Job Description

About you:

You will be an experienced Licensing Officer and will hold a Level 3 qualification in Inspection of Animal Establishments for Animal Activities Licensing (or equivalent) granted by a body recognised and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual).

It is essential that you have good verbal and written communication skills and have sound legal knowledge. You will have experience of preparing and presenting reports to Committees and be required to attend court.

About the role:

You will act as the professional lead with respect to licences issued under the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (England) Regulations 2018. You will also be required to act as a specialist for the licensing administrative function and carry out enforcement for a wide variety of licences under the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Street Trading, Hackney Carriage and Private Hire legislation.

The role includes dealing with a range of licence applications and dealing with members of the public, applicants and licence holders in person, via email and over the telephone.

The post involves flexible working, however, there is a requirement to work in the office and complete visits within the district.

There will be some requirement to attend evening meetings and undertake some out of hours work.

About the team:

Exeter City Council is striving to have a strong reputation for its pro-active work across Environmental Health and Licensing. The Council has ambitious plans to create a safe evening and night-time economy though an integrated approach with our partners.

What next?

If we sound like the right fit for you and you feel like the right fit for us we would welcome your application. Please click on the Apply button at the bottom of this page.

Alternatively if you would like to find out more about the post, the team or working with us at the Council please contact Nigel Marston, Principal Licensing Officer, via email at nigel.marston@exeter.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close any vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.

Our commitment

At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

If you would like further information on this please contact our HR Team at hr.admin@exeter.gov.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 33,366.00-37,938.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Health & wellbeing programme
Language:

English (preferred)
Work Location: In person

Reference ID: VAC000295/2025