Intelligence Technical Officer - 7819
2
National, West Midlands
Solihull
Sapphire East
Staff Grade 4
Permanent
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Compressed Hours
Intelligence
£27,138 pro-rata if part time
The Technical Officer performs a crucial role within the Environment Agency’s busy intelligence department.
As a Technical Officer in the team
You will:
Work with the environmental permitting team to tackle environmental crime committed through the waste industry.
Provide support and coaching to team members ensuring that the team make decisions based on sound technical grounds in line with best practice and to the required standards and timeframes.
Monitor progress of the team’s work, identify risks, priorities and implement timely resolutions to the issues.
Work with your Team Leader to provide professional/technical expertise to deliver the operational priorities of the team and customer needs,
Act as a key point of contact between the intelligence department and other internal services
Visit, develop and maintain excellent relationships with local officers.
Review incoming intelligence from a variety of sources.
Look for links to ongoing investigations, additional lines of enquiry and new and emerging threats.
Proactively monitoring open source websites and other internal systems.
Advise staff on how intelligence can help to prevent, disrupt and enforce against environmental crime.
Produce intelligence products that will highlight Intelligence gaps and give recommendations for further action.
Will be quality assuring the intelligence packages for the team
As a Technical Officer in the team
You will:
Work with the environmental permitting team to tackle environmental crime committed through the waste industry.
Provide support and coaching to team members ensuring that the team make decisions based on sound technical grounds in line with best practice and to the required standards and timeframes.
Monitor progress of the team’s work, identify risks, priorities and implement timely resolutions to the issues.
Work with your Team Leader to provide professional/technical expertise to deliver the operational priorities of the team and customer needs,
Act as a key point of contact between the intelligence department and other internal services
Visit, develop and maintain excellent relationships with local officers.
Review incoming intelligence from a variety of sources.
Look for links to ongoing investigations, additional lines of enquiry and new and emerging threats.
Proactively monitoring open source websites and other internal systems.
Advise staff on how intelligence can help to prevent, disrupt and enforce against environmental crime.
Produce intelligence products that will highlight Intelligence gaps and give recommendations for further action.
Will be quality assuring the intelligence packages for 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. The team provide a professional and timely service and are focussed on continuously improving how we do things to make sure our outcomes meet our customers’ needs.
As our Technical Officer you’ll draw upon a number of key skills and personal characteristics. You’ll need to:
• Have excellent communication and report writing skills
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of people
• Be innovative & take the initiative
• Be able to work under pressure, organising and prioritising your workload to meet deadlines
• Have great IT skills and the confidence to learn new systems
• Be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision
• Possess excellent research and problem solving skills
• Show excellent attention to detail
• Have a proven ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external stakeholders
• Be passionate about what you do
• Handle information securely
• Have excellent communication and report writing skills
• Build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse range of people
• Be innovative & take the initiative
• Be able to work under pressure, organising and prioritising your workload to meet deadlines
• Have great IT skills and the confidence to learn new systems
• Be self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision
• Possess excellent research and problem solving skills
• Show excellent attention to detail
• Have a proven ability to work collaboratively with other teams and external stakeholders
• Be passionate about what you do
• Handle information securely
There will be some travel to other offices and overnight stays may occasionally be required but you will be given plenty of notice beforehand.
These are full-time, office based roles, however, we also welcome applications for those requiring part time and flexible career opportunities, so please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
For further details please contact Bernadette.cook on mobile 07901331950 or e-mail: bernadette.cook@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 29th March 2018 at 23:55 hours
These are full-time, office based roles, however, we also welcome applications for those requiring part time and flexible career opportunities, so please include any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
For further details please contact Bernadette.cook on mobile 07901331950 or e-mail: bernadette.cook@environment-agency.gov.uk
You can also download the candidate pack for more information.
Closing date for applications: Thursday 29th March 2018 at 23:55 hours
29/03/2018, 23:55 hours
Basic Check
Achieves Results
Give an example of how you have achieved results
Legislative Knowledge
Give an example of demonstarting your permitting legislative knowledge
Coaches Others
Give an example of when you have coached others effectively
If you are applying from the Civil Service please note that the Environment Agency is not a part of HM Civil Service and you would not be a Crown Servant in the event of being appointed. Therefore, you will not be eligible for continuous service. For applicants who currently work in local government or other bodies listed in the Redundancy Payments (Continuity of Employment in Local Government etc) (Modification) Order 1999, you may be eligible for continuous service for the purpose of calculating any future redundancy payment. If you are unsure of your status then you should contact your own HR Team.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
We are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies, including job share, so please include clearly any information regarding your preferred working arrangements on your application.
We also have a Guaranteed Interview Policy to support those with a disability who are seeking employment. We have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
The Environment Agency, as a Non-Departmental Public Body, is committed to providing value for money and utilises Central Government frameworks and contracts for all external recruitment needs. For this reason, we are unable to engage with the market directly through post, email or phone calls . Should you wish to become a support supplier on one of these frameworks or contracts please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/become-a-crown-commercial-service-supplier/becoming-a-supplier-through-the-crown-commercial-service-what-you-need-to-know for more information.
This Vacancy is closed to applications.