Copenhagen Police is looking for an information specialist for OSINT.

About the position

The Intelligence and Analysis Department (AEA) in Copenhagen Police falls under the Investigation Unit and consists of a good distribution of dedicated employees in specialized groups with both police and civilian backgrounds. The department supports the entire police district and in particular the investigation unit with task solutions within a wide range of areas such as investigations, intelligence and strategic and operational analyses.

OSINT is a complex field, where new acquisition options are constantly being added, while others are out-dated. Development is rapid, which is why it is necessary to stay updated on tools and acquisition procedures, among other things.

The Copenhagen Police Department for Intelligence and Analysis (AEA) is looking for 2 information specialists who have experience with obtaining data and information from the internet.

At AEA you will experience a committed and motivated interdisciplinary working environment, where you have the opportunity to develop and challenge your skills. As our new employee, you will be placed in the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) team, which on a daily basis handles investigative support and evidence collection via OSINT.

The job is very varied and requires adaptability and willingness to meet outside of normal working hours, as well as an understanding of changing priorities. You must be able to collect, process and analyze relevant information in a targeted, efficient and security-oriented manner, which, among other things, will be used for both retrospective and prospective investigations as well as in an intelligence context.

We offer exciting and diverse work in a well-functioning social environment with an informal approach, where you will have a broad contact surface with AEA's various groups and partners. In addition, you will have exposure to a wide range of investigations and operational efforts in the Copenhagen Police.

Your primary tasks will include:

- Conduct investigation and evidence collection via OSINT
- Prepare written documentation for use in legal proceedings
- You will sometimes have to appear in court as an expert witness
- Conduct intelligence-related information search
- Identify new OSINT tools
- Teach OSINT and pass on experience to relevant internal actors
- Participate in national and international cooperation and exchange of experience
- Enrich and prepare threat assessments

Immediately after your employment, an individual training course will be prepared for you.

About you

The job does not require a specific education, but we expect that your professional interest is centered around the internet and preferably the OSINT area. This can be based on a previous position such as journalist, librarian or experience from a media/research company, the Police, the Armed Forces, IT University or something completely different.

If you have specific investigative experience, that is a plus. You thrive on working in a detail-oriented and in-depth manner, but also possess the ability to maintain an overview.

You must have good IT skills, and it is expected that you can process, validate and document collected material at a professional level, and communicate your findings to all levels of the organization.  

You must be familiar with several different social media, and be comfortable communicating assignments and eventually teaching within your own field.

Experience with programming, web scraping or data analysis is a plus, but not a prerequisite. In addition, you are professional in your appearance and are able to build positive team-based collaboration at a high professional level.

You thrive in a team where you solve tasks together and where successes and failures are something you take joint part in or responsibility for.  

If you can see yourself in the above, we would love to hear from you. There are no specific educational background requirements, but we expect you to have a bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as journalism, information science, media studies, digital methods, technoanthropology, data science, etc.

Salary and employment conditions

If you have an academic background, you will be employed on collective agreement terms in accordance with the agreements in force at any time between the Ministry of Finance and the Central Organisation of Danish Academics.

If you have a different educational background, you will be employed on collective agreement terms in accordance with the current organizational agreement for office workers in the state between the Ministry of Finance and HK/STAT and the OAO-S collective agreement.

Alternatively, you will be employed under another relevant collective agreement.

You will be employed full-time, corresponding to 37 hours per week including lunch.

Your workplace will be the Copenhagen Police with an address at Teglholms Alle 1-3, 2450 Copenhagen SV.

It is a prerequisite for employment that you can be security cleared, and you must be able to maintain the security clearance throughout your employment.

The Copenhagen Police have smoke-free and nicotine-free working hours. The smoke-free and nicotine-free working hours apply regardless of where you work from.

Contact and application

If you have any questions, please contact Police Commissioner Jacob Andersen on telephone number 51198817 or email JMA035@POLITI.DK. (The email cannot be used for applications)

You can find general information about the police at www.politi.dk.

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In addition to your application and CV, please upload your diploma. You must upload all documents in pdf format.

Application deadline February 6, 2025

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