Regulatory Compliance Officer

**Employer**: Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
- **Salary**: £27,711 - £30,060 pro rata plus benefits.
- **Location**: Wirral, Mallory, 2 Alice Ker Square
- **Contract**: Temporary
- **Working Pattern**: Flexible Hours/Part Time
- **Hours**: 18 hours per week.
- **DBS Check**: Enhanced
- **Closing Date**: 12/01/2025 at 23:59
- **Reference**: NS/24/299867

There has never been a more exciting time to join Wirral Council. We’ve got ambitious targets to meet and to achieve everything we have promised to our residents, we need people who are ready to deliver the very best for our communities and show how they can #BeTheDifference. Our vision is to secure the best possible future for our residents, defined by the community prosperity we create and supported by our excellent people and services. If you strive to #BeTheDifference and want to be at the heart of our change and improvement journey, then this could be the perfect job for you.

**Regulatory Compliance Officer (Alcohol) - 18 hours.**

**Fixed Term Contract - 18 months from commencement in post.**

**About the role**:
A unique opportunity has arisen for a Regulatory Compliance Officer to work within the Trading Standards Service.

Protecting our communities is at the core of Wirral Council and as a Trading Standards Regulatory Compliance Officer you will contribute to the effective delivery of the statutory service using a wide range of consumer protection legislation ensuring goods and services sold within the Borough are safe and legal.

You will assist in the delivery of the service by working with colleagues in Public Health to deliver specialist projects over a two-year period linked to tackling illicit and illegal alcohol products in the Borough, age restricted sales and business and consumer education programme

Wirral Council offers a variety of employee benefits such as People Plus which will give you a range of discounts on retail, food and travel, the Tusker scheme that will assist you in purchasing a brand-new car and enrolment in the Merseyside Pension Fund.

We offer a range of support to our staff including occupational health service to support with health and well-being, an employee assistance programme that provides counsel for work and personal issues, workplace well-being schemes, sick pay and help managing finances.

Trading Standards offers a highly professional and reliable service to all customers across the borough, we would love you to join us on our journey to #BeTheDifference to our residents.

Interviews to be held **on Wednesday 27**th** January 2025**.

**Working at Wirral**

You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:
Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.

We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.

We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, an excellent pension scheme which includes a generous employer contribution rate, immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.

We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
- Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies._
- It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances._
- Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date._
- Applications can only be accepted through the Jobs page following registration. Forms received via the post will not be processed._
- All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK._
- The job description and other supporting documents will not be accessible once the vacancy closing date has passed so if a copy is required you should download it now._