Licensing and Enforcement Officer

Licensing & Enforcement Officer

Directorate:           Environmental & Community Services

Department:         Licensing and Enforcement

Salary:                   Grade E - £29,093 to £32,654 per year

Hours:                   37 hours per week

Location:               Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire, NG10 1HU

Hybrid working is available.

 

About the Role

An opportunity has arisen within the Directorate for Environmental and Community Services for a Licensing and Enforcement Officer.  Our Licensing team works to protect the safety of residents and visitors, whilst supporting businesses and licence holders to operate safely and efficiently.

 

If you are positive and passionate about delivering high class, customer-focused services and ambitious about licensing and its significant contribution to the safety of our communities then we’d like to hear from you.  Experience of working in a regulatory field and partnership working in resolving issues are key.

 

The primary purpose of this post is to support the delivery of the full range of licensing functions, ensuring compliance with national legislation, guidance and local policies.  As a Licensing and Enforcement Officer, you will be instrumental in ensuring that the council meets its statutory obligations, taking regulatory and enforcement action where requirements are not met as well as offering advice and guidance where needed.

 

About You

We are looking for a dynamic, highly skilled and motivated person with regulatory experience, ideally across all areas of Local Authority licensing including the Licensing Act 2003, the Taxi and Private Hire regime, Gambling Act 2005, and The Scrap Metal Act 2013. You will be accustomed to carrying out a range of compliance and enforcement activities and managing a diverse and challenging workload.

 

With excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you must be able to interpret and convey complex information both in oral and written form to educate and secure compliance across the licensing regime. You will have a proven track record of partnership working and working as part of a small team. You will possess excellent organisational and analytical skills, an ability to problem solve and adapt to competing priorities, whilst remaining calm under pressure.

 

To succeed in this role, you will need to have and demonstrate the following skills and abilities;

• Experience of working in a regulatory team with an enforcing authority preferably dealing with licensing enforcement
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with information technology systems

 

Key Responsibilities

This is an interesting and varied role, and the main responsibilities include:

• Processing and determining valid licensing applications
• Undertaking licensing compliance visits within the borough
• Working with partner agencies
• Providing professional guidance to external forums, key partners and businesses
• Undertaking enforcement interviews
• Prepare and provide evidence, witness statements, reports, and prosecution cases to Courts, Committees and Hearings.

 

For an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity please contact Carolyn Singleton, Licensing Manager on 0115 9071104. 

Benefits of Working for Us

In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to:

• Generous annual leave package – 29 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ continuous service) plus 8 bank holidays a year
• Free workplace car parking within the Borough
• Opportunities for training, learning and continuous professional development
• Family friendly flexible and hybrid working policies available
• Option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) plus access to a salary sacrifice scheme for added voluntary pension contributions
• Discounted leisure membership with the Fit for Work scheme
• Access to an employee benefits discount and salary sacrifice scheme
• Casual car user allowance

 

The closing date for applications is Friday 13 June 2025 at midnight.  Interviews will be held week commencing 30^th June 2025.

 

How to Apply

Interested candidates can apply with a CV and a supporting statement, clearly demonstrating suitability and experience for the role.  

 

You will be requested to provide some basic information before you upload your CV.

 

For further information about working for Erewash Borough Council and how to apply for this job please visit our website at https://www.erewash.gov.uk/jobs-section/jobs.html

 

Alternatively, an application form and job description are available from Human Resources, Erewash Borough Council, Town Hall, Wharncliffe Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 5RP, Telephone: 0115 931 6000 (24 hr. voicemail) or e-mail: jobs@erewash.gov.uk

 

If you are a current employee of Erewash Borough Council and you wish to apply for this vacancy, you must apply through your Employee Self Service account.  If you do not have access to Employee Self Service, you must complete a paper or word version of Erewash Borough Council’s job application form.

 

The Council is positive about disabled people and those who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview.

 

The Council also supports the Armed Forces Covenant and those who have previously worked in the armed forces and meet the essential shortlisting criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

 

Please ensure that you make it clear on your application form that you wish to be considered under these criteria.