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.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ECU and provide strategic direction for managing financial investigations to fulfil obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
• Provide strong leadership, motivating and developing your team; manage two Team Leaders (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigation Team) and a Senior Financial Intelligence Officer, with a focus on performance and delivery.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Investigatory Teams, Intelligence & Partnerships, Legal) and external partners (Police, National Crime Agency, HMRC); influence senior stakeholders to align with Environment Agency priorities.
• Support the wider organisation in continuous improvement and increasing understanding of POCA; share lessons learned, contribute to changes in technical documentation, and advise other enforcement officers nationwide.
• Work with the two ECU teams (Asset Denial Team and Money Laundering Investigations Team), comprised of Financial Investigators, Financial Intelligence Officers and Crime Analysts; operate as a nationally dispersed team dealing with serious and complex criminality.

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 at least:
• Working in the law enforcement sector and understanding the National Intelligence Model
• Effective communication, 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: hybrid working from home and nearest office; travel across the country for meetings and operational duties; incident response is a central part of the role and may attract additional payment; training and workplace adjustments available.

Contact

Interviews will take place w/c 3rd November 2025. For further information, please contact: Emma Viner, Enforcement & Investigations Manager – emma.viner@environment-agency.gov.uk

Competences

• Leads People – please provide an example of leading and inspiring a team to perform in the face of change to business priorities or ways of working.
• Develops People – please provide an example of dealing with a complex staff issue to improve performance.
• Takes Decisions and Solves Problems – please provide an example of leading a piece of work overcoming challenges with support from partner agencies.

Notes

If you are applying from the Civil Service, the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant; continuous service arrangements depend on your status. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. We guarantee an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria. For more information about supplier opportunities, visit the Crown Commercial Service guidance.

The Environment Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by Defra. Artificial intelligence may be used to support applications, but all examples must be truthful and from your own experience. Misuse or plagiarism may result in disciplinary action.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales