Licensing Officer

Job Title: Commercial Licensing Officer
Location: London Borough of Harrow, Forward Drive, Harrow, HA3 8NT
Employer: Pertemps Recruitment Partnership for London Borough of Harrow Contract Type: Temporary (3 months ongoing)
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, based at Harrow Civic Hub

Role Overview: Pertemps is currently recruiting for a proactive and motivated Commercial Licensing Officer to join the expanding team at the London Borough of Harrow. This temporary position offers a competitive hourly rate of up to £ 28.59 as Umbrella PAYE, alongside excellent training, career development opportunities, and 21 days of annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays).

Key Responsibilities:

" Serve as a Commercial Licensing Officer, overseeing enforcement, advisory, and educational activities across areas such as alcohol, entertainment, gambling, street trading, scrap metal, and other commercial licensing matters.
" Assess compliance with licensing legislation, initiate enforcement actions as needed, conduct premises inspections, and identify legislative requirements for further action.
" Perform technical inspections to ensure adherence to licensing and housing laws, including evaluations of safety and fitness standards.
" Represent the Council at public inquiries, meetings, external organizations, and Council committee sessions, providing technical expertise and preparing service-related reports.
" Lead investigations, propose tailored solutions to professional challenges within the relevant discipline, and engage in consultation, liaison, and partnership collaboration

Requirements:

" Expertise in licensing legislation, maintaining specialist and current knowledge, and applying relevant regulations.
" Familiarity with Health, Safety, and Welfare laws alongside approved Codes of Practice.
" Awareness of Local Government's political environment and context.
" Proven experience as a Licensing Officer or in similar roles, including enforcement and inspections.
" Possession of a full current driving licence and have access to a car

About us:
For almost 60 years, Pertemps Recruitment Partnership have been the market leader in providing permanent and temporary staffing solutions and we are one of the most established players within the recruitment industry. The Sunday Times has listed us as one of the Best 100 Companies to work for 14 years running. We are not a big scary faceless company, quite the opposite: we strongly believe in the personal touch with everything we do. We are proud to be accredited 'investor in people' which is reflected across our business in length of service and career progression of our employees.

London Borough of Harrow is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
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