Reservist Open Source Intelligence Analyst

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Do you have an affinity for using ICT resources? And have you completed a Bachelor's/Master's degree or have experience within the Intelligence & Security field? And do you want to contribute to peace and security in the Netherlands with your knowledge and skills? The Joint ISTAR Command of the Army is now looking for a Reservist Open Source Intelligence Analyst who also enjoys providing substantive guidance to junior analysts. Are you the one we are looking for? Let us hear from you!

Note: If you are hired for this position, you will be appointed to Defensie as an ‘Officer Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Analyst’.

What you will do

As an Officer OSINT Analyst, you will collect, manage, and analyze Open Source data, information, and Open Source Intelligence. You will use tools such as OSINT, RSS, Alerting, and Add-ons. You will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the field of OSINT by advising policymakers and commanders, among others. You will also prepare reports and briefings, gather feedback, and provide substantive guidance to junior analysts.

For this position, you must have knowledge of, among other things, the CIS and C31 fields, cyber capabilities, information security, and the Deep Web and Dark Web. You are also capable of analytically reporting and briefing, manually reviewing and processing large amounts of information, and assessing Public Available Information (PAI) publications and Open Source broadcasts.

Note: As a reservist, you will have a zero-hour contract. Depending on your availability, you will make arrangements with your commander regarding the number of hours you will be deployed. This can be a fixed number of hours per week or month, or per exercise or project. We expect you to train and work approximately one evening per week, one weekend per month, and two consecutive weeks per year.

What do you bring?

• Bachelor's work and thinking level
• Experience or affinity with the use of ICT resources
• Experience with internet use and the main possibilities of this medium
• Experience within the I&S field
• Deployment experience desirable
• Experience working with databases desired
• Good command of the English language

Depending on your civilian salary, an employment market allowance may be granted, this can be decided during the selection and screening process.

Where you will work

You will work at the Open Source Intelligence Company (109 OSINTcie) within the Support Group CLAS (Command Land Forces) of the intelligence unit Joint ISTAR Command of the Royal Netherlands Army. The 109 OSINTcie is responsible for processing Open Source and PAI (Public Available Information) into intelligence. You will participate in exercises and can be deployed voluntarily.

In the first year, you will also follow the General Military Training Reservists Basic (ARB). This lasts two weeks, but you are home on weekends. After successfully completing your training, you will immediately begin your career as an Officer OSINT Analyst in the Army.

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