Overview

As an Intelligence Technical Officer in the Environment Agency’s National Environmental Crime Unit, you will build confidence and capability across area teams in intelligence-led ways of working and the use of intelligence systems, to build a greater understanding of the Threat, Risk and Harm and drive a better approach to tackling environmental offending and protect officer safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide face to face training to area staff on our Intelligence system, MEMEX.
• Provide support and training to enable area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to ensure high standard of quality in submissions.
• Create entities from Memex submissions.
• Provide regular reports on performance and feedback on ways to improve performance.
• Ensure high standards of quality of intelligence submissions.
• Other duties that are commensurate with the role.
• Respond to incidents as a central part of the role; may involve an incident role, available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident (this may attract additional payment and full training; alternative working arrangements will be provided to support the incident role).

Experience/skills Required

• Self-motivated and proactive with a good understanding of Intelligence and Intelligence systems.
• Ability to advocate for an intelligence-led approach and embed across teams.
• Excellent influencing skills, ensuring Memex use is the norm and safety checks are mandatory.
• Successful in building strong, effective relationships.
• Ability to create and deliver engaging, effective and inclusive training.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to give feedback on ways to improve intelligence submission performance.
• Strong self-management and organisational skills.
• Great teamwork to support colleagues in achieving common goals.

Location, working arrangements and notices

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 Birmingham and other offices where staff are based will be required on occasions.

Interviews will be via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in October.

We may reflect diverse communities; flexible working patterns including job share are welcome. Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required. Note that we are not able to support visa applications for this role.

Security and eligibility

The Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. For local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, continuous service considerations may apply. If unsure, contact your HR team.

Diversity and accessibility

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome flexible working patterns, including job share, and have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support applicants with a disability.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology