Overview
We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join the National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU) in a dynamic part of the business.
The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation. Managing intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensure 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 pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers.
We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements in your application. Responding to incidents is a central part of our work. You will 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 payment and full training; alternative working arrangements will be available to support your incident role.
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 conducted via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in September 2025. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
Note: we welcome applications from groups under-represented across our workforce and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.
For informal discussion, please contact the vacancy managers at pete.booth@environment-agency.gov.uk or sam.morrison@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Responsibilities
* Proactively 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 interventions to remove unlawful operators from waste regimes.
* Respond to incidents as required, including business continuity support during incidents.
* Collaborate with intelligence professionals within NECU to deliver intelligence products and assessments to support colleagues.
* Represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of partners.
Experience and Qualifications
* Experience collecting and evaluating data and information from a wide variety of sources to produce or inform intelligence products and research summaries.
* Experience interrogating IT systems and databases with an enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information.
* Good communication skills with the ability to listen and transmit information effectively.
* Ability to use standard IT packages and retrieve information accurately; strong teamwork and inclusive collaboration.
* Ability to use initiative and adapt approach as needed; ability to juggle administrative activities to support colleagues and customers.
Other information
Seniority level: Associate
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Note: The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; applicants should contact their HR team if unsure about status. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns and an interview guarantee for disabled applicants. For supplier inquiries about frameworks, see Crown Commercial Service information at gov.uk.
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