Senior Regional Illegal Tobacco Officer

Job Introduction

Senior Regional Illegal Tobacco Officer

Lead the Fight Against Illegal Tobacco Across London

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is seeking an exceptional enforcement professional to take on the strategic role of Senior Regional Illegal Tobacco Officer.

Funded through London Trading Standards and hosted by the Royal Borough of Greenwich, this influential regional position provides leadership, expertise and coordination to strengthen illegal tobacco enforcement activity across London. The successful candidate will act as a recognised specialist, working with local authorities, National Trading Standards, HMRC and other enforcement partners to disrupt criminal activity, protect communities and drive regional enforcement outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Trading Standards practitioner, or equivalent professional, with a strong investigative background to shape policy, influence operational priorities and contribute to the delivery of national and regional illegal tobacco strategies.

About the Role

As Senior Regional Illegal Tobacco Officer, you will:

• Lead the development and delivery of intelligence-led enforcement strategies across London.
• Coordinate complex investigations and multi-agency operations targeting the illicit tobacco market.
• Act as London's principal specialist adviser on illegal tobacco enforcement.
• Support local authority Trading Standards services with complex investigations, prosecutions and enforcement interventions.
• Build effective partnerships with National Trading Standards, HMRC, law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Promote and support Operation CeCe and other national initiatives.
• Analyse intelligence and emerging trends to improve enforcement outcomes.
• Design and deliver training, mentoring and professional development to Trading Standards officers across the region.
• Represent London Trading Standards at regional and national forums and stakeholder meetings.

About You

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated professional who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience in Trading Standards enforcement and criminal investigations.
• Extensive knowledge of legislation and regulatory frameworks relevant to illegal tobacco enforcement.
• Experience managing complex investigations and preparing cases for criminal or civil proceedings.
• Strong understanding of PACE, CPIA, evidential standards and enforcement practice.
• Proven ability to work with multi-agency partnerships and senior stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, communication and report-writing skills.
• Experience delivering training, mentoring colleagues and promoting best practice.
• The ability to operate strategically while maintaining a strong operational focus.

Why Join Us?

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to improving residents' lives and opportunities, promoting fairness, respect and collaboration across all services. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to influence enforcement activity across the capital and contribute directly to tackling organised criminality associated with the illicit tobacco trade.

Additional Information

• Grade: P04
• Location: Royal Borough of Greenwich (with regional travel across London)
• Basic DBS check required
• Flexible and collaborative working environment
• Professional development and training opportunities available through the Council's learning and development programmes.

Apply Now

If you are an experienced Trading Standards professional looking to play a leading role in protecting consumers, disrupting criminal networks and shaping regional enforcement policy, we would welcome your application.

Join us and help make London a more hostile environment for the illegal tobacco trade.

For an informal discussion please contact Cenred Elworthy at cenred.elworthy@royalgreenwich.gov.uk or  07843 978582

Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated. 

Early Advert Close: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statements addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statements section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.

Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.