Licensing Team Leader

4Recruitment Services; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Licensing Team Leader based in Welwyn Garden City. This senior role involves delivering and enforcing various licensing functions, leading a team, and ensuring compliance with legislation. Ideal candidates will have a strong knowledge of licensing laws, supervisory experience, and the ability to represent the agency confidently. The role offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive hourly rate.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working within a local authority Licensing service.
• In-depth knowledge of licensing legislation including the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005.
• Proven experience in enforcement, inspections, and regulatory investigations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead officer for all Licensing matters.
• Manage and support a team of up to three professional and technical staff.
• Deliver and oversee licensing regimes including alcohol, gambling, and street trading.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Communication

Enforcement experience

Job description

Licensing Team Leader

Hourly Rate: £26.28 - £27.97 PAYE

Hours: 37 hours per week, full time

Location: Welwyn Garden City with hybrid working available

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Licensing Team Leader to join our Regulatory Services team on a temporary basis. This is a senior professional role with responsibility for the effective delivery, regulation and enforcement of a wide range of licensing functions. You will support the Regulatory Services Manager in maintaining high standards of legal compliance, service delivery and performance, while providing leadership and technical expertise to the Licensing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead officer for all Licensing matters, including day-to-day operational and staffing issues
• Manage and support a team of up to three professional and technical staff, ensuring service objectives and performance targets are met
• Deliver and oversee licensing regimes including alcohol, gambling, Animal, taxis, street trading, sexual entertainment, scrap metal, motor salvage and pavement licences
• Carry out proactive and reactive inspections, investigations and enforcement activities in line with relevant legislation
• Represent the Council at Committees, management meetings, site meetings and external forums as required
• Work closely with partner agencies such as the Police, Trading Standards, DVSA, HMRC and other regulatory bodies
• Ensure compliance with the Regulators' Code, enforcement policies and PACE requirements
• Lead on responses relating to Freedom of Information, Subject Access Requests and Environmental Information Regulations
• Extensive experience working within a local authority Licensing service
• In-depth knowledge of licensing legislation including the Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005
• Proven experience in enforcement, inspections and regulatory investigations
• Experience managing or supervising staff within a regulatory environment
• Ability to interpret legislation, provide professional advice and represent the Council confidently

To find out more information please contact Lily at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency