Licensing Officer – EH0159 

East Hampshire Flex

Food, Safety and Licensing

Full time

Fixed Term Contract - FT

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual as a Licensing Officer in our busy Licensing Team. The Team consists of a Team Leader, a Senior Licensing Officer, 2 Licensing Officers and 3 Licensing Support Officers. 

This role will require you to administer, process and where necessary enforce the requirements of a variety of different licensing/registration/permit regimes, including those covering hackney carriage and private hire drivers and vehicles, gambling, alcohol, scrap metal, street trading, house to house collections and charitable street collections. 

Ideally you will have experience working in a licensing role or equivalent experience in an enforcement or regulatory role.

You will need excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure that you fit into the team and can liaise effectively with other council teams, the public, businesses and other regulators and organisations. 

Strong organisational and time management skills are essential to enable you to manage and prioritise a wide and varied caseload within tight timescales and with minimum supervision. 

The nature of the work also demands an eye for detail and a systematic and meticulous approach to your work.

In return for your hard work and contribution, we can offer you range of benefits including generous annual leave, flexi time, free parking, leisure centre discounts, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and more. Take a look at our website for the full range of benefits and support we offer our staff: https://www.easthants.gov.uk/benefits-working-ehdc 

To be successful at shortlisting you will need to very clearly state how you meet the essential criteria listed in the role profile.

For an informal discussion please contact Emma Grieve, Licensing Team Leader on 01730 234094 or Catherine Rayner, Environmental Health Manager, (Food, Safety & Licensing) on 01730 234306. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th November 2022. Interviews are likely to be held on 7th December. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

The council is an inclusive employer and appoints on merit. We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for Veterans.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff members to share this commitment.

Prior consideration will be given to those on the redeployment register or at risk of redundancy at East Hampshire District Council and Havant Borough Council.

To apply please follow this link: https://havantandeasthants.livevacancies.co.uk/#/job/details/173