Intelligence Officer Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of an Intelligence Officer includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Collating and validating intelligence, evaluating the reliability of sources and credibility of information;
  • Building up intelligence pictures, identifying potential agents and targets;
  • Developing relationships with customers to understand their intelligence requirements;
  • Liaising and security agencies to get further information which may help to piece together the whole picture. This may take weeks, months or years.
  • Delivering information in formal reports or as presentations and desk-level briefings to customers in government;
  • Developing expertise in a specific area;

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Intelligence Officer duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Intelligence Officer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.