Associate Director Legal and Compliance Services

We’re here to create and harness knowledge, to deliver opportunity for everyone.

About the role

As Associate Director Legal and Compliance Services, you will act as a trusted advisor to the University Executive and internal stakeholders at all levels, supporting the University’s legal and contractual needs, and managing, advising on and mitigating legal risks .

You will lead the Legal and Compliance Services team, providing in house legal advice to support a wide range of business activities, and strengthen frameworks to ensure University wide legal compliance, delivering strategic guidance across legal matters and overseeing specialist teams covering data protection, immigration and consumer law. 

You will form good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and act as a gatekeeper for external legal advice where appropriate. You will also be an integral member of the broader team responsible for institution-wide governance, strategic assurance and risk oversight, under the Chief Student and Governance Officer.

Please note whilst this post is open to external applicants any internal qualified applicants will be prioritised.

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, you may wish to contact: Dr Jo Wright, Chief Student and Governance Officer at Jo.Wright@edgehill.ac.uk

About you

We are seeking a qualified solicitor with a current SRA Practising Certificate. You will have significant post qualification experience within a complex, regulated environment ideally within higher education, plus a strong track record in service delivery and team leadership.

You will have proven experience, ideally in contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance, intellectual property and commercial partnerships. You will have a good understanding of the regulatory environment for Higher education, including the Office for Students and Office of the Independent Adjudicator frameworks.

You will demonstrate an aptitude for and commitment to engaging with sector networks and maintaining your professional awareness of emerging legal issues within the Higher Education sector. You will be able to highly effectively plan and organise service delivery and be responsive to business needs.

At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.

Rewards & benefits

• A minimum of 48 days annual leave per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days)
• Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities
• Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more.
• Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and health & wellbeing resources
• A wide range of development programmes to enhance your career
• Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment.
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

About us

At Edge Hill University we believe in the life changing opportunities knowledge can create. Since 1885, we’ve been creating access to knowledge for those who may not have had the opportunity to before.

Today, the effect we have has a far-reaching impact, not just for those who come to study here but for those who work, invest in, and live in our local communities too. So, if you’ve ever wondered if one person can make a difference, simply speak to our alumni, students, and award-winning staff.

Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is “A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year”

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