Overview
We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join the NECU in a dynamic part of the Environment Agency. The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation, so the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensuring threat, risk and harm are appropriately assessed and managed. Environmental crime is a strategic priority, attracting high profile attention from the public, media, national and international stakeholders. This role supports investigations and helps prioritise and drive interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes. You will help deliver our response by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for customers.
We are committed to an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for our vacancies, including job share; please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. Responding to incidents is a central part of our work. 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 additional payment and full training; 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 Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required on occasion. Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in September 2025. We encourage applicants from diverse communities and welcome applications from groups under-represented across our workforce. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
Responsibilities
* Pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making
* Provide actionable intelligence products for customers and support investigations
* Prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes
* Respond to incidents as part of an incident role and provide business continuity support when needed
Experience/Skills Required
* Experience collecting and evaluating data/information from diverse sources to produce or inform intelligence products
* Experience interrogating IT systems and databases; enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information
* Good communication skills with the ability to listen and transmit information effectively
* Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with partners and use standard IT packages to retrieve information accurately
* Good team working skills and an inclusive approach; able to flex between tasks and manage administrative activities
Additional Information
* Seniority level: Associate
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
* Note: The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body; mandatory security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will apply.
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