Watch Center Analyst I

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is assigned to the CDPS 24/7 Watch Center, housed in the DHSEM/CIAC and provides investigative support to CDPS policy makers as well as local, state and federal partners. The Watch Center analyst makes operational decisions pertaining to raw information shared with the CIAC by other CDPS divisions as well as local, state or federal partners. This information may be law enforcement sensitive and may be in multiple forms. The Watch Center Analyst's is required to have critical thinking capabilities and is responsible to determine the appropriate level and area of notification for situational awareness consistent with the CDPS Notification matrix and any other administrative procedures for the Watch Center. The Intake Analyst performs basic functions of the intelligence analyst tradecraft.

Requirements

Four (4) years of demonstrated professional experience working in a field closely related to criminal justice or law enforcement with activities that included dispatching, information gathering, analyzing and customer service.
A combination of related education and experience working in a field closely related to criminal justice or law enforcement with activities that included dispatching, information gathering, analyzing and customer service equal to four (4) years.
Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search, reference check .
Must be a Colorado resident at the time of application
This position is essential and can be required to work unexpected or unusual hours to perform the essential and or/emergency services of the department without delay and/or without interruption
Must willing and able to work shifts that include nights, weekends, and holidays.
Must be able to be on-call as needed during an incident or state declared disaster and to cover supervisor on-call rotation for the CIAC.

Nice To Haves

Experience or knowledge of gun control laws
Previous law enforcement or related analytical training
Experience working with multi-jurisdictional law enforcement.
Previous crime analyst experience or in support of criminal investigations.
Experience producing intelligence reports
Experience working with national, state, and local efforts and participating agencies specific to threat mitigation and response
State of Colorado experience

Responsibilities

Perform basic analytical tasks for both tactical and analytical information.
Utilize intelligence community tradecraft methods and tools for information analysis and intelligence development.
Developing law enforcement workups.
Gathering information for trend analysis.
Writing basic intelligence bulletins (in partnership with other analysts).
Accessing classified documents.
Perform other assigned duties within the scope of the position's analytical skills.
Compiles and disseminates any special Watch Center reports that are assigned to include, but not be limited to: Weekly summary product (report), working with the Watch Center Analysts to compile, analyze and disseminate regular internal reports of suspicious activity being reported to the CIAC from partner agencies and the general public. This report provides a summary of all reports and includes any pertinent disposition information.
Acts as the primary point of contact for Terrorist Screening Center related tasks and reporting.
Staffs all 24/7 hotline(s) within the CIAC, receives and makes calls from the public or law enforcement specific to various legislative requirements.
Answers “hotlines” to receive and refer calls from the public about specific hotlines, and to collaborate with other state agencies to obtain information necessary or beneficial for responding to requests.
Intakes analyzes, disseminates, and provides dispositions of all reported hotline(s) calls.
Provides relevant resources, information and collaborate with other state agencies to obtain relevant information necessary or beneficial for responding to requests.
Provides pre-disaster support to the State Emergency Operations Center training and exercise program up to 5% of time.
During a state declared disaster, provides operational support to the State Emergency Operations Center as directed.
Providing W/C leadership with updates and input to the "living" W/C policies and training manual (shared responsibility with all W/C staff).
Directly assigned in-depth SAB products.
May assist as representation of the Watch Center for special events/meetings.
Possible assistance with command post duties/responsibilities as previously indicated.
Compiles, analyzes, and disseminates information and intelligence from various agencies, the public, and other sources, and promote these sources to maintain the exchange of pertinent information among various disciplines including law enforcement, fire, emergency management and homeland security agencies.
Requests, receives and documents information of a confidential nature.
Coordinates inter-state and intra-state information and intelligence pertaining to criminal activity and criminal movement, and exercises independent judgment to ensure accurate and reliable information is disseminated to the proper authority.
Maintains liaison and intelligence exchange with other law enforcement agencies.
Utilize electronic, technical, and support systems equipment.
Dialogues with individuals via telephone or email, providing requested information, responding to questions, or seeking information from individuals.
Assess unfolding events and determine the appropriate method and message to relay leadership personnel within CDPS, based on the integrity, reliability, and urgency of the situation.
Determine which tools should be used to send an alert notification to the appropriate leadership personnel, taking into consideration the sensitivity of the information and dynamics of the information.
Performs basic analytical tasks for both tactical and analytical information, using the intelligence community tradecraft methods and tools for information analysis and intelligence development.
This may include developing law enforcement workups, gathering information for trend analysis, writing basic intelligence bulletins, in partnership with other analysts.
Other duties will be as assigned within the scope of this position's analytical skills.
This includes accessing classified documents.

Benefits

Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents.
Short and long-term disability coverage
Life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
Basic Life and AD&D insurance equal to their annual earnings subject to a minimum benefit of $50,000 and a maximum of $250,000.
Basic Life and AD&D are provided by the State of Colorado at no cost to employees.
The State of Colorado's Wellness Program, State of Health, is a no-cost, year-long program that supports an employee’s health and wellness goals.
This program offers personalized health coaching, skill groups and more.
Participants can earn a $20 per month health insurance premium discount.
Through BenefitHub, State of Colorado employees have access to discounts, promotions and special programs from hundreds of retailers, restaurants, travel and entertainment venues throughout Colorado and across the country.
State contribution into a Health Savings Account when enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan.
Eligible employees have access to medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).
Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
Excellent retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans.
Generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave and four annual wellness days.
The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state.
EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
Tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.