Job Description

Job Category: Non-Teaching
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Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicestershire, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 39,939 - 42,699 per annum (pro-rata for part-time), retention incentive payable for 24 months is available for permanent post.
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: 1 x permanent post and 1 x fixed term for 12 months from contract start date
Closing Date: 17th October 2025
Interview Date(s): To be confirmed
Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference and no two days are the same? Join our forward thinking, thriving Trading Standards Service in the heart of the Country, serving the people of Leicestershire.
About the Role
We are looking to recruit highly motivated and experienced investigators with a sound understanding of legal process and who have proven experience of complex fraud investigations.
You will be joining a team of experienced and dedicated officers, in a fast paced environment, working on multiple fraud cases, to maintain the high standards expected to meet the needs of the community. The nature of our investigations includes rogue doorstep traders, second hand car dealers and sellers of counterfeit goods. Our priorities include protecting and safeguarding vulnerable consumers and dealing robustly and dynamically with rogue traders.
As level 3 Trading Standards Officers you will be motivated and driven to contribute to your team, the Service and Council strategic outcomes.
Applicants must hold a UK driving licence.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
Complete the application form detailing how you satisfy the criteria below, giving short examples of each criterion.

• Hold an appropriate trading standards, regulatory compliance or law-related qualification commensurate with the purpose and main responsibilities of the position.
• Extensive evidence of continuous professional development in an enforcement/regulatory discipline and extensive demonstrable experience in complex fraud related criminal investigation including the preparation of evidential material for legal proceedings.
• Demonstrable ability in interpreting and applying appropriate legislation; enabling you to lead on and undertake a range of criminal investigations and enforcement actions. Extensive knowledge of RIPA, CPIA and PACE.
• Extensive knowledge of the legislative framework in a regulatory and criminal investigation enforcement context.
• The ability to prioritise and plan one's own workload in the context of conflicting priorities and work on one's own initiative.
• The ability to communicate effectively, to assimilate information rapidly and present it orally or in writing clearly, unambiguously and concisely.
• Supervisory or mentoring experience from an operational perspective.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
As two posts are available, please can applicants specify which post you would like to be considered for within your application
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Louise Boyall - Team Manager
Telephone: 0116 305 6541
Email:
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal:
By applying for this post, you agree to our .
About Us:
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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