About this role
Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday 2 March 2026
Closing Date: Sunday 15 February 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: FC6 £30,691.29 to £33,732.26
Working Pattern: 36 hours per week
Location: Fife House, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
Trading Standards work to protect consumers and businesses by ensuring a fair and safe trading environment.
Within this role your main responsibilities would include:-
Undertaking duties or project developmental work assisting the Trading Standards Team in the continuous delivery of professional, high quality and customer focussed services.
Supporting the Service Manager and Lead Officers to ensure that the Team’s regulatory and intervention functions are discharged efficiently which includes:
Managing information systems and databases related to the case management, project and inspection programmes.
Interrogating and supplying information in an appropriate format in response to enquiries relating to in house systems and databases.
Administering and triaging enquiries and keeping records up to date
Administer the communication processes for the team
The Person
You will be educated to SCQF Level 7 and have knowledge of the subject areas covered by Trading Standards.
The following is also required: -
Excellent customer service and organisation skills
Some knowledge of working in a regulatory field
IT skills
The ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of a team
Further Information
Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
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Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
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For further information please contact: Dawn Adamson at [email protected]
Other facts
About Fife Council
Fife Council is committed to making the Kingdom the best place to do business. Fife Council is the third largest local authority in Scotland. We employ approximately 18,000 people who provide 900 different services to over 366,900 people. The services we provide range from education, social work, housing, and community services to transportation, looking after the environment and developing the economy.
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What you'll do
- The role involves assisting the Trading Standards Team in delivering professional and customer-focused services. Responsibilities include managing information systems and administering communication processes for the team.
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