational decision-making, investigative direction, and long-term public safety planning.

Working within a complex multi-agency environment, the Strategic Intelligence Analyst collaborates with municipal, provincial, federal, Indigenous, and government partners to identify emerging threats, organized crime groups, criminal networks, criminal markets, evolving crime trends, and intelligence gaps requiring further collection or analysis.

This permanent full-time position falls under the protection of a collective agreement associated to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 70 contract. CUPE Local 70 represents employees employed in number of civic departments within the City of Lethbridge.

• Collect, integrate, evaluate, and analyze criminal intelligence and data obtained through law enforcement records management systems, intelligence databases, partner agencies, open-source information, research sources, and other authorized information systems.
• Conduct strategic intelligence analysis to identify organized crime groups, criminal networks, emerging threats, criminal markets, commodity flows, trends, and patterns affecting Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Canada.
• Prepare quarterly and/or annual reports on organized crime and criminal markets of interest for partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Compile data and prepare various analytical products (reports, intelligence bulletins, dashboards, association charts, etc.) for ad-hoc intelligence requests from partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Attend intelligence meetings and present analytical findings and research to partner agencies and stakeholders.
• Maintain a close working relationship with analytical and operational contacts at Lethbridge Police Service and CFSEU Lethbridge to foster regular intelligence sharing on criminal markets and organized crime groups.
• Collaborate with other CISA analysts on intelligence requests and projects.
• Support and inform the Intelligence community, executives, and government stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with municipal, provincial, federal, Indigenous, and government partners.
• Contribute to the ongoing development, modernization, and continuous improvement of intelligence practices, analytical capabilities, and information management processes.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• At least four-years of post-secondary education in Criminal Justice, Intelligence Studies, Criminology, Social Sciences, Data Analytics, Research Methodology, Public Safety, or a related discipline is required.
• An equivalent combination of education, specialized intelligence training, and directly related experience may be considered.
• Experience conducting intelligence analysis, strategic analysis, crime analysis, research, investigative analysis, data analysis, or related analytical work in a law enforcement, intelligence, public safety, regulatory, military, or similar environment.
• Experience developing assessments, intelligence products, reports briefings, presentations, or research products for operational and senior decision-making audiences.
• Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Ability to interpret and synthesize large volumes of information from multiple…