Licensing Enforcement Team Leader Job Kettering area,Ohio USA,Government

Location:

Sheerness House 41 Meadow Road, Kettering

Closing Date: 26/07/2026

Organisation: North Northamptonshire Council

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work‑life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About the role

To oversee the Licensing Enforcement Team which is responsible for ensuring compliance with licensing law, statutory guidance, and local policy. The Licensing Enforcement Team Leader will lead investigations, manage enforcement actions, and support the Team’s development. The role includes preparing and presenting reports to senior managers and councillors and fostering effective working relationships with internal and external services and agencies to ensure Council resources are targeted appropriately.

What

will you be doing?

To line manage the Licensing Enforcement Team, allocating work, determining priorities and monitoring performance to ensure the standards laid down by legislation, statutory guidance, codes of practice and Council policies and procedures are met.
To undertake a personal caseload of assessing licence applications and enforcement work and to oversee the gathering of evidence in accordance with PACE and RIPA, the undertaking of PACE interviews, the preparation of prosecution files, liaison with legal advisors and senior managers and to give evidence in court in accordance with law, policy, and guidance.
To work in partnership with other council services, the police, other local authorities, and agencies and participate in multi‑agency enforcement operations, including intelligence gathering and sharing where required.
To assist the Licensing and Service Support Manager to prepare and deliver a workplan for the Team, considering relevant service‑level information and intelligence as well as external partner’ information, to ensure resources are appropriately targeted.
To assist the Licensing and Service Support Manager by contributing to the review, drafting and implementation of new and existing policies, procedures, training materials and website guidance.
To act as a source of expertise within the Licensing Service, taking a lead on complex and contentious matters (including time‑sensitive actions, such as the serving of notices or organising urgent licensing hearings), where necessary directing, accompanying, and supporting Licensing Enforcement Officers and other colleagues on such cases.
Develop and contribute to knowledge sharing across the team and the wider Environmental Health Service, including training programmes, mentoring, coaching and provide day to day technical support for the Licensing Enforcement Team.
To undertake personal learning development to maintain up‑to‑date specialist technical knowledge including attending training courses, conducting own research, and reading as required, to ensure the Council meets its statutory obligations.
To represent the Licensing Service at internal and external meetings and lead on outreach and consultation meetings with the licensed trade.
To work in collaboration with the Systems Administrator to ensure that all aspects of the licensing enforcement function are effectively and efficiently managed within the licensing database, including the extraction of performance information and other reports which support service delivery.
Comply with the Council’s policies and procedures including (but not limited to) safeguarding, financial regulations, promotion of equalities, customer care, agreed audit actions and health and safety (ensuring that reasonable care is taken at all…