Salary: £26,403 - 27,254 a year
Location: Council House/Hybrid Working
Hours: 37 hours a week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Sunday 19th July 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to join a modern, resilient and flexible Local Authority Licensing Team.
We are looking for a motivated forward thinking person who is able to provide excellent customer service and produce accurate documentation using the Councils recording systems.
You will need to be enthusiastic with a professional outlook, self-motivated and be able to work under pressure with competing deadlines.
Essential requirements:
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively with a wide-range of service-users from senior managers, elected members to members of the public.
- Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel, Local Authority document management systems..
- Have an appreciation and working knowledge of and commitment to maintaining confidentiality and data protection.
- Able to work as part of a team and be calm, empathetic and supportive
For an informal chat, contact Zoey Mayes, Senior Licensing Officer on 07741 192340
Please be aware that where there are staff within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us .
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
- Flexible work/life balance scheme (depending on your role)
- Hybrid working (depending on your role)
- Modern office environment (depending on your job location)
- Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
- 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service), plus bank holidays (depending on contract)
- Local Government Pension Scheme (depending on contract)
- Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
- Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
- Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
- Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
- Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
- Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 19th July 2026. Any applications received after this date will not be accepted.
Interviews are to be held: TBC
If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it along with your CV to
[email protected]. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to
[email protected], however this is optional and will not affect your application.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at
[email protected]https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
