Enforcement and Investigations Manager (INTERNAL)
East Sussex County CouncilLewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom, South East
Overview
This is a local council role with East Sussex County Council based in Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
A secondment opportunity has arisen for the Enforcement and Investigations Manager role within the Communities, Economy and Transport department.
The Trading Standards service is responsible for enforcing regulation across a wide range of areas, covering nearly 300 pieces of legislation. The service plays a vital role in protecting vulnerable consumers and supporting businesses to operate within a fair and sustainable trading environment.
We are looking for an experienced officer who can manage the day to day regulatory and enforcement function of the Trading Standards Team. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strong leadership and direction across a complex and wide-ranging regulatory function, including fair trading, product safety, illicit tobacco, animal health and rogue trading.
Significant experience in a regulatory or enforcement environment, including managing criminal/civil investigations.
Proven leadership and people management capability or ability to develop in this area.
Ability to identify emerging priorities and risk areas, allocating resources accordingly.
To apply for this role, please upload your expression of interest. This should be no more than one side of A4 detailing how you meet all the essential criteria the person specification. Please make sure you pay particular attention to the three points listed above. You can draw on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.
Please download the job description and person specification for more information.
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Interviews will take place in person at County Hall, Lewes week commencing 14 September 2026.
This is a secondment opportunity which is only available to existing ESCC employees. Please review the Secondment Policy (Secondments and Acting Up arrangements | ESCC Intranet) for more information. You must have successfully passed your probationary period and have the approval of your current line manager before applying.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Paul Davison, Team manager, Trading Standards at paul.davison@eastsussex.gov.uk
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
How this role compares
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East Sussex County Council has 125 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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