Software Licensing Officer

Maverick Currencies; Taunton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking a Software Licensing Officer. The role involves reviewing software licence requests, maintaining licensing knowledge, and ensuring efficient software provision for the university. Candidates should have a strong understanding of software licensing and procurement processes. This fixed-term position offers 36.5 hours per week, starting February 2026 and ending February 2027. The institution fosters diversity and promotes equal opportunities in hiring.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Positive work environment

Support for underrepresented groups

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of software licensing and procurement processes.
• Ability to manage a renewal calendar and provide accurate advice to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review and triage software licence requests.
• Liaise with colleagues, requesters, and suppliers for value purchasing.
• Input data into the Software Catalogue and maintain processes.
• Manage the licence renewal calendar timely.
• Provide advice for compliance and cost-efficient solutions.

Skills

Software licensing knowledge

Effective information management

Procurement processes

Job description

Software Licensing Officer

DDaT provides support for the University of Bath's software approval and procurement. The Software Licensing Officer helps ensure compliance, value for money, and efficient provision/renewal of software licences for the university.

They review software licence requests, ensuring they are effectively triaged, then liaise with colleagues, requesters, and suppliers to ensure coherence and value for money purchasing. They input data into the Software Catalogue and ensure accurate, efficient, and effective processes, promoting a positive customer experience and highlighting areas for improvement.

The incumbent must maintain software licensing knowledge materials and ensure effective information management in accordance with agreed procedures, highlighting any shortfalls to the Software Licensing Manager and Director of IT Services as appropriate. They manage the licence renewal calendar to ensure prompt action before licence termination. The role holder provides information and advice to ensure compliance, coherence, co‑ordination, and cost‑efficient ways of securing software licences and hardware contracts. They deputise for the Manager of Software Licensing when required.

The incumbent must establish positive relationships with DDaT teams, especially Cyber, Service Desk, and Procurement, plus university‑wide product owners, to deliver an efficient, effective service and value for money for the organization.

This role is offered on a fixed‑term basis (36.5 hours per week), starting in February 2026, with an expected end date of 12 February 2027.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jyoti Patel – Software Licensing Manager, or Adrian Hooper – IT Service Manager (Specialist). However, please ensure that you submit your application through the university's website.

Responsibilities

• Review and triage software licence requests.
• Liaise with colleagues, requesters and suppliers to ensure value for money purchasing.
• Input data into the Software Catalogue and maintain accurate and efficient processes.
• Maintain software licensing knowledge materials and manage information according to agreed procedures.
• Manage the licence renewal calendar to ensure prompt action before termination.
• Provide advice and ensure compliance, coherence, and cost‑efficient solutions for licences and hardware contracts.
• Deputise for the Manager of Software Licensing when required.
• Establish positive relationships with DDaT teams and university‑wide product owners.

Qualifications

Requires a strong understanding of software licensing, procurement processes and effective information management. Ability to manage a renewal calendar and provide accurate advice to stakeholders.

Benefits

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected, and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN Award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from underrepresented groups.

We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, an accredited Disability Confident Leader and an autism‑friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video on our website to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work, as well as following us on X and LinkedIn.

Right to Work in the UK: We do not assess immigration or right to work status until the offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship, and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting: We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.