Licensing Officer

2 weeks ago


Horsham, United Kingdom Horsham District Council Full time

**Salary**: £31,364 - £37,336 pa (Plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £1,239 pa)

**Hours per week**: 37

**Contract type**: Permanent

**Closing date**: 28 Oct 2024 12:00

**Interview date**: W/C 4 Nov 2024

**Ref**: CS1670

**About the role**:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Licensing Officer to join a small but busy team in the Environmental Health & Licensing department, dealing with the effective and efficient discharge of licensing functions. Day to day activities will be centred around, but not limited to, the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, pavement licensing, scrap metal and legislation regulating the licensing of private hire and hackney carriage drivers, vehicles and operators.

As Licensing Officer you will take a technical lead and assist the Principal Licensing Officer and wider team in carrying out the Council’s licensing administration, routine activities, and enforcement duties in connection with the licensing of premises, persons and specialist function/s of the Licensing Service.

Whilst based predominantly at the Council Offices, the post holder will be required to work some evenings and weekends as necessary, sometimes at short notice.

**About you**:
To succeed as Licensing Officer you will possess excellent working knowledge and understanding of the various legislative frameworks and be competent and experienced in dealing with licensing data systems.

You will have an organised approach to casework and a focus on delivering excellent customer service, alongside experience of working collaboratively with internal and external partners. You will have the ability to problem-solve, adapt to competing priorities and maintain confidentiality.

As an experienced professional you will also be able to competently advise licence holders, the public and officers of the Council on licensing requirements and confidently investigate complaints; gathering and recording evidence to build case files for assessment of further action. A full UK car driving licence and access to a vehicle is required.

**About us**:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

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