Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator

3 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 341424**Salary**:

- £75,000- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- SCS Pay Band 1**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DEFRA - FBT - Agri-Food Chain**Type of role**:

- Senior leadership
- Other**Working pattern**:

- Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

Location

About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Bristol, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, YorkAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DEFRA is the UK government department responsible for safeguarding our natural environment, supporting our world-leading food and farming industry, and sustaining a thriving rural economy. Our broad remit means we play a major role in people's day-to-day life, from the food we eat and the air we breathe, to the water we drink.

Our team’s remit is responsible for improving transparency in the agri-food chain, improving the negotiating power of the farmers that work hard to keep us fed.

This will be a fast-paced role in a priority policy area for Defra; the first of its kind in an area with a vital remit for British industry and consumers

**Job description**:
This role is flexible working and is part-time with the potential to expand to full-time.

will personally be the face of the enforcement office and will make binding decisions independently, but on behalf of Ministers.

You will lead a new office dedicated to reviewing allegations of non
- compliance with the regulations. You will discharge adjudicatory authority where required, on behalf of the Secretary of State, and may issue financial penalties where you deem it necessary.
While the initial focus of the role will be compliance with the Fair Dealing Obligations (Milk) Regulations, the role will expand to encompass similar regulations in the UK Pig sector (due to be introduced later in 2024), and potential expansion into Eggs and Fresh Produce.

Initially, the role will be on the basis of 2 or 3 working days, with the potential to increase to full time. This can be a flexible arrangement, although must accommodate senior management and external engagement requirements.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Building relationships with industry through a proactive advocacy role. Publicising the new requirements introduced by the regulations.
- Overseeing the operation of the enforcement office.
- Undertaking initial market intelligence activities and reporting insights and trends to departmental and ministerial leads.
- Issuing guidance relating to how the legal text of the regulations should be interpreted and providing advice on compliance.
- Issuing statutory guidance on how fines will be calculated and issued in the event of a finding of non-compliance.
- Investigating complaints and making the final decisions as to whether a dairy processor has breached the regulations and whether to issue a penalty.
- Compiling an annual report (which may be published) covering enforcement activities, investigations, trends and issues.

**Person specification**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to build positive, influential relationships with industry to encourage compliance with the regulations.
- Ability to review complex evidence and determine whether there has been a regulatory breach.
- Experience in producing high-quality documents that simplify legal concepts into clear and concise guidance for industry.
- Experience working independently and supporting a team when making potentially contentious decisions.y
- An in-depth understanding of statutory regulation and its enforcement.
- The ability to shape and define a new organisational function, ready to expand into other agricultural sectors, building capacity and capability.

**Desirable criteria**:

- Experience in commercial law or contractual dealings, including the issuing of contracts that meet a regulatory standard.
- Knowledgeable in workings of the agri-food chain, with experience / insight into
agri-food role(s) in production, processing, manufacture, food service or retail.

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £75,000, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs contributes £20,250 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

Things you need to know

**Selection process details**:
**March 2024.**

You will be asked to submit the following:
1. Some basic personal information collected by the online system.
2. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons
for any gaps within the last two years
3. A Statement of Suitability, (max 2 pages, minimum font size 11) explaining how you consider your persona

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