Licensing Officer

We are looking to recruit a Licensing Officer to join our Licensing Team. If you enjoy working in a busy and varied environment and have an ability to use your own initiative, we would like to hear from you.

The Licensing Team covers all licensing functions across the service including, alcohol and entertainment, gambling, scrap metal, taxis, skin piercing, tattooing, animal welfare and caravan sites. 

The post is offered on a permanent basis, covering 20 hours a week over Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, have the ability to communicate with a wide range of customers, have experience within a Licensing Team of a local authority or similar and a solid knowledge of licensing legislation.

They will also thrive in a busy environment and enjoy a challenge.

The team work on occasion, outside normal office hours and you would be expected to partake as required.

Closing date for applications: midnight on Monday 28 October 2024

Interviews will be held on: Friday 8 November 2024

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Denise Wilby on 01493 846548.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they have the following skills, knowledge, and work experience:

• To have excellent communication skills both verbal and written to be able to communicate with a wide audience of customers and partners. 
• Excellent knowledge of licensing legislation and procedures with demonstrable record of providing advice and support to applicants.

• To have experience of effectively using IT systems such as word, excel, outlook and a working knowledge of maintaining databases to record information precisely.
• Ability to manage own time and workload.

• Demonstrable experience within a Licensing Team of a local authority (or similar relevant work experience). 
• The ability to work under pressure to meet target deadlines

Great Yarmouth Borough Council has the goal to achieve excellence for the Borough. We don’t just say we are ambitious; we mean it. We are always looking at the ways in which we can improve and be the best that we can, providing the best for the people who live, work, visit and operate businesses in the Borough.

We have big plans for the future and massive opportunities ahead. We are one of the most successful enterprise zones in the country, Great Yarmouth is England’s offshore energy hub and Norfolk’s biggest seaside resort at the edge of the Broads National Park. The challenges we face in the borough are wide, but our commitment to achieving more has never been so focused.

We know that our team members are our most valuable asset, working hard to achieve our short and long term goals. Find out more about the people who work with us, and if you are as ambitious as we are, apply now and be part of our team.

We offer a range of exciting benefits as an employer and are committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and the services we provide.

There is more information on the Jobs page of the Great Yarmouth Borough Website, with details of how to apply and the recruitment process. You will also be able to find more details regarding DBS checks (if relevant for the job role), Right to Work checks, along with details of our values and behaviours, agile working and our Privacy Notice.