Consumer Protection Officer
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
19/03/2019
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 02/04/2019 23:59
Salary:
Grade 4 £21,074 - £23,111
Job Category:
Environmental Health / Trading Standards / Licensing
Employment Location:
Jack Crawford House
Further Information
The Trading Standards team has an essential role in maintaining and developing Sunderland as a well-regulated, compliant and safe place to live, work, visit and do business, and we are now recruiting to a Consumer Protection Officer post within the team.
Successful applicants will have experience of conducting investigations involving the gathering, processing and presentation of evidence and intelligence to produce prosecution reports. Experience of working with partner organisations to achieve service objectives will be vital as the role will involve collaborative working. Alternatively you will have similar skills or experience which is transferable to this role.
Once in position a broad range of Trading Standards investigations will be undertaken. You will play a crucial role in intelligence led criminal investigations into most aspects of Trading Standards enforcement including tackling rogue traders and stemming the supply of counterfeit goods and illicit tobacco as well as aspects of animal health and companion animal licensing.
Candidates must have the drive, initiative and necessary technical and analytic skills to gather and process intelligence to deliver successful outcomes to their investigations.
You will need to be a strong team player and have the necessary skills and experience to contribute fully to complex investigations and support our joint working with partners such as the Police, Licensing services, the Gambling Commission and HMRC.
Excellent communication skills together with the ability to listen, negotiate, influence and work independently to complete the task are required.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore will be subject to a DBS check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Recruiting Manager, Marion Dixon, Environmental Health Manager on 0191 561 1664 marion.dixon@sunderland.gov.uk
Applications should be made on-line at northeastjobs.org.uk/sunderlandcitycouncil. For further assistance contact the Org Man & Resourcing Team by telephone: 0191 561 1755, email: jobs@sunderland.gov.uk. Please note that CV’s are not acceptable.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered online with North East Jobs, including your invitation to any online assessment you are required to undertake and your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email inbox after the closing date for notifications as you may not be notified by any other means. Please remember to check your junk mail items.
Please be advised if you have not heard from us in six weeks after the closing date please assume you have not been shortlisted.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.