Licensing Enforcement Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Hydref 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £38,220 i £42,839 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 21 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Harrogate, North Yorkshire |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | North Yorkshire Council |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: |
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Our service The Licensing Service carries out an important regulatory function, undertaking a range of duties to help ensure public safety and support business throughout the North Yorkshire Council area.
The team provides advice and guidance, processes applications within legal timeframes, carries out inspections, and investigates complaints. This involves working closely with various stakeholders, including internal and external partners such as the Police, Fire Service, and local businesses.
The role involves providing excellent customer service across the full range of licensing functions, including the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Taxis, Animal Activities, Pavement Licensing and Street Trading. This is a very varied and fast-paced role, and you will be expected to have the drive and motivation to independently manage your workload and lead on key areas of work.
Main responsibilities:
• Lead on cases providing expertise, guidance, direction, and support on specific subject areas including Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Taxis, Animal Activities, Pavement Licensing and Street Trading.
• Determine licence applications in more complex cases, including preparing and presenting reports to committees.
• Assist with the formulation and review of Council policies and take the lead in a specific area of work.
• Investigate complaints and lead on regulatory action against a range of licensed premises, vehicles, activities and individuals.
• Visit licensed premises to inspect and give clear advice on achieving compliance.
• Organise and undertake inspections, visits and investigations in respect of a range of compliance matters, premises and activities across the full range of compliance options.
You will be predominantly based in the Harrogate office; however, you will occasionally be required to attend meetings at other offices in the North Yorkshire area. The cost of travel between the offices, either by train or car, will be covered.
What you will bring
We would like to hear form candidates that have:
• Ability to communicate effectively across a range of situations including verbal, written, and other mediums including report writing and presenting to committee.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Work to legislative, process and policy timescales at times under pressure.
• Able to interpret complex legislation and provide clear advice, direction and guidance to stakeholders and colleagues.
• For this role you are required to have a full UK driving licence, a licensing pool car is available to assist in your duties.
• Willing and able to undertake some out of hours work as required.
What you will get in return
When you join us, you are entitled to our outstanding benefits and wellbeing plan as part of your position.
Our holiday entitlement starts at 28 days rising to 34 days (pro-rata) per year with continued service, plus public holidays.
Pension: save for your retirement with our generous local government pension scheme with a 18.5% contribution.
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Contact and Apply
For an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Sharon Cousins, Area Licensing Manager on 01757 292033 or email sharon.cousins@northyorks.gov.uk.
Key Dates:
Closing Date: 21st October 2025
Interview Date: 5th November 2025
Interview Venue: Harrogate Civic Centre, Harrogate
Key Documents:
Job Description
Total Rewards Brochure
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.