Job Description
INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA MYSELF
NLC9 £34,926 - £40,695
North Lanarkshire Council is seeking two enthusiastic and self‑motivated Fair Trading Officers to join the Scottish Illicit Tobacco Team (SITT). These full‑time posts support national efforts to detect and disrupt the supply of illegal tobacco products across Scotland
Based within Protective Services, this post operates on a hybrid working model, blending home and office‑based work, with a substantive base at Station House, Old Edinburgh Road, Bellshill. As part of a peripatetic Scotland‑wide team, you will regularly travel across Scottish Local Authority areas to work alongside SLATS officers and other enforcement partners in carrying out operational duties.
The successful candidate will carry out intelligence‑led enforcement and investigative activity to tackle the supply of illegal tobacco.
Duties will include:
* Working jointly with enforcement partners, including HMRC, Police Scotland, Border Force and SLATS officers.
* Supporting and upskilling SLATS officers new to illicit tobacco enforcement.
* Conducting intelligence‑led inspections and investigations to assess compliance with tobacco legislation.
* Identifying and developing intelligence on individuals or businesses suspected of supplying illegal tobacco.
* Collecting and securing evidence, including documentation, statements, and seized items, following structured investigative processes.
* Preparing enforcement reports, including written warnings, prosecution reports, and sanctions referrals to HMRC.
About You:
You will have experience of dealing with people and managing your own workload, ideally gained within a Trading Standards or other regulatory enforcement environment. You will bring strong investigative and interviewing skills, with the ability to gather and present evidence clearly and professionally. Knowledge of Consumer Protection, Scots Law, and tobacco‑related legislation is essential
A full driving licence is essential.
You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member through Disclosure Scotland and obtain a satisfactory membership check prior to commencing in this role.
These positions are temporary for a period of 23 months.
Informal Enquiries:
For an informal discussion, please contact: Michelle McKenna – 07939 280841 or Anne Marie Spalding - 07793 598946.
Work pattern:
35 hours per week - Monday - Thursday: 08:45am - 16:45pm (including a 55 minute unpaid break)
Friday: 08:45am - 16:15pm (including a 50 minute unpaid break)
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.
We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.
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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.
North Lanarkshire Council has reached its current allocation of Certificates of Sponsorship and, as a result, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship at this time.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.
The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.
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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***