We are seeking an 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 develop an understanding of Threat, Risk and Harm and improve approaches to tackling environmental offending and protecting officer safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide Memex training to area staff and promote the use and benefits of Memex, improving the quality of intelligence submissions.
• Deliver face-to-face training on the Intelligence system MEMEX.
• Provide support and training to enable area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to ensure a high standard of quality in submissions.
• Create entities from Memex submissions.
• Provide regular performance reports and feedback on ways to improve performance.
• Ensure high standards of quality of intelligence submissions.
• Undertake other duties commensurate with the role.

We are committed to an inclusive workforce reflecting the communities we serve and welcome flexible working patterns, including job share. Please include any information about your preferred working arrangements on your application.

Responding to incidents is a central part of our work. You will be required to have an incident role and be 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 available to support your incident role.

The Team

The Intelligence Team manages and develops all criminal intelligence for the Environment Agency. It is made up of several roles and disciplines, building strong relationships with partners to work as one enforcement community and drive an intelligence-led approach to tackling environmental crime across regimes. The team provides a professional and timely service and focuses on continuously improving how we work to meet customers’ needs.

Experience/Skills Required

• Self-motivated and proactive; able to demonstrate the following:
• 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.
• 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 to improve intelligence submission performance.
• Strong self-management and organizational skills.
• Great teamwork to support colleagues in achieving common goals.

Contact and Additional Information

You will need to be comfortable with a dispersed team. Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working, but 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 welcome applications from groups under-represented across our workforce and are committed to diversity and inclusion. A Guaranteed Interview Policy is in place to support those with a disability who meet the minimum criteria.

Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required. We are not able to support visa applications for this role.

For an informal discussion please contact Pete Booth at Pete.booth@environment-agency.gov.uk or Sam Morrison at sam.morrison@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Notes on Civil Service Status

If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not part of HM Civil Service; you would not be a Crown Servant if appointed. You may be eligible for continuous service considerations under local government rules; contact your HR team if unsure.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology