ROLE PURPOSE: Part of a team of professional officers to provide an efficient, high quality service private sector housing service that reacts quickly to all enquiries, service request and complaints. To assess the nature, extent and urgency of the enquiry and make effective use of advice, risk based interventions and enforcement action, including civil penalties, to improve housing conditions and ensure that all homes in the private sector are safe and habitable. To assess housing conditions and management in private sector housing, give advice and take action as necessary, including enforcement action to ensure that living conditions and management standards are brought up to satisfactory standards. To process applications for property licences, including inspection of housing conditions and assessment of management standards and to take enforcement action in respect of licensing requirements, non-compliance with housing conditions, housing management and other related defects. 1. QUALIFICATIONS Educated to degree or diploma level in a relevant area, or equivalent and relevant operational experience. Formally trained in investigation skills and techniques or equivalent relevant operational experience. Post graduate qualification or similar in a relevant technical area. Sound practical and theoretical knowledge sufficient to carry out the duties of Private Sector Housing Officer. 2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS Willingness and ability to work outside core working