Overview

Intelligence Technical Officer within 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 better understand Threat, Risk and Harm and improve approaches to tackling environmental offending and safeguarding officers.

Responsibilities

• Provide Memex training and promote the use and benefits of Memex; improve the quality of intelligence submissions.
• Deliver face-to-face training to area staff on the Intelligence system, MEMEX.
• Support and train area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to ensure high-quality submissions.
• Create entities from Memex submissions.
• Provide regular performance reports and feedback on improvements.
• Ensure high standards of quality in intelligence submissions.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the role.
• Support flexible working patterns; clearly indicate preferred working arrangements in your application.
• Respond to incidents as part of the role, with potential additional payment and full training; alternative working arrangements available.
• Engage with the Intelligence Team to drive an intelligence-led approach across partnerships and regimes.

Experience/Skills/Qualifications

• 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; promotion of Memex use and mandatory safety checks.
• Strong relationship-building abilities and effective communication skills.
• Ability to create and deliver engaging, effective and inclusive training.
• Excellent communication skills for feedback and performance improvement.
• Strong self-management, organizational skills and teamwork.

Location, Travel and Working Arrangements

• Location is flexible with mixed home and office working; travel to Birmingham and other offices will be required on occasions.
• Interviews via Microsoft Teams; expected in October.
• We welcome applications from diverse groups and encourage flexible working arrangements, including job share.
• Security vetting: SC and NPPV3 required. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Additional Information

• Note on Civil Service status: Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; continuous service may not apply in some contexts.
• Guaranteed interview policy available to applicants with a disability meeting the minimum criteria.
• We are committed to an inclusive workforce and to reflecting the communities we serve.
• Examples of other components: contact points for informal discussions (Pete Booth and Sam Morrison).

Team and Context

The Intelligence Team manages and develops all criminal intelligence for the Environment Agency, collaborating with partners to drive an intelligence-led approach to environmental crime across regimes.