Risk and Compliance - Licencing Manager

Whitbread; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Whitbread is seeking a Licensing Manager to lead the licensing process across food and beverage venues, ensuring compliance and mitigating risks. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in licensing conditions and tools like PowerBI, with a keen eye for process improvement. This role offers hybrid working and incentives.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Up to 20% Annual Incentive

Discount on Premier Inn stays

Matched Pension up to 10%

Qualifications

• Experience in licensing conditions and variation reviews.
• High attention to detail and determination to ensure compliance.
• Experience using PowerBI and Microsoft Office suite.

Responsibilities

• Maintain licensing conditions and variation reviews.
• Work with external stakeholders like Solicitors and Police.
• Monitor documentation for version control and cyclical reviews.

Skills

Attention to detail

Licensing conditions knowledge

Process improvement

Stakeholder management

Tools

PowerBI

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

Location: Dunstable Hybrid working, 3 days in the office

Salary £32,000 -£39,000 plus bonus

Reporting to the Head of Operational risk and Compliance, the Licensing Manager plays a pivotal and indispensable role by owning the complete licensing process and leading the deployment of licensing activities across all PI&R food and beverage venues. Their work ensures that every venue operates legally and without risk of interruption, safeguarding the organisation from potential regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and operational shutdowns.

Supporting business requirements for licensing training and the validation of all candidates. Also supporting the DBS process for our “Play” sites to ensure our legal compliance

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining Licensing conditions and variation reviews including TENs
• Working with external stakeholders such as Solicitors and the Police
• Monitor documentation to ensure that version control is maintained and that cyclical reviews take place in a timely manner.
• Look for areas of process improvement and continually question current process

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Up to 20% Annual Incentive
• Private Healthcare
• Up to 60% Discount on Premier Inn stays + 25% off our restaurant brands
• Matched Pension up to 10%

What you'll need

• Experience using PowerBI, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Experience of Licensing conditions, variations and TENs procedures
• Experience of NSO licensing briefings
• Understanding of licensing fees including gaming and legal fees.
• High attention to detail and determination to get things right

If this feels like a role that will challenge you then apply now!