Intelligence Research Officer - 31846

Environment Agency; Owston Ferry; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental organisation in the UK is seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to enhance their investigative capabilities. This role focuses on developing intelligence related to environmental crime and involves flexible working arrangements. The ideal candidate will have strong data evaluation skills, good communication, and the ability to work with various IT systems. This position also supports an inclusive workforce culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in interrogating IT systems and databases is essential.
• Good communication skills, effective information transmission.
• Ability to represent the organisation with professionalism.
• Must demonstrate initiative and adaptability.
• Strong skills in standard IT packages.

Responsibilities

• Support investigations and prioritise interventions.
• Develop and access intelligence from various sources.
• Provide actionable intelligence products.

Skills

Data collection and evaluation

Good communication skills

Team working skills

IT proficiency

Initiative

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an Intelligence Research Officer to join the National Environmental Crime Unit (NECU) in a dynamic part of the business. The Environment Agency’s ambition is to be an intelligence-led organisation, so managing intelligence professionally and in line with current guidance is essential to ensure threat, risk and harm are appropriately assessed and managed. Environmental crime is a strategic priority requiring high profile attention from the public, media, national and international stakeholders. This role provides an exciting opportunity to support investigations and help prioritise and drive forward interventions to remove unlawful operators from the waste regimes.

You will help deliver our response by pro-actively developing and accessing intelligence from a range of sources to inform decision making and provide actionable intelligence products for our customers. We are committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect 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 an additional payment and full training, with alternative working arrangements to support your incident role.

Responsibilities

The role supports investigations and prioritises interventions to remove unlawful operators from waste regimes. You will pro-actively develop and access intelligence from multiple sources and deliver intelligence products to customers. You will work within NECU to provide intelligence and assessments to support colleagues across the Environment Agency’s enforcement community.

Qualifications and Experience

• You’ll need to collect and evaluate data and information from a wide variety of sources to produce or inform intelligence products, and to prepare and deliver research summaries. You must have experience of interrogating IT systems and databases. An enthusiasm and curiosity for finding information is essential.
• Good communication skills with the ability to listen to others and transmit information effectively.
• Ability to represent the Environment Agency professionally with a variety of partners.
• Ability to use own initiative and identify when a change in approach is needed.
• Skills in using standard IT packages and the ability to retrieve information effectively and accurately.
• Good team working skills and a supportive approach that is inclusive to everyone you work with.
• Ability to flex between tasks and juggle various administrative activities to support colleagues and customers.

Additional Information

Location is flexible with a mixture of home and office working; occasional travel to Birmingham and Sheffield offices may be required. Interviews will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and are expected to be in September 2025. We welcome applications from groups under-represented across our workforce and offer flexible working patterns including job share. Security vetting checks (SC and NPPV3) will be required.

For an informal discussion please contact the vacancy managers at the Environment Agency: [e-mail] or [e-mail].

Competencies

1. Achieves Results
   Describe a time when you had to alternate between several activities in a short space of time. How did you ensure you delivered everything asked of you?
2. Data and Information Management
   Describe a situation where you had to gather detailed information from a variety of sources to inform a decision. How did you approach it?
3. Builds and Sustains Relationships
   Describe a time when you established rapport with an important customer or partner. What did you do to develop the relationship?

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