Senior Licensing Officer – Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Grade/Salary: Band F SCP 26 – 31 (£38,510 – £43,150 per annum)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 9 am to 5 pm Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 4.30 pm on a Friday

Location: Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE

This is an exiting opportunity to be part of the Taxi Licensing Team. We are looking for a customer focused individual, with excellent communication skills to manage and develop our Licensing Officers.

The position is mostly office based supervising the frontline service provision to our customers, ensuring that it is timely, efficient and in line with published service standards. The successful candidate will be providing technical and general guidance in relation to licensing functions, preparing committee reports and giving evidence in Court on Licensing Matters as and when required.

You will need

• A minimum of 4 years experience working in a licensing environment
• Supervisory experience and experience of working within an income generating environment
• Hold or be willing to obtain a licensing qualification
• Experience of dealing with Members, Council Committees, including the preparation and presentation of reports

Why work for us?

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Access to the Local Government Pensions Scheme
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
• Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
• An employee assistance and counselling service
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• A wide variety of learning and development opportunities

Please refer to the job description for full details.

Closing Date 5 pm on 18 September 2026

Interviews will be held the week commencing 12 October 2026