Overview

We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join the National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU) in a dynamic part of the business. The Environment Agency aims to be an intelligence-led organisation, with the ability to manage intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance to ensure threat, risk and harm are appropriately assessed and managed. Environmental crime is a strategic priority, and this role supports investigations and helps prioritise and drive interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes.

This role involves pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers. The Environment Agency is committed to an inclusive workforce and flexible working patterns, including job share. You may be required to have an incident role and be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident, which may attract additional payments and training.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making.
• Provide actionable intelligence products to customers and support investigations.
• Prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from waste regimes.
• Respond to incidents in a defined incident role and provide business continuity support during incidents.
• Collaborate with intelligence professionals within the Environment Agency’s Intelligence & Partnerships department.

Experience / Skills Required

• Experience collecting and evaluating data from multiple 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 and convey information effectively.
• Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with partners.
• Ability to use IT packages, retrieve information accurately, and switch between tasks as needed.
• Strong team working skills with an inclusive approach.
• Ability to work flexibly between tasks and support colleagues and customers with administrative activities.

Additional information

Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; occasional travel to Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required. Interviews are expected to be held via Microsoft Teams in September 2025. We welcome applications from diverse groups and offer flexible working patterns, including job share. A security vetting process (SC and NPPV3) will be required. For an informal discussion, please contact the vacancy managers via email listed on the posting.

Eligibility and Policies

The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant if appointed. We offer a Guaranteed Interview policy to support applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing value for money in recruitment through government frameworks.