Overview
We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join National Environmental Crime Unit NECU in a dynamic part of the business.
The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation so having the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensuring threat, risk and harm is appropriately assessed and managed. Environmental crime is a strategic priority, attracting high profile attention from the public, media, national and international stakeholders. This role provides an exciting opportunity to support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes. You will help deliver our response to it by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for our vacancies, including job share, so please clearly include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. You will be required to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
Any future recruitment will be taken from the reserve list. Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to our Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required on occasions. Interviews will be via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in September 2025. We welcome applications from groups that are under-represented across our workforce. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
Team and Role
NECU supports the Environment Agency’s enforcement community across 14 geographical areas and national services, tackling around 40,000 suspected and alleged offences each year. You will be part of our Intelligence & Partnerships department, working with intelligence professionals, providing intelligence products and assessments to support colleagues.
Responsibilities
* Pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for customers.
* Support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes.
* Respond to incidents as part of an incident role, with training and additional arrangements provided.
* Collaborate with intelligence professionals and partners to deliver timely intelligence assessments.
Qualifications and Experience
You’ll need to collect and evaluate data and information from a wide variety of sources to produce or inform intelligence products as well as preparing and delivering research summaries. Experience interrogating IT systems and databases and a strong enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information are essential.
* Good communication skills with the ability to listen to others and transmit information effectively.
* Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of partners.
* Ability to use own initiative and identify when a change in approach is needed.
* Skills in using standard IT packages with the ability to retrieve information effectively and accurately.
* Good team working skills and a supportive approach that is inclusive to everyone you work with.
* Ability to flex between tasks and juggle various administrative activities to support colleagues and customers.
Partnerships, Diversity and Inclusion
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share, and invite you to include your preferred working arrangements in your application. We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. We are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls for our recruitment needs; see GOV.UK for more information.
Note: If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. For applicants who currently work in local government, you may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy calculations. If unsure, contact your HR team.
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
For an informal discussion please contact vacancy managers pete.booth@environment-agency.gov.uk or sam.morrison@environment-agency.gov.uk
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