Licensing Compliance Officer
Cornwall Council
Truro, UK
Published 1 week ago
Business Compliance
Full time
Job Description
The role:
From inspecting compliance at festivals in Cornwall, the County's Taxi fleet, or Caravan sites to ensuring animal breeders and Zoos are compliant with their licenses and standards, Licensing Compliance impacts can be seen across the county. As a Licensing Compliance Officer in Cornwall you will be making a difference to both the residents and visitors to Cornwall.
Whilst you are likely to be asked initially to focus on one area of Licensing compliance work there is both scope for and a desire for multi-skilling across multiple/all areas over time.
You will be expected to represent the service at either/both committee hearings / in court as appropriate to an enforcement role.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
Working Pattern:
Whilst the bulk of the work is 'normal office hours' given the nature of the role and the needs of the service there may be a requirement for occasional work on evenings and weekends.
What you'll need to succeed:
The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
A proven track record of investigatory/compliance work ideally in a licensing field
Good communication skills, eye for detail and problem-solving skills
A knowledge and understanding of interpreting legislation.
A positive attitude and a desire to learn new skills
An investigatory/analytical mindset/ability to see both sides of an issue, and take an impartial stance/position whilst investigating.
Report writing skills/statement writing.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft software packages.
Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions well as within an office environment.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What you'll get in return:
Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information:
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The full role profile is attached here.
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact (Gregg Portass Licensing Compliance Team Manager, or Stuart Kenney - Group Leader, Private Sector Housing & Licensing Compliance)
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
The role:
From inspecting compliance at festivals in Cornwall, the County's Taxi fleet, or Caravan sites to ensuring animal breeders and Zoos are compliant with their licenses and standards, Licensing Compliance impacts can be seen across the county. As a Licensing Compliance Officer in Cornwall you will be making a difference to both the residents and visitors to Cornwall.
Whilst you are likely to be asked initially to focus on one area of Licensing compliance work there is both scope for and a desire for multi-skilling across multiple/all areas over time.
You will be expected to represent the service at either/both committee hearings / in court as appropriate to an enforcement role.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
Working Pattern:
Whilst the bulk of the work is 'normal office hours' given the nature of the role and the needs of the service there may be a requirement for occasional work on evenings and weekends.
What you'll need to succeed:
The ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team
A proven track record of investigatory/compliance work ideally in a licensing field
Good communication skills, eye for detail and problem-solving skills
A knowledge and understanding of interpreting legislation.
A positive attitude and a desire to learn new skills
An investigatory/analytical mindset/ability to see both sides of an issue, and take an impartial stance/position whilst investigating.
Report writing skills/statement writing.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft software packages.
Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions well as within an office environment.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What you'll get in return:
Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information:
Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
The full role profile is attached here.
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact (Gregg Portass Licensing Compliance Team Manager, or Stuart Kenney - Group Leader, Private Sector Housing & Licensing Compliance)
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as 'Application' on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here - The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.