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 understand 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, promote the use and benefits of Memex, and improve the quality of intelligence submitted. You will provide face-to-face training on MEMEX, support area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches, supervise intelligence logs to ensure high-quality submissions, create entities from Memex submissions, and provide regular performance reports with feedback for improvement.

You should be comfortable with working in a dispersed team. Location is flexible with a mix of home and office working; travel to Birmingham and other offices where staff are based will be required occasionally. Interviews will be via Microsoft Teams and expected in October.

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. The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body and has a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support disabled applicants meeting the minimum criteria. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required. Visa applications cannot be supported for this role.

Responsibilities

• Deliver face-to-face training on MEMEX and promote its use and benefits.
• Provide support and training to enable area teams to submit intelligence and conduct searches.
• Supervise intelligence logs to ensure high-quality submissions.
• Create entities from Memex submissions and provide regular performance reports with feedback.
• Ensure high standards of quality in intelligence submissions.
• Engage in other duties commensurate with the role.

Experience/Skills Required

• Self-motivated and proactive with an understanding of intelligence and intelligence systems.
• Ability to advocate for an intelligence-led approach and embed it across teams.
• Excellent influencing skills; ensure Memex use is routine and safety checks are mandatory.
• Experience in building strong, effective relationships and delivering engaging training.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to give feedback to improve intelligence submission performance.
• Strong self-management, organisational, and teamwork skills.
• Comfort with working in a dispersed team and willingness to travel as required.

Competence and Additional Information

The Environment Agency is committed to diversity and inclusion, with flexible working patterns and guarantees interviews for disabled applicants meeting minimum criteria. Note: environmental agency is not HM Civil Service and not Crown Servant; continuous service rules may vary. For any questions about status, contact your HR team. The Environment Agency uses Central Government frameworks for recruitment; direct market engagement is not available. For supplier opportunities on frameworks, refer to Crown Commercial Service guidance.

Location: Whittington, West Midlands, or other flexible locations with travel as required. Interviews: October via Microsoft Teams.