Regulatory Services Officer - Level 2

Regulatory Services Officer – Level 2, Salford

Location: Salford, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 6c556f8541d3

Job Views: 4

Posted: 02.06.2025

Expiry Date: 17.07.2025

Job Description:

The opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Trading Standards professional to provide specialist services, investigate consumer protection offences, support and advise colleagues, partners, and senior managers within Trading Standards and businesses. You will be delivering a wide range of statutory and regulatory functions, including Fair Trading, Primary Authority, Weights and Measures, and Product Safety.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Officer with the ability to achieve targets and work in a team. You will play an integral role in the delivery of the Council’s response to issues, adopting a flexible and problem-solving approach to deliver quick and sustainable resolutions to Trading Standards and Licensing issues across the city, supporting local communities. The successful candidate will manage their own caseload and provide guidance and advice to colleagues and partners on wider initiatives.

Candidates should demonstrate knowledge to handle highly complex and high-risk issues across Trading Standards functions, possess an investigatory mindset with the ability to think innovatively, have significant relevant case management experience, and be committed to working in partnerships, taking the lead in a multi-agency environment.

The successful candidate must be qualified to enforce Weights and Measures legislation. It is desirable that the candidate is also qualified to enforce Food Standards legislation.

We will not be accepting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

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