Licencing Officer

Randstad Construction, Property and Engineering ,
London, Greater London
Salary: £28 per hour

Overview

Licencing Officer North West London £28-£33 per hour A local authority in North West London is looking for a highly suitable candidate to work under the general direction of the Senior Licensing Officer and Managers in the Environmental Health Service to ensure the effective and efficient running of the licensing service and discharge the Council's statutory duties in respect of a range of licensing functions and to serve the Council, its Committee Members and Officers. Responsibilities: To administer applications for the grant, renewal, transfer and variation of a variety of licences, registrations and permits. To liaise with various external and internal departments and agencies including police, fire service, Disclosure and Barring Service, etc. and to maintain public registers of licences issued. To carry out associated licensing enforcement responsibilities including responding to complaints, carrying out routine inspections, interviewing witnesses and licensees and others. These duties may include formal interviews of individuals subject to potential criminal prosecution under caution; preparing committee reports, files for evidence and statements; giving evidence at the licensing committee and magistrates and other appropriate courts acting as witness or investigating officer. To have direct customer contact by contacting licensees (and their representatives, including licensing solicitors) if there are problems with their licence by telephone or requesting a face to face meeting to discuss problems with the licence application and negotiate solutions and if necessary to refuse the licence application and remit to applicant. To assist in providing a comprehensive licensing service, including contributing to the formation, review and update of licence conditions and policies. To assist in the management of the financial aspects of administering licensing functions, including ensuring the correct fees are levied and expenditure is accounted for. To assist in the development and implementation of enforcement strategies and programmes for the team's licensing functions to optimise service delivery and encourage compliance with licensing standards. Requirements: Minimum of 2 years' experience within the Licensing Team of a local authority Practical experience of enforcement of licensing law relating to licensing of hackney carriage and private hire vehicle and in relation to regulated entertainment, sale of alcohol, gambling premises. Practical experience of enforcement of licensing law in relation to other areas of licensing including animal licensing and street trading. Please apply with your CV within and Taylor Lynch from the London office will be in touch. For a confidential chat regarding your application, please contact the Public Sector Team on Still searching? Not all of our vacancies are on our website yet. We're happy to provide a tailored careers guidance service, so for the best chance of finding your ideal opportunity, get in touch with one of our specialist consultants and we will be able to support you with your job search. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.