Job Description

Place

Private Rented Services Enforcement Officer - Fixed term until 31/7/2025
Waverley Court

Salary: £36,312 - £42,717 per year
Hours: 36 per week

These positions are a varied and challenging statutory role suitable for motivated and enthusiastic individuals, based within the Private Rented Services Enforcement team. The post holders will be responsible for investigating complaints and taking appropriate enforcement action in relation to Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs), unregistered landlords, the fitness and propriety of landlords and the new licensing regime in relation to Short Term Lets. This will include providing advice on compliance with the applicable legislation and licensing requirements to landlords, tenants and other interested parties, taking formal enforcement action when required.

The post holders will be expected to work across the City of Edinburgh as required, often working closely with partner agencies including the Police, delivering service priorities and excellent customer service at all times.

The successful candidates will have relevant knowledge and experience dealing with complex problems, investigation and enforcement experience and be used to interpreting and applying complex legislation.

Excellent communication skills are essential, with the successful candidate demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people including members of the public, council officers, elected members, partner agencies including Police Scotland and businesses operating within Edinburgh and elsewhere.

A full valid driving licence is required.

As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we’re bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.

To help achieve this, we’re changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.

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