Overview
Do you want to work for an organisation that values difference and includes everyone? Then the Environment Agency is the organisation for you! We are fully 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. As ECU Manager you will undertake varied and interesting work. You will be the strategic lead for the way we manage financial investigations ensuring we are fulfilling our obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). You’ll be proactive in your approach with a strong focus on continually improving and enhancing the way we work.
You’ll manage two Team Leaders (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigation Team) and a Senior Financial Intelligence Officer. You will provide strong leadership, motivating and developing your team and managing their performance and work delivery. This role requires collaboration with internal teams (Investigatory Teams, Intelligence & Partnerships, Legal) and external partners (Police, National Crime Agency, HMRC). You’ll influence at a senior level to ensure Environment Agency priorities are supported and recognised by other external enforcement agencies.
Alongside your ECU role, you will support the wider organisation in continually improving how we work and increase understanding of POCA legislation. You will share lessons learned, input into changes to our technical documentation, and provide advice to other enforcement officers across the country.
The team
The Economic Crime Unit comprises two teams – the Asset Denial Team and the Money Laundering Investigations Team. These teams include Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and Crime Analysts. The unit is nationally dispersed and works with enforcement staff and partners across the country, addressing serious and complex criminality involving organised crime networks.
Experience/skills Required
* Exceptional leadership skills, ideally with experience in leading a dispersed team.
* Good understanding of financial investigations and the Proceeds of Crime Act.
* Experience in:
* Working in the law enforcement sector and understanding the National Intelligence Model.
* Communicating effectively, including delivering feedback, managing performance, and building relationships with external stakeholders.
* Working under pressure and prioritising a varied workload.
* Identifying areas for improvement and leading changes to working practices.
* Developing and enhancing the capability of a team and the individuals within it.
Contact and additional information
This is a hybrid working role and you’ll work flexibly from home and your nearest office. There will be a requirement for travel across the country for meetings and operational duties. Incident response is a central part of what we do. 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 an additional payment. Training and workplace adjustments will be 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
Competencies
* Leads People
* Develops People
* Takes Decisions and Solves Problems
Description 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. Description 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. Description 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.
Note If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. This affects continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for calculating any future redundancy payment. If unsure, contact your HR Team. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. We also guarantee interviews to applicants with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria.
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Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Finance and Sales
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