Trading Standards Enforcement Officer

Job Introduction

Role Purpose

 We require an efficient and organised person who will ensure appropriate intervention, and prevention measures are taken to protect consumers by tackling   illegal activity which is causing harm and has an adverse impact on our most vulnerable members of society. The post holder will support businesses by providing advice to achieve compliance, conducting inspections and investigations using the full range of trading standards legislation. 

You will work as part of the trading standards team and must be able to prioritise a wide-ranging workload. This is a great job role which covers a variety of trading standards functions which mean every day is different and offers an exciting challenge to the right applicant. 

The post is full-time and will involve both remote-working and working from BCP Civic Centre in Bournemouth with access to other BCP office locations.

Main Responsibilities

The job involves responsibility for the following activities:-

• Responding to complaints about fair trading, product safety, food standards, illicit tobacco, age restricted goods,  and other trading standards disciplines using a risk-based approach.
• Undertaking Inspections arising from information received or gathered
• Proactive visits to support partner agencies such as Police or HMRC 
• Supporting test purchasing exercises
• Preparing and presenting reports and where necessary witness statements to support legal action
• Preparing and serving notices and penalties
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in the post you should ideally have:-

•  Detailed knowledge and understanding of Trading Standards legislation
• Experience in conducting investigations and obtaining witness statements
• Possession of a recognised Trading Standards Qualification e.g. DCA/DCATS or willingness to study towards these would be an advantage
• Ability to plan and prioritise your workload according to demands 
• Work as part of a team and on own initiative
• Problem solving skills and an ability to be creative in reaching solutions
• Flexible and co-operative working style
• Good IT skills including MS Office (word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

For an informal discussion regarding this opportunity please contact: Hayley Browning Principal Trading Standards Officer on  01202 127225 (hayley.browning@bcpcouncil.gov.uk) or Nananka Randle Licensing and Trading Standards Manager on 01202 128657 (nananka.randle@bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on our website.

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils. 

We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward.  If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.