Senior Intelligence Analyst (Senior Customs Officer Grade 2) – NDIB, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Senior Intelligence Analyst (Senior Customs Officer Grade 2) - NDIB, Wellington

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career as a senior intelligence analyst, whilst working in an inter-agency environment.

The National Drug Intelligence Bureau (NDIB) is situated within the Fusion Hub in Wellington. The NDIB is a multi-agency intelligence unit comprising of the New Zealand Customs Service, Ministry of Health and New Zealand Police. The NDIB provides strategic intelligence and advice on illicit drugs, potential illicit drugs and precursors, for drug related harm to be reduced through supply control and demand reduction measures.

Key responsibilities include maintaining knowledge and expertise both domestically and internationally, on key drug commodities that are impacting upon New Zealand. Key outputs include preparing assessments, responding to queries, sharing information with key stakeholders and contributing to regular reporting. The NDIB also governs Drug Information and Alerts Aotearoa (the national drug early warning system) and the National Wastewater Testing Programme.

This is a two-year rotational position. After two years, the successful applicant will be rotated into a senior intelligence analyst position within the New Zealand Customs Service Strategic Intelligence team.

You will be part of the wider Intelligence, Investigations and Enforcement group and you will report to the Supervising Customs Officer of the team.   You will generally work within regular hours - Monday to Friday. Based in Wellington, the salary range for this role is $78,371 - $98,413. Mid-point or competent for the range is $89,800.

About you I Ko wai koe

To be considered for this position you should have:

• Previous experience working within an intelligence analyst role
• Demonstrated understanding of and interest and experience in strategic thinking
• An enquiring and lateral thinking mind
• Demonstrated expertise in producing high quality reporting
• Attention to detail
• Proven ability to deal with large qualitative and quantitative data sets and advanced knowledge of Excel (and other data management applications)
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify opportunities for improvement and develop these ideas to implementation
• Ability to achieve and maintain a Top-Secret national security clearance

Working at Customs I Mahi ki te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa

Our people get on-the-job training, formal courses and leadership programmes and the chance to move across diverse roles. We foster an inclusive and supportive team environment with vibrant social and cultural groups. We also support flexible working - talk to us about how we can help you achieve your flexible working goals, within our operational requirements.  Our people get discounted health insurance, free on-site gyms (in some locations) and three days of service holidays in addition to four weeks of annual leave.

How to apply I Me pehea te whakauru

If successful, you will need to obtain and maintain a Top Secret level national security clearance. In order to obtain this clearance you need to be a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 10 years and resides in NZ at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 10 years and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past 10 years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: *either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. Small periods (3 months or less) of absence from New Zealand over the 10 years may still be acceptable however you must be able to provide police certificates for time spent in other countries*.

You must have a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for security clearance at a higher level. Already having Top Secret clearance is a benefit, but not a requirement.

Due to the nature of Customs work you must have a clear Police record.  Successful applicants are also required to pass a medical assessment and drug test and must hold a full NZ Drivers' license.

Please apply online

You will be asked to outline your relevant skills and experience and answer some competency based questions.  The online application process takes a bit of time and requires you to provide examples of previous work - specific questions are asked in the online process. It's best to set aside some time when you won't be interrupted.

If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete online psychometric testing as part of the process.

If you have any queries, please contact Jasmine at recruitment@customs.govt.nz

Applications close on Wednesday 30 April 2025 at 5:00pm.

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace.  We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role. We also support flexible working arrangements.