Licensing Advisor

New Zealand Venue Co.; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Venue Co. seeks a Licensing Advisor to own regulatory licensing processes across Australia and New Zealand. You will coordinate with venues, operations, and central teams to lodge applications, manage approvals, and stay ahead of regulatory changes.

This role requires strong commercial and regulatory acumen, excellent communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced hospitality environment. Based at our Central Support Office in Melbourne CBD.

Qualifications

• You’re organised, curious and solutions-focused, with the confidence to work across a fast-moving hospitality business.
• You’ll ideally have experience preparing and managing regulatory applications, across liquor licensing.
• You should have familiarity with licensing frameworks across Australia and New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and lodging licence, permit, registrations applications.
• Managing applications from the initial request through to approval.
• Liaising with regulatory authorities and external stakeholders.
• Providing licensing advice and turning complex requirements into clear steps.
• Tracking deadlines, risks and opportunities to improve processes.
• Maintaining licensing records and documentation.

Skills

Regulatory applications

Hospitality regulation

Legislation interpretation

Written and verbal communication

Organisation and planning

Independent work

Tech proficiency

Integrity and discretion

Stakeholder engagement

Licensing frameworks AU/NZ

Job description

# **Licensing Advisor****Australian Venue Co.****Location:** Central Support Office, Melbourne CBD **Employment type:** Full-time **Reports to:** General Manager - Licensing ## **Ready to make a difference across 200+ venues?**Australian Venue Co. is home to some of Australia’s best-loved pubs, bars and hospitality venues. From busy city bars to much-loved local venues, our teams create places where people come together, celebrate and feel at home. We’re looking for a **Licensing Advisor** to join our Licensing team and help keep our venues operating smoothly, confidently and compliantly across Australia and New Zealand. ## **What you’ll be doing**You’ll take ownership of licensing applications and regulatory approvals from start to finish. Working closely with venues, Operations, Central Support teams and regulatory authorities, you’ll provide practical advice and help turn complex requirements into clear next steps.Key responsibilities include:* Preparing and lodging licence, permit, registrations applications.* Managing applications from the initial request through to approval.* Liaising professionally and proactively with regulatory authorities and other external stakeholders.* Providing clear, accurate and commercially focused licensing advice.* Keeping track of deadlines, risks, delays and opportunities to improve how we work.* Maintaining accurate licensing records, registers and documentation.* Preparing reports and briefs to support licensing decisions and forward planning.* Keeping the business informed about regulatory changes and emerging risks.* Contributing to licensing projects, process improvements and team initiatives. ## **About you**You’re organised, curious and solutions-focused, with the confidence to work across a fast-moving hospitality business. You enjoy getting into the detail, finding a way forward and helping others understand what needs to happen next. You’ll ideally have:* Experience preparing and managing regulatory applications, particularly across liquor licensing.* Experience in hospitality, liquor, gaming or local government regulation.* The ability to interpret legislation and turn it into straightforward, practical advice.* Strong written and verbal communication skills.* Excellent organisation, planning and time management skill.* The ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines.* Strong computer skills and the confidence to learn new systems and technology.* High levels of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.* The confidence and interpersonal maturity to work with venues, senior stakeholders and regulatory authorities.* Familiarity with licensing frameworks across Australia and New Zealand will be highly regarded.