Overview

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; this role helps manage intelligence to assess and manage threat, risk and harm. Environmental crime is a strategic priority, attracting high-profile attention from public, media and stakeholders. This role supports investigations and helps prioritise and drive interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes. You will pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for customers. Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to Birmingham and Sheffield may be required occasionally.

You will be part of the Intelligence & Partnerships department, working with intelligence professionals and providing intelligence products and assessments to support colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Pro-actively develop and access intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for customers.
• Support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes.
• Respond to incidents as part of an incident role; be available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident (may attract additional payment; full training and alternative working arrangements available).
• Collaborate with the Environment Agency’s enforcement community across 14 geographical areas and national services.

Qualifications and Experience

• 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 and transmit information effectively; ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with partners.
• Ability to use standard IT packages, retrieve information accurately, work well in a team, and be adaptable to changing tasks.
• Experience in gathering detailed information from multiple sources to inform a decision.
• Willingness to flex between tasks and provide administrative support as needed.

Additional Information

• Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
• We welcome flexible working patterns including job share; please include preferred working arrangements on your application.
• Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams in September 2025.
• We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce; applicants from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply; guaranteed interview policy for applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.
• Note: Some content references potential continuity of service and local government considerations for continuous service; consult HR if unsure of status.
• For informal discussion contact vacancy manager via email addresses provided.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology