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 our vacancies, including job share.
Role
We are seeking a Manager to lead our Economic Crime Unit (ECU), which is 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
* Provide strategic leadership for financial investigations, ensuring we fulfil our obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
* Lead two Team Leaders (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigation Team) and a Senior Financial Intelligence Officer, with strong leadership, motivation, development and performance management of the team.
* Collaborate with internal teams (Investigatory Teams, Intelligence & Partnerships, Legal) and external partners (Police, National Crime Agency, HMRC) to influence at senior levels and ensure EA priorities are supported.
* Support the wider organisation in improving understanding of POCA, share lessons learned, contribute to technical documentation and advise enforcement officers nationwide.
The team
The Economic Crime Unit comprises two teams—the Asset Denial Team and the Money Laundering Investigations Team—made up of Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and Crime Analysts. It is a nationally dispersed team working with enforcement staff and partners across the country.
Experience/skills Required
* Exceptional leadership skills, ideally with experience in leading a dispersed team; strong understanding of financial investigations and POCA.
* Experience in law enforcement and understanding of the National Intelligence Model.
* Effective communication including delivering feedback, managing performance and building relationships with external stakeholders.
* Ability to work under pressure, prioritize a varied workload and identify areas for improvement; lead changes to working practices; develop and enhance team capability.
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 is required. Incident response is a central part of our work; 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 additional pay). Training and workplace adjustments are available.
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
Competencies
* Leads People — Provide an example of leading and inspiring a team to perform in the face of changing priorities or ways of working.
* Develops People — Provide an example of handling a complex staff issue to improve individual or team performance.
* Takes Decisions and Solves Problems — Provide an example of leading a project with challenges and achieving an outcome with support from partner agencies.
Note: If applying from the Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant. Guidance on status and continuous service rules applies. We are fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working arrangements, including job share. We also guarantee interview access for applicants with a disability whose application meets minimum criteria.
The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body and uses Central Government frameworks and contracts for external recruitment. For supplier opportunities, please visit the Crown Commercial Service information page on gov.uk.
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