Principal Licensing & Compliance Officer

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Please apply via the link provided.

Please note we do not accept CVs, an online application must be submitted.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and resilient individual to work as a specialist and as part of a team to oversee the delivery of our licensing priorities. This involves dealing with a range of business licences, including taxis, alcohol premises, gambling, animal welfare and scrap metal.

Reporting to the Council’s Environmental Health & Licensing Manager, of the recently insourced service back to the Council, you will manage the delivery and resources of the licensing team. A key priority will be to ensure this work meets the needs and objectives of the Council and are in line with our statutory responsibilities. Working with other Principals within Environmental Health & Licensing, you will ensure that quality services are provided.

Your role will be to ensure that effective and collaborative relationships are built with licence-holders, applicants, councillors, colleagues and external partners, including the police, DVLA, trading standards and fire service to drive up standards. You will also exercise good judgement and provide advice to a range of service users and provide technical support to colleagues. To do this it is essential you have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively and be committed to high standards of customer care. You should be a team player, willing to share what you know with colleagues and work collaboratively to deliver good outcomes. You will also prepare and present reports to Licensing Committee in relation to policy matters and licence hearings.

If you are an experienced enforcement officer, with a proactive, innovative approach that encourages compliance and behavioural change, then we would like to hear from you. It is essential you have knowledge of

current and proposed legislative frameworks, relating to licensing matters, within which the Council operates.

Burnley offers a mix of urban and rural settlements on the edge of the South Pennine Moors. Burnley has a thriving business sector with a diverse range of manufacturing and service premises in scope for environmental health regulation. There is a vibrant evening and night-time economy, alongside beautiful parks and heritage buildings.

We are proud of our flexible approach to work arrangements and our culture of openness in which ideas for improvement and service development are welcomed. The council operates family friendly policies, is concerned to accommodate individual’s needs and committed to professional training and personal development.

The post will be based in the Council’s Parker Lane Offices within Burnley Town Centre. We offer a generous leave entitlement and pensions scheme.

This is a Politically Restricted Post within the meaning of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.

For an informal discussion on the content of the job description/person specification, or working hours, please contact Rowan Castle at rcastle@burnley.gov.uk to arrange a call back.