Licensing Enforcement Officer

**About The Role**:
North Norfolk is a fantastic place to live, work and visit - covering over 360 sq miles of coastal and rural environment, with a population of over 100,000 people living in 120 distinct communities, our District is one of England’s top holiday destinations and a place where people positively choose to live.

We are looking for an experienced and dedicated licensing professional to join our busy licensing team here at the North Norfolk District Council.

This role will involve the enforcement of the full range of licensing legislation including the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005 and legislation regulating the licensing of hackney carriage and private hire drivers, vehicles and operators as well as animal welfare, street trading, skin piercers and scrap metal.

You will investigate alleged offences under the legislation up to and including preparing prosecution reports and giving evidence in court. You will also prepare and present reports at licensing hearings.

Please note this role is 22 hours per week.

**About You**:
You will focus on the completion of tasks and cases and will ensure that work is undertaken in a timely manner. You will demonstrate excellent investigative skills and be able to interpret and analyse results.

Good communication and interpersonal skills are essential, in addition to good customer management skills. You will also have the ability to plan and carry out your own workload.

Applicants should be in possession of a recognised professional qualification related to licensing or regulatory enforcement function.

Please ensure that you illustrate your experience and skills to the essential requirements of Licensing Enforcement Officer in the job specification.

Given the variety of the role, a commitment to delivering a quality service is essential.

Interviews to be held week commencing the 21st of October 2024.

For an informal discussion please contact: Elisa Pendered
- Environmental and Leisure Business Support Manager on 01263 516206

**About Us**:
We're committed to promoting equality of opportunity for the people and communities of North Norfolk. We respect and value difference in our district and across our workforce, and we want everyone to feel included and able to play their part in making North Norfolk a great place to live, learn, work and visit.

Our coast and environment are really important to us. We recognise that North Norfolk faces a very real threat from climate change and as such the Council has declared a climate emergency. A Net Zero strategy has been developed to support our ambitions and all staff have a role to play in meeting our carbon reduction targets.

As one of the largest employers in the district, we offer a number of benefits that are open to all employees. We have a supportive culture of enabling our people to learn and grow through attending courses, e-learning, and their day to day job roles. Our office in Cromer is modern and light with onsite lunchtime catering, and free onsite parking.

We have an active health and well-being group, mental health first aiders, employee assistant program, employee discounts portal, and salary sacrifice schemes (bikes, home electricals and EV car leasing).

We have a great forum for communication through regular updates from Directors and Chief Executive, and a working relationship with Unison, our onsite recognised union.

Most people that work for North Norfolk District Council can enjoy a great work life balance, as part of our hybrid approach to work. If your role supports hybrid working, and we've shown you all that we need to for your job role, all we ask is that you have a stable and reliable internet connection.

You’ll enjoy 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, and when you’ve been with us for five years, this increases to 30 days (assuming the role is full time). We provide access to a great pension scheme, based on your local authority career average earnings.