Compliance Inspectors Midlands, Hampshire and South East


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£35,367 - £41,494
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Birmingham
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Aug 2026
Closing date:	30 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) is part of the Economic Security and Trade Relations (ESTR) Directorate in the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). The Unit brings together operational and policy expertise from DBT with advisory teams from the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Its mission is to promote global security through strategic export controls and facilitate responsible exports.

ECJU is an integral part of the export control system, with its core function of considering applications for export licences. This work includes a range of issues including National Security, International Humanitarian Law and Counter-Proliferation. Stakeholders across Whitehall and beyond are interested in our work including Other Government Department partners, parliamentarians, Non-Government Organisations and industry and academia. Outreach and active engagement with interested parties is an essential part of ECJU’s remit.

DBT is transforming its export control regime to establish a system that builds on previous success to deliver a “best in class”, expert and efficient licensing function which is agile and can respond to evolving external factors. One of the key areas in this transformation is the UK Engagement Team; encompassing the Compliance Inspectorate, Stakeholder Engagement and the Licensing Intelligence Team.

Compliance Inspectors play a central role in ensuring businesses are aware and comply with the terms of the export and trade licences that are issued to them. The role you are applying for involves directly engaging with businesses at their places of work to facilitate responsible exports and reviewing export paperwork to ensure compliance with export control law in line with our national and international obligations.

Your main duties will be to:

Undertake site visits to regionally based businesses
Inspect business records in accordance with the provisions of the Export Control Order 2008 (as amended)
Ensure businesses comply with the terms of the licences issued to them
Check exporter knowledge of export controls, educate and advise on further training as required.
Write up the findings of your inspections in accordance with the team’s best practice and report any export control breaches to HMRC.
When legal proceedings are instituted by HMRC and the Crown Prosecution Service, you may be asked to provide evidence, written and/or orally, possibly in court. For which legal training and support will be provided.
Work collaboratively with colleagues in the Engagement Team on outreach activities, including providing presentations to stakeholders.
Work closely with others within ECJU, DBT and Other Government Departments.
Contribute to the Corporate Objectives of the Department.

Additional Information

Due to the nature of this role and complex training requirements this is suited to a full-time position of 36/37 hours per week. However, applicants who need to work a more flexible arrangement are welcome to apply. We can’t guarantee that we can meet all requests to work flexibly as any agreement will be subject to business ability to accommodate. Any request to work a more flexible arrangement should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer.
The first three months training will require the successful candidate to spend some of their working week at the London Office in Old Admiralty Building. Standard DBT Travel and Subsistence rates will apply.
The successful candidate will be required to pass internal inspectorate training and exams before being permitted to undertake solo inspections.
Additional travel outside the allocated region will be expected during the training period.
This post often requires the post holder to spend nights away from their usual residence.

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