Overview

We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join the National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU) in a dynamic part of the Environment Agency’s business. The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation, so the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensure threat, risk and harm are 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 committed to an inclusive workforce and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share; please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application. Responding to incidents is a central part of our work and you will be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract additional payment and full training and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in September 2025. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making
• Produce actionable intelligence products for customers and support investigations
• Prioritise and drive interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes
• Respond to incidents as part of an incident role and provide business continuity support when needed
• Work within the Environment Agency’s enforcement community across multiple geographical areas
• Collaborate with intelligence professionals to provide intelligence products and assessments

Experience / Skills / Qualifications

• Experience collecting and evaluating data from a wide variety of sources to produce or 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 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; ability to retrieve information effectively and accurately
• Good team working skills and a supportive, inclusive approach
• Ability to juggle various administrative activities and flex between tasks to support colleagues and customers

Additional Information

• You will need to be comfortable with working in a dispersed team
• Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required on occasions
• Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability; applications meeting minimum criteria will be guaranteed an interview
• Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; consult your HR team if unsure about status for continuous service or redundancy calculations
• We welcome applications from groups under-represented across our workforce
• Notes on recruitment framework and supplier information

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

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