Environment Agency
Intelligence Research Officer - 35064
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Job Description
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 to it 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.
Any future recruitment will be taken from the reserve list.
The Team
NECU supports the Environment Agency’s enforcement community which is spread across 14 geographical areas and a number of national services – tackling around 40,000 suspected and alleged offences each year. We help to protect and improve the environment by regulating industry, ensuring compliance, and eliminating illegal activities including Organised Crime Groups.
You will be part of our Intelligence & Partnerships department, working with intelligence professionals, providing intelligence products and assessments to support colleagues.
Experience/Skills Required
You’ll need to collect and evaluate data and information from a wide variety of sources to produce or inform intelligence products as well as preparing and delivering research summaries so you must have experience of interrogating IT systems and databases. An enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information is essential.
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We’re also looking for:
- Good communication skills with the ability to listen to others and transmit information effectively
- Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of partners
- Ability to use own initiative and identify when a change in approach is needed
- Skills in using standard IT packages. An ability to retrieve information effectively and accurately
- Good team working skills and a supportive approach that is inclusive to everyone you work with
- An ability to flex between tasks and juggle various administrative activities to support your colleagues and customers.
Contact and Additional Information
You will need to be comfortable with working in a dispersed team.
Location is flexible and we are happy to support smarter ways of working through a mixture of home and office working however travel to our Birmingham and Sheffield offices – where most of our staff are based will be required on occasions.
Interviews are anticipated to be held in Birmingham and are expected to be in October 2026.
We want to reflect the diverse communities that we serve, embracing difference and including everyone, so welcome applications from groups that are under-represented across our workforce.
Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
For an informal discussion please contact vacancy manager Chris.Leech@environment-agency.gov.uk
Length of Contract
Up to 30th June 2027
Competencies
Competence 1: Achieves Results
Description
Tell us about a time when you undertook work requiring you to alternate between several activities in a short space of time. How did you ensure you were able to deliver everything that was asked of you?
Competence 2: Data and Information Management
Description
Tell us about an occasion when you've had to gather detailed information from a variety of sources in order to inform a decision. How did you go about it?
Competence 3: Builds and Sustains Relationships
Description
Tell us about a time when you had to establish a rapport with an important customer or partner. What did you do to develop your relationship with them?
Additional Notes
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.
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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 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Although the Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body sponsored by Defra, we subscribe to and align with the candidate guidance on the use of artificial intelligence found on the Civil Service Careers website. Please review https://www.civilservice.gov.uk/work-for-us/recruitment-processes/guidance-for-applicants/ for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
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