Standardization Expert

This is a home-based role, requiring travel to London once per week/month for Staff Day, plus occasional UK travel. All travel expenses are covered.

Salary £35,000-40,000 depending on experience with excellent benefits including:

• 25 days holiday (plus statutory/public holiday days)
• Home worker contract, so all travel and other work-related expenses will be covered
• Pension scheme, The Association pays 10% of gross pay as long as employee enrols and pays 5% min
• Private health cover for the employee
• Life insurance
• Non-contractual annual performance bonus which pays up to 10% of gross pay

Permanent, Full Time

Our client, a well-respected and reputable trade association – membership body, is seeking a Standards Officer. The Standards Officer plays a key role in developing and delivering innovative, practical approaches to technical regulation and standards that support members in placing products on the market safely, legally and efficiently.

Working across defined product and regulatory areas, the role contributes to the development of industry positions that move beyond prescriptive, tick-box compliance towards proportionate risk management, due diligence and good regulatory outcomes. The Technical Officer supports members and works in partnership with government, standards bodies and international stakeholders by providing clear, evidence-based technical input, helping the Association navigate new and emerging regulatory challenges in ways that deliver real value for the industry.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for leading on matters relating to UK and EU standards and regulation for Domestic Appliances, both large and small.
• Take full ownership of a portfolio of product groups as the association lead contact for specific technical matters relating to conformity and performance.
• Contribute to horizon scanning, early assessment and interpretation of emerging regulatory and standards developments, supporting proportionate and risk-based industry approaches.
• Manage actions and priorities to ensure timely, high-quality technical input and effective member representation.
• Review, interpret and circulate incoming technical and regulatory information so member views can be formed and represented effectively.
• Create content for newsletters, website and publications.
• Attend meetings both nationally and internationally to represent members' interests relating to the review, creation and updating of standards and regulation for a given set of product categories or regulatory areas.

Requirements:

• Technical experience in a consumer (electrical) environment, including experience of placing products on the market and engaging with regulatory, conformity or compliance processes.
• An understanding of Standards and Regulation detail and process relating to consumer electrical/domestic appliances.
• The ability to extract pertinent information from technical documents and to explain them in clear and concise English to both technical and non-technical people.
• Strong organisational, planning and prioritising skills.
• Good ICT skills (including full Office 365 suite & Copilot).
• Ability to work alone, with minimal supervision as well as part of a team.
• Knowledge of chemical, waste, safety and circular economy standards and regulatory matters.
• Knowledge of environmental standards and regulatory matters relating to consumer electricals including ecodesign and energy labelling.
• Project Management.
• Knowledge of standards and regulatory matters relating to cyber security or energy smart appliances.
• A degree or equivalent in an appropriate field such as engineering or science.
• Networks within UK and international Standards bodies.
• Knowledge of Policy formation processes.

Membership Bespoke is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.