Licensing Officer
Employer: NatureSpace Partnership
Location: Flexible within the UK, home-based. Location is entirely flexible within the UK - this post will be mainly desk based but some travelling to meetings in England will be required.
Working hours: Full time (32hrs, 4-day week)
Salary: £32,950 pa
Closing date: 9am, Monday 9th March 2026. Please note that we may close applications early if we receive a high volume, so early applications are encouraged.
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The Licencing Officer will support the work of the licensing group; working closely with the Senior Licensing Officer, Senior Modeller, Senior Evaluation Officer, and the Science GIS Officer. The role also involves significant cross-team collaboration with the planning and data teams, and will help disseminate information our operational and technical teams.
The role will primarily support management of the species licences that allow our schemes to operate. Together with the Senior Licensing Officer, the Licensing Officer will ensure NatureSpace meets all its requirements for applying for, operating and renewing District and Organisational Licences.
The successful candidate will compile information derived by the wider team, for inclusion in documents required by the regulator, ensuring the quality and accuracy of the information submitted to them. The role will manage stakeholder consultations to ensure the highest levels of integrity are embedded in the licensing work. The role will also support the Senior Evaluation Officer with data tasks, including but not limited to simple data analysis, report preparation and technical outcomes communication.
The successful candidate will use insight from their work to help shape and support improvements to our schemes that maintain high environmental integrity, as well as contribute to discussions on responding to information requests from our regulator. While the majority of the role will revolve around supporting the licensing and evaluation work for our great crested newt schemes and developing workstreams, the successful candidate will have opportunities to undertake tasks to support the wider scope of the science team, including simple data processing, analysis and supporting the team’s GIS work.
Key responsibilities:
• Work with the Senior Licensing Officer to compile licence applications, live scheme change requests and further information requests, ensuring high standards of quality.
• Work closely with the Senior Evaluation Officer in the analysis of data and preparation of evaluation outputs.
• Compile analysis undertaken by the wider team, transcribing it into technical documents.
• Challenge and feed into technical discussions to ensure the schemes are operating to maximise outcomes.
• Support the wider operations of our expansion and renewals programs where necessary.
• Ensure licence information in database and document folders are kept up to date.
• Provide cross company and partner support, providing updates on licence changes and answering queries relating to licensing.
• Engage with wider company work, applying a flexible approach to cross- and intrateam working.
Essential skills, knowledge, and experience:
• A relevant degree-level qualification in an environmental or other related discipline. Equivalent work-related experience would also be considered
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, particularly when explaining numerical data
• Knowledge of District Licensing or wider species licencing within England
• Demonstrable traits in attention to detail and conscientiousness
• Demonstrable traits in strategic thinking
• Self-motivated and independent – able to work flexibly with minimal supervision
• Competent in the use of Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Desirable skills, knowledge, and experience:
• Enthusiasm for wildlife conservation in the UK – Conservation is at the heart of what we do
• Experience of working in deadline-driven work environments
• Experience using QGIS or ArcGIS would be beneficial
• Understanding of planning policy and local plan frameworks in England
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