Salary: $84,075.00 - $108,099.00 Annually
Location : Philadelphia, PA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:Department: PPD Police
Opening Date: 08/03/2026
Closing Date: 8/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: H
Competition: Department Only Promotional
Residency Waiver: N/A
Certification Rule: Rule of List
1. Parts: Training & Experience Evaluation
1. Weight: 90%
2. Parts: Seniority Rating
2. Weight: 10%
Salary Range: N023
General Definition This is supervisory crime information management and intelligence analysis work directing a staff of lower-level analysts for the Philadelphia Police Department. Employees in this class have responsibility for supervising and participating in technical work for the purpose of substantiating criminal patterns and/or trends and predictive analysis. Work includes correlating, integrating, and evaluating varying types of information from criminal or operational activities for the purpose of generating strategic, operational, tactical, or administrative level analysis reports. Work includes utilizing computer hardware and software associated with law enforcement information systems for reporting and analysis. Distinguishing factors between this and the lower level class in the series include responsibility for providing supervision of analysts, and the level of interaction with management and external law enforcement agency administrators. Employees work on assigned shifts in the Real-Time Crime Center assignment. Work is performed under the supervision of a technical superior.
CONTACT INFORMATIONThe analyst responsible for reviewing applications and additional documentation for this job opportunity is:
Qadira Moore
City of Philadelphia
1401 JFK Blvd., Room 1530
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215-686-2692
Fax: 215-686-2347
Email:
[email protected] Notes to Applicants and Projected Exam InformationELIGIBLE LIST: DEPARTMENTAL-ONLY PROMOTIONALOnly a departmental promotional eligible list for the
Philadelphia Police Department will be established as a result of this examination.
Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List.
PREFERENCE FOR PHILADELPHIA RESIDENTSCandidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score. For Training and Experience evaluations, in which applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination, the residency preference eligibility date is the planned eligible list date listed on this announcement.
To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence on this application. This response will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements.
If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference. Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration. No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION: Applicants will be evaluated and scored based upon their training and experience credentials. Applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination.
Scores in the Training and Experience Evaluation will be based on documentation of education and experience provided by the candidate. To receive full credit for your education and experience, you should submit all relevant documentation including college transcripts, licenses, certifications, paid out-of-class documentation, etc. and provide a detailed description of your education, experience, and credentials.
ELIGIBLE LISTAn Eligible List will be established the week of
August 31, 2026. Please note that this date may change.
CERTIFICATION RULERule of the List
TEST REVIEW PROCESSIn accordance with Civil Service Regulation 9.091D, candidates may review their answer sheets and other test papers to determine if they have been scored correctly or if there has been an irregularity in the administration of the examination. Candidates will have 30 days after the results have been mailed to review their test and to file a written appeal. Call 215 686-0880 if you wish to schedule a test review.
Level of Education Required College
Minimum Acceptable Training and Experience ANTICIPATED ELIGIBILITYCandidates who meet all eligibility requirements within 6 months of the application deadline will be admitted to this examination. Successful candidates will be placed on the eligible list but may not be hired or promoted until all requirements have been satisfied.
1. CIVIL SERVICE STATUS:Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia with permanent Civil Service status in the
Philadelphia Police Department, with a performance rating of Satisfactory or higher.
AND2. GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Three years of experience performing criminal investigative research or information management and analysis work for a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, government or nonprofit organization, research institution, or an industry related private sector consulting firm.
AND 3. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:One year of experience as a Senior Law Enforcement Analyst.
NOTE: Possession of a master's degree in one of the fields outlined above or a closely related social science field may substitute for one year of the
general experience requirement.
OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Human Resources which has included the
completion of a bachelor's degree at an accredited college or university as an educational minimum.
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTSAbility to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this class.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS AND/OR CERTIFICATESMust be able to pass, prior to appointment, a local, state and national criminal background check including a fingerprint-based check as required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) Security Policy.
City of Philadelphia Benefits includes:- Medical
- Dental
- Prescription
- Vision
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Hybrid Defined Benefit/Defined Contribution Plan
- Voluntary Deferred Compensation Plan
- Employee Assistant Program
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Vacation leave
- Paid personal days
- 8 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Backup Child and Adult care
- Wellbeing platform and programs
- Retiree Health Benefits
- Qualified Student Loan Forgiveness Employer
- Tuition Discounts for City Employees
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Do you have at least one year of experience as a Senior Law Enforcement Analyst?
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Do you have 3 years of experience performing criminal investigative research or information management and analysis work for a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency, government or nonprofit organization, research institution, or an industry related private sector consulting firm?
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Have you completed a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university in a closely related field?
Required Question