Enforcement Adviser
Food Standards Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 24th September 2024
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Job summary
The FSA is a non-ministerial department of over 1600 people. We play a critical role in protecting public health and consumers’ wider interests in food across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Our vision is an important one - to drive change, delivering “food you can trust” and working towards a healthier and more sustainable food system.
The FSA’s Investigations Team have responsibility for enforcement matters related to official controls delivered by the FSA in the area of meat and dairy hygiene and wine standards. It also advises on and investigates matters the FSA delivers for other government departments in the areas of animal welfare, animal by-products and TSE related matters. We are now looking for an Enforcement Advisor to join us supporting the Senior Enforcement Advisor in their role, and providing general support to the whole team in ensuring enforcement is proportionate, lawful and links with the relevant policy approaches of the Agency and other government departments in delivering official controls.
You will build on your experience, whilst enhancing your skills and knowledge in this specific area of work as you project manage the implementation of various initiatives and contribute to the continuous improvement of operational, legal and policy areas. You will also provide advice and guidance to ensure the effective application of enforcement in the areas of meat hygiene, dairy hygiene and wine standards to achieve compliance or effective evidence gathering leading to successful formal action in the criminal courts.
Job description
This role is perfect for someone who wants to be involved in the core business of the FSA, working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders including FSA Field Operations and Lawyers, the National Food Crime Unit, Food Standards Scotland, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Defra and the Police (amongst others).
If you are excited to use your skills and expertise to help the FSA reach its goals and feel you meet the criteria we are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.
Person specification
Please read the attached Candidate Pack to discover further details about the role, our organisation, who we are looking for and the criteria we will assess against during the selection process.
We look forward to receiving your application and wish you every success.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Essential Technical Criteria:
- Desirable Technical Criteria:
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Selection process details
Full details of the selection process are detailed in the attached candidate pack.
Application and shortlisting
You will be asked to provide personal details (not seen by the Panel) and to confirm your eligibility to apply for the role.
Ability: You will be asked to complete an online verbal test and, if successful, will proceed to the rest of the application.
You will then be asked to complete an application which will be used to assess you against the following essential and desirable criteria. (Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie between candidates).
Essential criteria
Experience
- Lead criteria: Experience of working across different sectors outside your organisation in order to achieve consensus on the way forward. This should include relationship building with clients such as law enforcement, local or national government, industry or non-governmental bodies.
- Experience of constructing evidence-based arguments and describing the benefits of alternative courses of action, risks / issues etc. to inform policy or senior decision makers
- Experience in drafting guidance documents
- IT literate, with experience in interpreting data and undertaking root cause analysis
- Experience of effectively interpreting legislation and applying it to practical scenarios using a risk based approach.
Technical
- Knowledge of the criminal legal system, with an understanding of:
- Regulatory powers and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
- Evidence gathering and The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996,
- The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 / Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- A working knowledge of criminal enforcement.
Desirable criteria (Desirable criteria will only be assessed in the event of a tie between candidates)
Technical
- Knowledge of food law enforcement in areas such as food safety / food hygiene / animal welfare / animal by-products / TSE controls / wine standards or similar relevant experience in the area of food law policy
Lead Criteria An initial sift will take place on the Lead Criteria.
In the event that we receive a large number of applications, the minimum pass mark for the Lead Criteria may be raised at shortlisting stage. Candidates who apply under the DCS, GPTW or RIS schemes and meet the minimum requirements will be unaffected by the pass mark raise.
Interview
If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to a final interview in which we will assess you against the following Experience and Technical requirements of the role and Civil Service Behaviours Level 3.
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
Experience
- Experience of working across different sectors outside your organisation in order to achieve consensus on the way forward. This should include relationship building with clients such as law enforcement, local or national government, industry or non-governmental bodies.
Technical
- Knowledge of the criminal legal system, with an understanding of:
- Regulatory powers and the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,
- Evidence gathering and The Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996,
- The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 / Investigatory Powers Act 2016
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview, including your CV and any statements or examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Please note that plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
Expected Timeline
Advert closes: 24 September 2024 (23:55)
Sift: Expected to take place during week commencing 25 September 2024
Final panel interview: Expected to take place during week commencing 7 October 2024
Interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams. (If you do not have the Microsoft Teams application installed on your computer, you can join on the web without installing the application).
Please note that indicated dates may be subject to change.
Childcare Vouchers
Any move to the Food Standards Agency from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare.
Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
Reserve List
A reserve list will be held for a period of up to 12 months from which further appointment may be made.
Candidates that do not pass the interview but have demonstrated an acceptable standard may be considered for similar roles at a lower grade.
Visa Sponsorship
Please note that the FSA does not hold a licence to sponsor any visa applications and we are unable to provide any advice about visas.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Richard Withers
- Email : Richard.withers@food.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : hr.recruitment.campaigns@food.gov.uk
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