Senior Advisor - Geospatial Intelligence

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 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 ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Senior Advisor - Geospatial Intelligence (Systems)

• Based at PNHQ, Wellington
• Permanent
• Police Employee
• JR4669274

Mō te tūnga | About the role

If you are a geospatial expert looking for the next step in technical leadership, we have an exciting role in the New Zealand Police, National Intelligence Centre just for you.

• No day will ever be the same.
• Work with a smart, innovative team
• Use your skills to help us achieve the goals of Safe Homes, Safe Roads, Safe Communities.

National Intelligence Centre
The purpose of the National Intelligence Centre (NIC) is to support decision makers across all six drivers of demand: organised crime, drugs, mental health, families, youth, alcohol, and road policing, as well as national security.

The Opportunity
You will join the National Intelligence Centre and work with a small team of geospatial experts who are delivering critical information across police and helping others to understand the value of geospatial mapping.
Our aim is to leverage the geographic component inherent in virtually all data to create a platform for capturing, integrating, and visualising information. Geospatial data is not only limited to mapping, it’s also the basis for undertaking analysis used to create geographic models and data visualization for more accurate modelling and predictions of trends.
This role will be pivotal for delivering technical expertise and solutions.

Key Accountabilities:

• Administration and improvement of enterprise GIS technology and development of enterprise-wide spatial services, including web-based delivery.
• Provide geospatial operational and technical support and expertise.
• Work closely with Operational policing teams.
• Development of GIS support and training.
• Advise and assist in establishing and implementing repeatable processes for key team functions and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Assisting the Geospatial Manager to deliver operational projects and daily operations.
• Assists the ongoing design, enhancement, maintenance, administration, and implementation of ArcGIS Enterprise to meet Police requirements.
• Provides operational assistance to investigations or major events when required.
• You will have expertise in FME, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, Python Scripting.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers.
• Provision and delivery of high-quality spatial analysis, operational projects, and cartographic services with a strong emphasis on customer management.

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.
This is a fast based environment and one that can be confronting given the type of work Police do so resilience and the ability to respond quickly and to understand the needs of Police is essential.

Experience - you will have:

• High level of technical skills (must be highly capable in ESRI technologies with 5 years plus experience in AGOL, ArcPro, and FME)
• High degree of Enterprise / GIS software expertise
• Working knowledge of Python, SQL, and Arcade, SharePoint 365, BusinessObjects and SAS.
• Relational database management skills and experience.
• Strong analytical skills with a problem-solving approach and excellent judgement
• Programme management skills
• Top class communication skills both verbal and written.
• Can do attitude.
• Open to innovation and development
• Resilience and ability to think, act and adapt at speed.
• Solid understanding of Intelligence.

Additional Information:

• The successful applicant must reside within the Wellington Region and be prepared to travel to Districts when needed.
• Must be able to hold and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance. We will only consider New Zealand citizens or residents.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

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’