Licensing Advisor

Bury Council; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Bury Council is inviting applications for a part-time Licensing Advisor (22.2 hours per week) in the Licensing Team. The role involves processing and technically reviewing licensing applications across a broad spectrum, including animal health, alcohol, entertainment, gambling and taxi licensing.

The successful candidate will handle complex legislation interpretation, ICT tasks, and regular telephone interactions with applicants and the public, contributing to a wider Public Protection Service

Qualifications

• Experience in handling public-facing work in a busy team.
• Excellent ICT skills including word processing and database management.
• Understanding of licensing law and regulations preferable.

Responsibilities

• Assist with processing and technical review of licensing applications.
• Deal with licences related to animal health and welfare, alcohol, entertainment, gambling and taxi licensing.
• Interact with applicants, licence holders and the public and work to statutory timescales.

Skills

ICT skills

Word processing

Database management

Licensing applications experience

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Licensing Team for a part time (22.2 Hours per week), Licensing Advisor. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a public facing environment within a busy team, be adaptable, creative and ideally have experience or understanding in dealing with and processing licensing applications (or equivalent). The successful postholder will work as part of a small team to assist with the processing and technical review of licensing applications, relating to a broad spectrum of Licensing Activities. This interesting role includes the processing of licences related to animal health and welfare, alcohol, regulated entertainment, gambling and taxi licensing to name but a few.

The successful candidate will be expected to deal with a wide array of technical administration involving the interpretation of complex legislation. The postholder will be required to have an excellent understanding of relevant ICT skills and packages including word processing and database management. The role will require regular interactions on the telephone with applicants/licence holders and members of the public and any experience of working in a public facing environment is desirable. You will ideally have a understanding of licensing law and regulations and be able to work on your own initiative within statutory timescales.

As part of the wider Public Protection Service, you will have the opportunity to work alongside colleagues who carry out a wide range of statutory functions, including Food Hygiene, Health & Safety, Neighbourhoods Enforcement and Trading Standards and there will be opportunities to work collaboratively across the teams when necessary.

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

Bury Council is committed to being a good employer and to leading by example.

Inclusion is at the heart of our Bury Let’s Do It strategy, reflecting our desire to develop and support a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve at all levels.

We work with our equality related employee groups (Black and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+) and other employees, such as our network of change agents, to continually improve our inclusive policies and practices.

We are committed to high standards on secure work, flexible work, paying the Real Living Wage, employee engagement and voice, recruitment, people management, and health and wellbeing.

Alongside this we are passionate about supporting the development of our workforce and providing a range of opportunities to develop your skills and progress.

As a valued member of our workforce family, you will have access to a wide variety of generous employee benefits that are tailored to improving emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.

We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.