Overview
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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
* Lead the Economic Crime Unit (ECU) and manage two Team Leaders (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigation Team) and a Senior Financial Intelligence Officer. Provide strong leadership, motivate and develop the team, and manage performance and work delivery.
* Act as the strategic lead for managing financial investigations to ensure compliance with the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA); proactively improve and enhance ways of working.
* Collaborate with internal teams (Investigatory Teams, Intelligence & Partnerships, Legal) and external partners (Police, National Crime Agency, HMRC). Influence at senior levels to ensure EA priorities are recognised by other enforcement agencies.
* Support the wider organisation in improving practices and understanding of POCA; share lessons learned, input into changes to technical documentation, and advise enforcement officers nationwide.
* Describe the ECU, its structure (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigations Team), and its composition (Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers, Crime Analysts); work as part of a nationally dispersed team dealing with serious and complex crime.
Experience and Skills
* Exceptional leadership skills, ideally with experience leading a dispersed team; strong understanding of financial investigations and POCA.
* Experience in the law enforcement sector with 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 in developing and enhancing the capability of a team and its individuals.
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; you may be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. Training and workplace adjustments are 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.
We are fully committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Please include clearly 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.
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Competence
Leads People
Please provide an example of where you have had to lead and inspire your team to perform in the face of change to business priorities or ways of working.
Develops People
Please provide an example of a time you have dealt with a complex staff issue to improve the individual’s performance or the performance of the team.
Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Please provide an example of a piece of work you have led on where you have had to overcome challenges to achieve an outcome, utilising support from partner agencies.
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