Senior Fair Trading Officer

Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Fair Trading Officer at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Ty Penallta
Team: Trading Standards

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £36,581- £39,481 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

As a Senior Fair Trading Officer, you will play a vital role in protecting consumers, supporting reputable businesses, and maintaining confidence in the local marketplace, with the main responsibility focusing on animal health and feed enforcement. The role combines investigation, enforcement, and advisory work, requiring you to tackle complex consumer and business issues, gather evidence, prepare legal cases, and represent the authority in court when necessary. You will work closely with businesses, consumers, and partner agencies to promote compliance, resolve disputes, and deliver positive outcomes. Through inspections, intelligence-led investigations, and practical advice, you will help create a fair, safe, and trusted trading environment across the Borough

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A relevant professional qualification (please refer to the job description for what we can accept for this position)
• Specialised and in-depth knowledge in one or more areas of Trading Standards work, with the responsibility to inform and update other officers on those areas.
• Proven experience in a Trading Standards role.
• A full UK Category B (Cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business / work purposes to travel throughout the borough to respond to service requests, attend meetings, visit clients.

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Alex Baker / Tim Keohane on 07795567658 / 01443 811319 or email [email protected] / [email protected]

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact [email protected] for further information.

Caerphilly County Borough Council does not receive applications submitted via the StudySmarter website. All applications must be submitted through our official Council website.