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. Responding to incidents is a central part of what we do and you will be expected to have an incident role and make yourself available to respond to incidents or provide business continuity support during an incident. This may attract an additional payment and alternative working arrangements will be available to support you with your incident role.

The team

The Intelligence Team manage and develop all criminal intelligence for the Environment Agency. Made up of several roles and disciplines, we build and maintain strong relationships with our partners to work as one enforcement community and drive our intelligence-led approach to tackling environmental crime across many regimes. The team provide a professional and timely service and are focused on continuously improving how we do things to meet our customers’ needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide Memex training to area staff and promote the use and benefits of Memex; improve the quality of intelligence submitted.
• Deliver face to face training on the MEMEX intelligence system and support area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to ensure a high standard of quality in submissions and create entities from Memex submissions.
• Provide regular reports on performance and give feedback on ways to improve performance.
• Ensure high standards of quality of intelligence submissions; undertake other duties commensurate with the role.
• Be comfortable with working in a dispersed team; location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to Birmingham and other staffed offices may be required on occasions.
• Respond to incidents and provide business continuity support during incidents; this may include training and additional payments.

Experience / Skills (Qualifications)

• A good understanding of Intelligence and Intelligence systems.
• An ability to advocate for an intelligence-led approach and embed across teams.
• Excellent influencing skills to ensure Memex use is the norm and safety checks are mandatory.
• Experience in building strong, effective relationships and in creating and delivering 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 in achieving common goals.

Other information

• Note that security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.
• Note that we are not able to support visa applications for this role.
• We welcome flexible working patterns for all vacancies, including job share; please include any information regarding preferred working arrangements on your application.
• Interviews will be via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in October.
• The Environment Agency is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
• For inquiries about the role, contact Pete Booth or Sam Morrison at the Environment Agency.