Profession licensing officer

Government licensing officials examine applications for licences to export or import goods, set up businesses, build houses or other structures, or to obtain passports, determine eligibility of applications for issuing licences or passports, and identify specific conditions or restrictions to be attached to licences issued, referring exceptional or important cases to senior government officials or managers.

Personality Type

• Conventional / Social

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• Diplomat
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• Government tax or excise official
• Legislator
• Policy advisor
• Policy or administration professional, all other
• Political scientist
• Regulatory government associate professional, all other
• Senior government official
• Senior non-legislative official

Knowledge

• Public service concession

  The procedures involved in the granting of rights, land or property by a government to a private company which enters an agreement with the government to operate or make use of certain services, and what qualifies or may qualify as a concession.

• Licences regulation

  The requirements and rules that must be compliant for a permit or licence.

Skills

• Correspond with licence applicants

  Correspond with individuals or organisations who requested a specific licence in order to investigate the case further and gather more information, to offer further advice, inform them of further steps which need to be taken, or to inform them of the decision made in the evaluation of the application.

• Advise on licencing procedures

  Advise individuals or organisations on the procedures involved in requesting a specific licence, instructing them on the necessary documentation, the application verification process, and licence eligibility.

• Issue licences

  Issue official documentation which grants licence holders with official permission to perform certain activities, after having investigated the application and processed the necessary documentation.

• Manage import export licenses

  Ensure the effective issuing of permits and licenses in import and export processes.

• Assess licence applications

  Assess the applications from organisations or individuals requesting a specific licence in order to ascertain whether they are eligible for this licence, and to either approve or deny the application.

• Prepare licence agreements

  Make the legal contract ready, granting permission to use equipment, services, components, applications and intellectual property.

• Assess breaches of licence agreements

  Assess cases where the licence agreement is potentially breached by the licence holder in order to evaluate the nature of the breach, determine appropriate consequences such as the revoking of the licence or issuing a fine, and to ensure compliance with legislation.

• Manage licensing fees

  Handle and inspect licensing fees for a service/product provided under intellectual property right.

• Grant concessions

  Grant rights, land or property from governments to private entities, in compliance with regulations, and ensuring the necessary documentation is filed and processed

• Monitor compliance with licensing agreements

  Ensure that licensee is well aware of all terms, legal aspects and renewal aspects of the license that has been awarded.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB