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Team Leader - Licensing
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,711 to £49,764 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 June 2025 |
| Location: | Bedford, Bedfordshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Bedford Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Bedford Borough will become the proud UK and European Home of Universal , it will be the only Universal Park of its kind in Europe and the impact will be transformative.
It’s an exciting time for Bedford Borough Council, Come and join our Licensing team , we are seeking a Licensing Team Leader to oversee the Councils busy licensing service.
You will be responsible for managing a specialist team and dealing with a wide variety of statutory licensing and registration functions affecting businesses and other organisations throughout the borough including the Universal Theme Park.
You will work to ensure the continuing successful delivery of the Licensing service to our customers and communities and must have a minimum of 2 years Licensing Experience.
Ideal opportunity for an experienced Licensing Officer to take the next step in their career in Licensing.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Interview Date(s): W/C 14th July 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk
Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments
It’s an exciting time for Bedford Borough Council, Come and join our Licensing team , we are seeking a Licensing Team Leader to oversee the Councils busy licensing service.
You will be responsible for managing a specialist team and dealing with a wide variety of statutory licensing and registration functions affecting businesses and other organisations throughout the borough including the Universal Theme Park.
You will work to ensure the continuing successful delivery of the Licensing service to our customers and communities and must have a minimum of 2 years Licensing Experience.
Ideal opportunity for an experienced Licensing Officer to take the next step in their career in Licensing.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
How to apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 22nd June 2025
Interview Date(s): W/C 14th July 2025
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
· a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
· a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
unless the appointment is business critical
For further information, please email recruitment.team@bedford.gov.uk
Bedford Borough Council is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant, Care Leavers Covenant and is a Disability Confident Employer. For more information please visit https://www.bedford.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/why-work-us/working-culture-and-commitments
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