Overview
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? The Environment Agency is committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share.
This role is to lead the Economic Crime Unit (ECU), part of the National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU). The successful candidate will lead a specialist team dedicated to removing the financial benefit from criminals.
Responsibilities
As ECU Manager you will:
* Be the strategic lead for the way we manage financial investigations, ensuring compliance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
* Provide strong leadership, motivating and developing your team and managing performance and work delivery.
* Manage two Team Leaders (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigation Team) and a Senior Financial Intelligence Officer.
* Work collaboratively with internal teams (Investigatory Teams, Intelligence & Partnerships, Legal) and external partners (Police, National Crime Agency, HMRC).
* Influence at a senior level to ensure the Environment Agency’s priorities are supported and recognised by external enforcement agencies.
* Support the wider organisation in continually improving ways of working and increasing understanding of POCA; share lessons learnt, input into changes to technical documentation, and provide advice to other enforcement officers across the country.
* Be part of a nationally dispersed team and work with enforcement staff and partners across the country.
The team
The Economic Crime Unit comprises two teams – the Asset Denial Team and the Money Laundering Investigations Team. These teams include Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and Crime Analysts.
Experience / skills Required
You must have exceptional leadership skills, ideally with experience in leading a dispersed team, and a good understanding of financial investigations and the POCA. In addition:
* Experience of working in the law enforcement sector and an understanding of the National Intelligence Model
* Effective communication including delivering feedback, managing performance and building relationships with external stakeholders
* Ability to work under pressure and prioritise a varied workload
* Ability to identify areas for improvement and lead changes to working practices
* Experience developing and enhancing the capability of a team and individuals within it
Contact and additional information
This is a hybrid working role; you’ll work flexibly from home and your nearest office. Travel across the country for meetings and operational duties may be required. Incident response is a central part of our work, and you may be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment. Training and workplace adjustments will be available to support you.
Interviews will take place w/c 3 November 2025. For further information, please contact: Emma Viner, Enforcement & Investigations Manager – emma.viner@environment-agency.gov.uk
Additional information
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share. Please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment.
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body and is committed to providing value for money and utilizes Central Government frameworks and contracts for external recruitment. For information on becoming a supplier through the Crown Commercial Service, please visit the government link provided in the original job posting.
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