Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37 (one post available)

Worker Type: Hybrid Worker

Salary: Starting Salary is £28,371 (Level one) rising to £30,151 (Level two) 

Location: Licensing, Central Police Station, Byron House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, NG1 6HS

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

The role involves processing applications made under the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Animal Welfare Regulations 2018, Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous provisions) Act 1976 & 1982 to name a few.  The role requires you to meet legislative timescales, guide and advise customers in respect of the various application processes, take payments, arrange hearings and complete legal documentation where required and to issue licences once determined. 

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working with Licensing legislation 
• Full knowledge and understanding of legislation applicable to this role 
• Ability to plan and manage own workload to meet legislative timescales 
• Have experience of working in a fast paced environment to meet customer needs and demands 

You can find the job description for this post here

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Melanie Bird, Licensing Compliance Manager, by telephone on 07903 702608 or by email at melanie.bird@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

Closing Date: 18th August 2023

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: to be confirmed 

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits. 

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
   
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.    

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.

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