Overview
We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join National Environmental Crime Unit NECU in a dynamic part of the business.
The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation, so having the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensuring threat, risk and harm is appropriately assessed and managed. 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 investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes. You will help deliver our response by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers.
We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for 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.
Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required on occasions. Interviews are expected to take place in September 2025 via Microsoft Teams.
Responsibilities
* Pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making
* Produce and deliver actionable intelligence products for internal customers
* Support investigations and help prioritise interventions to remove unlawful operators from waste regimes
* Respond to incidents and provide business continuity support as part of incident roles
* Collaborate with intelligence professionals within the Environment Agency’s Enforcement Community across multiple geographical areas
* Represent the Environment Agency professionally with partners and stakeholders
Experience/Skills Required
* Experience collecting and evaluating data from a wide variety of sources to inform intelligence products
* Ability to interrogate IT systems and databases; enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information
* Good communication skills with the ability to listen to others and transmit information effectively
* Ability to use standard IT packages and retrieve information accurately
* Strong team working skills with an inclusive approach
* Ability to manage multiple tasks and administrative activities as needed
Qualifications and Other Information
* Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required
* Contains optional information about working arrangements; please include preferences on your application
* Note that future recruitment may be from a reserve list
* Diversity and inclusion commitments and Guaranteed Interview Policy for applicants with a disability
Contact
For an informal discussion please contact vacancy managers at pete.booth@environment-agency.gov.uk or sam.morrison@environment-agency.gov.uk
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