Licensing Officer - Haywards Heath, RH16 1SS

Join Our Team: Become a Licensing Officer

Are you ready to embark on a journey in the realm of Licensing? We're seeking proactive and adaptable individuals to join our team and make a tangible impact, ensuring safe communities where residents' lives are not being adversely impacted. As a Licensing Officer, you will be processing and determining licence applications, offering advice to applicants, licensees, and other stakeholders, investigating complaints received about licensed and unlicensed activity, and carrying out appropriate enforcement action to ensure compliance. The role is key in ensuring compliance with licensing law, including alcohol, animal welfare, gambling, taxis, scrap metal and street trading to name but a few. The role also includes working in partnership with external agencies.

You will need to be able to communicate effectively with the public, applicants, partnership agencies and Members of the Council, be able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team and have a willingness to work out of regular hours to attend committee hearings, undertake site inspections, enforcement, joint operations, and complaint investigations. At Mid Sussex, we foster a culture of collaboration and growth, where every member is valued and supported. If you possess a proven record of achievement, coupled with enthusiasm and a team-oriented mindset, we invite you to be a part of our journey.

Role Overview:

To carry out all the Councils licensing administration and enforcement duties in connection with the licensing of premises and persons, with the aim of ensuring compliance with the provisions of all licensing and associated legislation administered and enforced by the Council.

Key Responsibilities:

• To investigate complaints relating to the licensing legislation enforced by the Council.
• To regularly check licensed premises, persons and vehicles, to ensure compliance with all appropriate legislative and licence conditions, and to instigate the appropriate enforcement action necessary to protect the public.
• To undertake inspection of premises on receipt of applications and to ensure compliance with legislation and licence conditions, and where necessary provide recommendations and reports leading to enforcement action.
• To keep abreast of all licensing legislation and associated guidance and to make recommendations on the efficiency and effectiveness of the service.
• To prepare reports for the Councils Licensing Committee, attend the committee & other meetings as and when reasonably required and present such reports.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Knowledge in general principles of criminal law and enforcement practice.
• Recent experience in the application of licensing or similar legislation.
• Experience in the gathering and assessing of evidence, the preparation and instigation of enforcement action.
• Good organisational skills and able to manage workload in an efficient, effective manner.
• Able to communicate effectively in writing and orally to members, officers and the public.

Benefits:

• Agile working arrangements to promote work-life balance.
• Generous pension scheme.
• 26-31 days of annual leave to support your wellbeing.

Join Us: If you're ready to embrace a fulfilling role that presents challenges alongside rewarding opportunities to enhance our communities, we're eager to welcome you aboard. If you would like an informal chat, please do get in touch with Jon Bryant, our Licensing Team Leader. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as soon as possible. For your application to be reviewed fully, and to be considered for shortlisting, please submit an up to date CV as well as a covering letter detailing your motivations for the post and how you meet the criteria outlined in the Role Profile and Person Specification.