Regional Tobacco Control Officer
Grade: Level 4, Zone 1
Location: 5 Pancras Square, N1C 4AG
Contract Type: 3 Years, 8 Months Fix Term
Hours: 36, Full Time
Closing Date: 9^th July at 23:59
About Camden
Camden is changing on the inside to make life better for everyone. Our residents and communities are at the heart of everything we do. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today and we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here’s where you can help decide a better future for us all. This role includes the coordination and support of local Trading Standards activity to enforce legislation and disrupt behaviour in relation to illegal tobacco sales.
What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved
As a Regional Tobacco Control Officer, you will be at the forefront of combating illegal tobacco activities within London region. Your role involves leading technical operations, supporting local Trading Standards officers across London, and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation. You will build and maintain strong relationships with law enforcement agencies, local authorities, and other stakeholders to coordinate efforts and achieve positive outcomes against illegal tobacco supply. Whilst hosted within Camden, you will work operationally across London and join any London Borough for operations within those Boroughs.
By raising awareness and providing training, you will enhance local enforcement capabilities and champion the importance of tackling illegal tobacco at the community level. Acting as a key liaison between various agencies, you will facilitate the sharing of intelligence, communicate new initiatives, and ensure accurate data reporting. Your efforts will contribute significantly to the national strategy against illegal tobacco, making a real difference in public health and safety.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.
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All About You
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
About You
You are a dedicated professional with a background in law enforcement, trading standards, or tobacco control, and you bring a wealth of recent experience in delivering and training for these roles. Your expertise shines through in managing complex projects and investigations, underpinned by a deep understanding of IPA, CPIA, the Regulator’s Code, PACE, and intelligence frameworks. You have a proven track record for advancing enforcement actions, from serving statutory notices to securing entry warrants, crafting detailed reports, and presenting compelling evidence in legal proceedings.
Your ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders is instrumental in driving successful outcomes. You will excel at gathering and analysing evidence to inform your decisions, and you are adept at submitting comprehensive reports with innovative recommendations. Additionally, you have experience in mentoring and training officers in illegal tobacco enforcement operations, ensuring strict adherence to health and safety, and data protection guidelines.
What We Offer
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits. From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!). We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks. We also have an incredible pensions scheme.
Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit
Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG,