Licensing & Enforcement Officer – Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

Licensing & Enforcement Officer –
Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

Closing date:
Friday, 24 July 2026

This is a Permanent Full Time position

Do you want to develop your career?

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Licensing team.

We are based in the beautiful Brocks Hill country park in Oadby and this part of Leicestershire is a great place to live, work and visit. Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information aboutour benefits here .

Agile working allows employees to work flexibly to balance their home and work needs. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements where possible and encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process. Employees will need to spend a minimum of 3 days per week in the office or visiting premises within the Borough.

The Licensing team are responsible for administering and enforcing laws that regulate licensed activities in the community including alcohol, taxi, gambling, street trading and late-night refreshment.

The Licensing & Enforcement Officer will carry out inspections and enforcement of licensing laws, ensure compliance and public safety, process applications, prepare legal actions and attend hearings, while working with partners and advising businesses and the public.

If you have significant experience in a Licensing & Enforcement Officer role and experience of working under pressure in a busy environment, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

A DBS check is required for this post.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.