Pay Range: Commensurate with education and experience

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Work Schedule: Regular work hours are Monday through Friday, but the position may require evenings, weekends, holidays, extended hours, and on-call or emergency response duties as needed.

Travel: May be required

Position Introduction:

OUPD Criminal Intelligence Officer - Play a vital role in protecting the university community by leading criminal and terrorism intelligence efforts that support campus safety, threat prevention, and emergency preparedness. The University is seeking a skilled and analytical Criminal Intelligence Officer to oversee intelligence collection, analysis, threat assessment, and information sharing activities that help identify and mitigate potential risks to the institution.

This position serves as the primary liaison with local, state, and federal law enforcement and intelligence partners, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Oklahoma Counter Terrorism Intelligence Center. The role develops intelligence products, conducts threat and risk assessments, supports investigations and critical incidents, analyzes criminal trends and emerging threats, and provides actionable recommendations to support operational and strategic decision-making.

As a key member of the OUPD team, the Criminal Intelligence Officer ensures compliance with legal, privacy, and civil liberties requirements while maintaining intelligence systems, strengthening collaborative partnerships, and delivering training and awareness programs that enhance campus security and preparedness across the University of Oklahoma's Norman, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa campuses. The position supports a comprehensive, enterprise-wide approach to intelligence sharing, threat assessment, and public safety, helping protect students, faculty, staff, patients, and visitors throughout the OU system.

Why Join Us?
We offer meaningful public service work, opportunities to collaborate with law enforcement and intelligence professionals, a supportive team environment, comprehensive benefits, and the chance to make a direct impact on the safety and security of the university community.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Intelligence Studies, Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Public Administration, or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in criminal intelligence, law enforcement, investigations, threat assessment, or a closely related field.

Equivalency/Substitution: Experience or a combination of education & related experience can be considered in lieu of degree. A one-to-one ratio is used to determine the number of years of experience required in place of a degree. 

Required Certifications and Licenses:

• Oklahoma CLEET certification is required, or the ability to obtain and maintain certification within 90 days of hire.

Department Preferences:

• Experience in criminal intelligence, threat assessment, investigations, or law enforcement.
• Experience working within a higher education environment, preferably at the University of Oklahoma or a multi-campus university system. Knowledge of university operations, campus safety concerns, and the unique needs of students, faculty, staff, patients, and visitors is preferred.
• Knowledge of intelligence-sharing practices, counterterrorism, and threat assessment methodologies.
• Experience working with local, state, and federal law enforcement or intelligence partners.
• Strong analytical, investigative, and communication skills.
• Experience with intelligence analysis software, GIS mapping, data mining, or link analysis tools.
• Current CLEET certification or previous law enforcement experience.

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes

Special Indications:

• Hiring contingent upon Post Offer Employment Testing (POET).
• Hiring contingent upon driver's license check.