£31,650 + Company Car or Car Allowance | Flexible Schedule
Join us as a Field Officer and play a key role in supporting local communities.
You’ll visit customers at their homes, discuss TV licence requirements, explain available solutions, and help them take the next steps—with full training, great benefits, and the freedom of working independently.
Job title:
Television Licence Field Officer
Job Description:
As a Field Officer, you'll play an important role in supporting TV Licensing by engaging with customers across the Cardiff area. Working independently, you'll manage your own daily schedule, visiting addresses where no TV licence is recorded and helping customers understand their licensing obligations.
Key responsibilities include:
Visiting residential addresses throughout the CF5, CH14, CF15, CF23, CF83 postcode area
Speaking with customers professionally and respectfully
Explaining TV Licensing requirements and available options
Setting up payment plans where appropriate
Recording visit outcomes accurately using mobile technology
Making informed decisions and working independently in the field
Occasionally attending court as part of the enforcement process
You'll start and finish your day from home, travelling locally using either a company vehicle or your own vehicle. Full training and equipment will be provided to help you succeed in the role.
We're looking for confident, resilient and customer-focused individuals who enjoy working independently and engaging with people from all walks of life.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
A full UK driving licence (essential)
To live within the CF5, CH14, CF15, CF23, CF83 postcode area
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
The ability to remain calm, professional and resilient in a variety of customer situations
Strong problem-solving skills and sound judgement
Good attention to detail and accuracy when recording information
Confidence working independently and managing your own workload
Basic IT skills and confidence using mobile devices and applications
A positive attitude and willingness to learn
Flexibility to work a varied schedule, including evenings and weekends
Experience in a customer-facing role is highly desirable. More importantly, we're looking for people who can demonstrate professionalism, empathy, resilience and a commitment to delivering excellent customer service.
To support customers at times that suit them best, you'll work 12 of your 36.5 weekly hours between 4pm and 9pm Monday to Friday, or at any time during weekends . This flexible working pattern allows you to organise the remainder of your week around your lifestyle and commitments.
What’s in it for you?
£31,650 annual salary
Company car (for work and personal use) or £3,700 annual car allowance
Mileage paid—including your daily commute from home
Flexible 36.5‑hour working week, with the option of a four‑day schedule
Generous holiday allowance, plus opportunities to purchase extra leave
Pension, life assurance, paid volunteering day and family‑friendly policies
Safety measures including Body Worn Video and a lone worker support system
Access to discounts, wellbeing support, and colleague diversity networks
Financial wellbeing tools and resources
About Capita TV Licensing:
At Capita TV Licensing, we’re supporting the world’s oldest national broadcaster. We harness the latest technology so the BBC can continue to create high-quality, independent programmes that inform, educate, and entertain millions of people around the UK, and the world. Our teams visit four million addresses each year to check for license evaders, and they generate over £65 million of revenue, helping to fund the running of the BBC. Join us and discover better as you shape the future of public television.
Unlock Your Potential with Capita
At Capita, your career can take you wherever your ambition leads. You'll become part of a diverse network of talented, forward-thinking professionals working across a wide range of disciplines and sectors. We’re committed to your growth — offering endless opportunities to expand your skills, explore new paths, and advance your career.
Join us and discover a career with purpose. #CareersWithPurpose
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What we hope you’ll do next:
Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.
Equal Opportunities
At Capita, we’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. We want everyone to have the best chance of succeeding as they move through their application and start their career with us. We are an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer; we want to hear from you if you’d like to discuss any adjustments you might need during your recruitment process. Please email [email protected] or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you to discuss.
For more information about equal opportunities and the types of adjustments we can offer, please visit the Capita Careers website.
If you have a question that does not relate to adjustments during your recruitment process, please email our Talent Acquisition team - [email protected]
AI & Fair Recruitment at Capita
At Capita, we use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to help us manage applications consistently and fairly. These tools support our recruitment teams, they do not make hiring decisions. Every application is reviewed by a trained member of our Talent Acquisition team, and all decisions are made by people. If you need any adjustments during the process, we’re here to support you.
How We Use AI in Our Hiring Process
To help us deliver a fair, consistent and efficient recruitment experience, Capita uses AI-assisted technology at some stages of the process. These tools simply help us organise and assess information, they do not replace human judgement. All decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers. If you have any questions or need adjustments, please let us know and we’ll be happy to support you.
Location:
Cardiff
,
United Kingdom
Time Type:
Full time
Contract Type:
Permanent
