Overview
Licensing Enforcement Team Leader – 0
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
Purpose of the job
To oversee the Licensing Enforcement Team which is responsible for ensuring compliance with licensing law, statutory guidance, and local policy. The Licensing Enforcement Team Leader will lead investigations, manage enforcement actions, and support the Team’s development. The role includes preparing and presenting reports to senior managers and councillors and fostering effective working relationships with internal and external services and agencies to ensure Council resources are targeted appropriately.
About you
Educated to 2 A Levels or equivalent standard.
IoL Professional Licensing Practitioners Qualification.
Detailed knowledge of licensing law, statutory guidance, codes of practice, in relation to the Licensing Act 2003 and Hackney Carriage and Private Hire licensing and sound knowledge of other licensing regimes to include the Gambling Act 2005, Animal Licensing, Sexual Entertainment Licensing, Street Trading, Charitable Collections, Cosmetic procedures among others.
Knowledge of enforcement procedures, law and guidance, including PACE and RIPA.
Knowledge of other Council services and how they interact with the Licensing Service.
Demonstrable experience of managing teams.
Demonstrable experience of dealing with members of the public.
Experience of working effectively in partnership with a range of stakeholders.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Able to produce clear and concise and persuasive written reports and letters for the public, senior officers and members.
Able to demonstrate skills in planning and organising, including working to tight deadlines and managing a caseload.
Computer literate with experience of using management information systems.
Ability to lead others in technical and specialist areas and projects and undertake performance monitoring.
Self-motivated and able to work with minimum supervision.
Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs.
Full car driver licence and access to a vehicle for work.
Willing to attend work outside of normal office hours and to attend evening meetings as necessary
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
