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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.

This is a new role within the Intelligence and Partnerships team. You will support area teams by providing Memex training and promote the use and benefits of Memex and improve the quality of intelligence submitted. Providing face to face training to area staff on our Intelligence system, MEMEX. Providing support and training to enable area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches. Supervising intelligence logs to ensure high standard of quality in submissions. Creating entities from Memex submissions. Providing regular reports on performance and feedback on ways to improve performance. Ensuring high standards of quality of intelligence submissions. Other duties that are commensurate with the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide Memex training to area teams and promote use and benefits of Memex to improve the quality of intelligence submissions.
• Deliver face-to-face training on MEMEX and assist area staff to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to maintain a high standard of submission quality.
• Create entities from Memex submissions and generate regular performance reports with improvement recommendations.
• Maintain high standards of intelligence submission quality and undertake other duties commensurate with the role.

Team context

The Intelligence Team manages and develops all criminal intelligence for the Environment Agency. It comprises several roles and disciplines, building strong relationships with partners to drive an intelligence-led approach to tackling environmental crime across regimes. The team provides a professional and timely service focused on continuous improvement to meet customers’ needs.

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 it across teams.
• Excellent influencing skills, ensuring Memex use is standard and safety checks are mandatory.
• Proven ability to build strong, effective relationships.
• Ability to create and deliver engaging, effective and inclusive training.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to give feedback on intelligence submission performance.
• Strong self-management and organisational skills; good teamwork to support colleagues.

Contact and additional information

You will need to be comfortable working in a dispersed team. Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working, though travel to Birmingham and other offices will be required on occasions. Interviews will be via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in October.

We welcome applications from groups under-represented in our workforce and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We support flexible working patterns, including job share—please include any preferred working arrangements on your application.

Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) are required. We are not able to support visa applications for this role. For an informal discussion please contact Pete Booth (Pete.booth@environment-agency.gov.uk) or Sam Morrison (sam.morrison@environment-agency.gov.uk).

Competencies

• Influences and Persuades Others – Presenting a convincing case to win buy-in and support
• Builds and Sustains Relationships – Develops and maintains effective working relationships
• Communicates Effectively – Listens, asks questions, and conveys information clearly to many stakeholders
• Takes Decisions and Solves Problems – Analyzes information, develops alternatives, and makes timely decisions

Note on civil service status

If applying from the Civil Service, Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant if appointed. You may be eligible for continuous service for redundancy purposes depending on previous service as outlined in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999. Contact your HR team if unsure.

Employment details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology

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