We would like to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Officer with experience in the administration and enforcement of Local Authority Licensing to join a multi-skilled, Compliance Team.  The team regulates a diverse range of disciplines including: environmental control, public health, food safety, health & safety, licensing, planning, private sector housing and environmental crime. Your role will be to deliver regulatory services in relation to Licensing, including Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Taxi and Private Hire, Street Trading, Sexual Entertainment, Charitable Collections and Pavement Licensing. Experience in Animal Activity Licensing although not essential would be welcome.

What’s in it for you?

We are a diverse organisation, delivering a wide range of services and employing people with a broad range of skills. We want to attract the best staff, so we offer excellent benefits, including: a competitive salary; flexible working arrangements; an essential car user allowance; and free staff parking. We also provide health and wellbeing initiatives, an employee assistance programme and staff discounts off a range of well-known high street shops and supermarkets.

To succeed in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in dealing with people;
• Excellent ability to reason, process information, be curious, ask questions and analyse potential outcomes to make timely and effective decisions;
• The ability to work independently and as part of a high performing team;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• Good knowledge and practical experience of applying Licensing law
• Tenacity and a problem-solving mindset;
• The ability to adapt to change and use initiative; and
• The ability to devise, learn and adapt to new systems and processes.
• Be willing to work outside of normal office hours on occasion as directed.

 Qualifications

Compliance Officer Level 3: Relevant qualification and/or extensive work experience in specialist area.

 Job Profile: Compliance Officer

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Mike Smith, Senior Specialist for Licensing and Community Safety on Tel. 01483 444387 or by Email: mike.smith@guildford.gov.uk.

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