Trading Standards Business Compliance Manager

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage...

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing
  , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities
  , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of Trading Standards in Cambridgeshire. We are looking for an experienced Trading Standards professional to play a key role in setting priorities, influencing service development and ensuring the service is well positioned to meet emerging risks and future challenges.

At Cambridgeshire Trading Standards, we protect residents, support legitimate businesses and help maintain a fair, safe and thriving local economy. Our work spans more than 100 pieces of legislation, including food standards, product safety, animal health, metrology and illicit trade, providing a varied and rewarding working environment where no two days are the same.

The Trading Standards Business Compliance Manager is central to ensuring we meet our statutory duties, make the best use of our resources and deliver effective regulatory interventions that bring businesses into legal compliance and tackle the greatest harms to consumers and communities.

You will join a small, highly skilled and motivated team of ten operational officers covering the county. The team is recognised for its professionalism, flexibility and strong track record of working with businesses to achieve compliance while taking robust enforcement action where necessary to disrupt and stop illegal activity.

Hybrid working is the norm, with a combination of home-based, field-based and office-based working, providing flexibility while maintaining strong team collaboration and service delivery.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification carefully, as the role requires specific qualifications and experience to meet the statutory requirements of the service.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Peter Gell, Head of Trading Standards, at pete or Catherine Pawson, Principal Trading Standards Officer, at catherine

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Interviews will take place 11th - 13th November at New Shire Hall, Alconbury.

You will lead a team of highly skilled officers delivering a wide range of statutory Trading Standards functions, including Food Standards, Feed, Licensing, Animal Health and Welfare, Product Safety, Underage Sales, Metrology and Safety at Sports Grounds. Reporting directly to the Head of Service, you will play a key role in ensuring the service continues to deliver effective, intelligence-led and legally compliant interventions across Cambridgeshire.

Day to day, you will provide leadership, support and direction to your team through line management, coaching and professional development. You will oversee complex investigations and enforcement activity, support decision making, monitor performance and ensure the service meets its statutory obligations while making the best use of available resources.

You will work closely with colleagues and partners at local, regional and national level, maintaining strong relationships and helping to resolve emerging issues and challenges. The role also includes representing the service through liaison with councillors, partner organisations, businesses and the wider public.

As legislation and regulatory priorities continue to evolve, you will help ensure the service remains prepared for change, identifying opportunities for improvement and thinking…