UK Ministry of Defence
Environmental Intelligence Coordinator (for the Defence Environmental Protection Regulator)
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This role is based at the DEPR offices at MOD Abbey Wood North (Bristol).
We offer a hybrid working model, requiring a minimum of 60% of working time on site. This provides flexibility in where you work while ensuring regular opportunities for collaboration, learning and engagement with colleagues. We welcome discussion of your anticipated working arrangements during the recruitment process.
Job Summary
Find the Story Behind the Evidence; Shape Environmental Protection across Defence.
This is not a traditional environmental role. It is an opportunity for an environmental professional to apply their expertise in a different way - turning information into insight and intelligence into action. If you enjoy investigating complex issues, identifying the important details that others might miss, and using evidence to influence decision-making, this role offers a unique chance to make a difference across Defence.
As part of the Defence Environmental Protection Regulator (DEPR), you will be responsible for gathering, analysing and assessing environmental intelligence from across the Ministry of Defence. Using your environmental knowledge and professional judgement, you will identify emerging risks, trends, opportunities and areas of concern, turning diverse information sources into clear, evidence-based assessments. The role requires someone who can look beyond individual pieces of information to understand the wider picture, whilst also having the attention to detail needed to identify the critical insights and implications for environmental protection. You will work closely with colleagues across the Defence Safety Authority, building relationships, challenging assumptions constructively, and helping improve the quality and use of environmental information.
DEPR is part of the Defence Safety Authority (DSA), an independent authority within the Ministry of Defence. As Defence's environmental regulator, DEPR provides regulation, assurance and enforcement across all Defence activities, from Front Line Commands to enabling organisations such as the National Armaments Directorate. This role offers a rare opportunity to develop a Defence-wide understanding of environmental protection and directly support the evidence base that informs senior leaders responsible for environmental performance across Defence.
You can learn more about the Defence Environmental Protection Regulator on our website: Defence Environmental Protection Regulator (GOV.UK)
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.
We welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements, including part-time working and job share. This is a busy and high-profile role with responsibility for maintaining continuity across a broad portfolio of work, so any proposed arrangement will need to support effective delivery of business requirements. We encourage candidates to discuss their preferred working arrangements with us during the recruitment process so that we can explore options together.
Job Description
The successful applicant will lead the DEPR Coordination Function, overseeing the collection, analysis and reporting of environmental intelligence from across Defence. You will provide evidence-based insight to inform regulatory assurance, annual reporting and senior decision-making. You will be responsible for building strong relationships across the Defence Safety Authority to improve environmental information, intelligence and understanding.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead on the collection, analysis and reporting of environmental protection intelligence, information and datasets from across Defence.
- Research and assess environmental protection performance information to identify assurance gaps, risks and levels of environmental management across MOD.
- Analyse trends and issues arising from environmental assurance activities and provide evidence-based reporting to support improvement.
- Contribute environmental intelligence and evidence to the DEPR Annual Report and Defence Safety Authority Annual Assurance Report.
- Lead the DEPR Coordination Function, managing delivery plans and monitoring progress against team objectives.
- Lead and coordinate governance activities, including support to environmental committees and working groups.
- Develop and maintain governance arrangements and working agreements with other Defence Safety Authority regulators.
- Develop and maintain team processes, procedures, quality arrangements and SharePoint-based information management systems.
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There will be line management responsibility for one HEO.
DEPR is committed to supporting the development of its personnel and will put together a package of training to enable the successful candidate to gain the skills needed to deliver this role.
The DSA is strongly dedicated to promoting equal employment opportunity irrespective of your race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, civil status, sex, or gender identity. Applications are strongly encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds, and we are actively working to establish a diverse workforce across the entire organisation. We are delighted to announce that we are an Equal Opportunities Employer and that we recruit purely based upon the merit of each and every individual applicant. We pride ourselves on our commitment to ensure recruitment of the very best individuals and acquire a diverse and inclusive viewpoint to our decision making. We can assure you that we search for all types of talent and are striving to make sure that all social groups are successfully represented. We work diligently to eradicate any bias and safeguard every protected status and characteristic as lawfully required under the 2010 Equality Act. Our dedication to promoting diversity is clearly reflected across our organisation and within our vision to foster an inclusive workforce. Defence harnesses the power of difference to deliver capability that safeguards our nation’s security and stability.
Person specification
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate that you:
- Have experience in an environmental role, either within Defence or in a comparable organisation, with transferable skills gained through areas such as regulation, policy, audit, assurance, compliance or environmental management.
- Are educated to at least Level 3 (e.g. A Levels) or can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience.
- Have strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise and well-structured reports.
- Possess strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to identify trends, assess information and draw evidence-based conclusions.
- Can provide confident, well-reasoned advice and professional judgement to colleagues and senior leaders.
- Have effective stakeholder engagement and networking skills, with the ability to build productive working relationships across organisational boundaries.
- Can work independently, prioritise competing demands and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Have strong digital skills and are proficient in Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Hold membership of a relevant professional body (or are willing to work towards membership), such as ISEP, CIWM, CIWEM, CIEEM, IES or SocEnv, or another recognised professional body with a significant environmental specialism (e.g. IOSH, RSC, IMarEST or IET) and are committed to continuing professional development.
It Would Be Advantageous If You Also Have:
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- A degree, HNC or equivalent qualification in an environmental or related discipline. However, substantial relevant experience will be considered in place of formal qualifications.
- Chartered or Full Membership of a relevant professional body.
- Experience of developing solutions using Microsoft Power Apps.
- Familiarity with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools and their application within a professional environment, including developing effective prompts, refining outputs and applying critical judgement to assess accuracy, quality and suitability for use.
- An understanding of both the opportunities and limitations of GenAI, including the importance of human oversight, validation and assurance of AI-generated outputs.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
- Seeing the Big Picture
Alongside your salary of £46,040, Ministry of Defence contributes £13,337 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides here.
- 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
- Ability to roll over up to 10 days leave per year
- In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King's birthday
- Enhanced parental and adoption leave
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
The post does not offer relocation expenses.
External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.
Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.
Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility here.
The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.
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