Job Description
We are seeking a Crime Analyst to join the Economic Crime Unit (ECU), part of National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU), who are committed to supporting the Environment Agency's enforcement community. The EA tackle around 40,000 suspected and alleged environmental offences each year. We help to protect and improve the environment by regulating industry, ensuring compliance, and eliminating illegal activities including Organised Crime Groups. The ECU consists of Accredited Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and a Senior Crime Analyst.
The Environment Agency's ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation. Having the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential in driving this ambition.
Environmental crime is a strategic priority, attracting high profile attention from the public, media, national and international stakeholders.
This role provides an exciting opportunity to support on financial investigations and the development of financial intelligence. This will help prioritise and drive forward interventions to disrupt and further prevent unlawful operators from integrating into the waste regimes.
You will help deliver our response by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources. This will influence decision making and provide actionable analytical product for our customers.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please clearly include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application
Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do. 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 an additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.
The team
You will work alongside the Senior Crime Analyst to assist in the development of financial intelligence. You will also be responsible for producing analytical products and assessments which will help to identify new subjects and emerging threats. This will enhance and drive proactive ways of working for both civil and criminal financial investigations in the ECU. The products you produce may also be used in evidence and you may be expected to attend court.
Experience/skills Required
You will be a team player who establishes and builds on positive working relationships with your colleagues and internal/external partners. There are a variety of skills and experience required for this role which are listed below: -
* Experience of handling sensitive information, recording and disseminating intelligence material.
* Be competent in the use of various IT applications relating to the role including intelligence systems.
* Able to produce high quality analytical products to clearly and accurately inform decision making.
* Be self-motivated and proactive.
* You will be able to identify intelligence gaps, interpret and share intelligence and information to assess risk, and direct resources effectively.
* You will ideally have knowledge of the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) and some experience of analysing financial data.
* It is essential that you have an intelligence background.
* You should ideally have undertaken a recognised analytical training course e.g. NIAT
Contact and additional information
Location is flexible, and we are happy to support a mixture of home and office working. However, as you will be working in a dispersed team national travel will sometimes be required. You will have a fixed office base which will be agreed with your Team Leader prior to appointment.
We want to reflect the diverse communities that we serve, so we welcome applications from groups that are under-represented across our workforce.
You will be required to undertake the National Crime Agency Financial Intelligence Officer accreditation training which will allow you to access relevant systems.
Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be carried out on appointment.
Interviews and assessments will be held virtually.
For an informal discussion please contact fiona.-
Competence 1
Data and Information Management
Description
Please use the STAR technique in your answer:
In the Economic Crime Unit, a Crime Analyst will need to work with a variety of data sources to inform analytical products.
Can you provide an example of a time when you used multiple datasets in a piece of work? What considerations did you make around managing this information, such as data storage, handling, and security?
Competence 2
Influences and Persuades Others
Description
Please use the STAR technique in your answer:
In the Economic Crime Unit there maybe times when you are required to use your powers of persuasion to influence the direction of an investigation or intelligence case.
Can you describe a time when you have used your influencing skills to persuade a decision-maker who initially held a different view to your own?
What approach did you take, and what was the outcome?
Competence 3
Communicates Effectively
Description
Please use the STAR technique in your answer:
As the Crime Analyst for the ECU, you may need to present findings to other departments within the Environment Agency who are new to the work of the Economic Crime Unit.
Can you describe a time when you presented complex or technical information to an audience unfamiliar with the subject? What steps did you take to ensure your message was clear and well understood?
**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. Therefore, you will not be eligible for 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 the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so 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. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls. Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit for more information.**