Legal and Compliance Services Assistant

Edge Hill University; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35 days annual leave

Sport & leisure facilities discount

Staff benefits scheme

Employee assistance programme

Development programmes

On-campus working environment

LGPS enrolment

Job summary

Edge Hill University in Ormskirk seeks a Legal and Compliance Services Assistant to provide admin support across legal, insurance, contracts, information governance and compliance tasks. You will coordinate enquiries, maintain case files and meet deadlines in a regulated environment.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams) and able to handle confidential information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Experience in administrative or operational support.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Proficient in MS Office and standard collaboration tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide admin and operational support across legal services, insurance, contracts, information governance and compliance.
• Coordinate inquiries, maintain records and trackers, and monitor deadlines.
• Support processing of FOI requests and Subject Access Requests and assist with process improvements.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Proactive

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Word

Excel

Teams

Job description

As Legal and Compliance Services Assistant, you will provide administrative and operational support across legal services, insurance, contracts, information governance and wider compliance activity. As a central point of contact, you will ensure routine enquiries are acknowledged, accurately recorded, directed and monitored through to completion. You will support legal matters, insurance claims, Freedom of Information requests, Subject Access Requests and other compliance processes by gathering documents, coordinating actions and monitoring deadlines. You will maintain accurate case files, trackers and audit trails, produce routine management information and help improve processes, templates and guidance. This varied role offers broad practical experience in a regulated environment. Working with experienced University colleagues and external advisers, including legal advisers, insurers, brokers and the outsourced Data Protection Officer, you will develop transferable expertise through practical experience, training and specialist collaboration. As part of the University's ongoing commitment to redeployment, this vacancy may be withdrawn at any stage of the recruitment process if a suitable redeployee is identified. For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact: Peter Roberts, Director of Assurance, Risk and Legal Services at

You will be highly organized and proactive, able to manage a varied workload, work accurately and meet deadlines. You will have experience of administrative or operational support, gathering and checking information, maintaining accurate records and communicating professionally. This may have been gained through employment, academic study, placement, volunteering or another relevant activity. You will be confident using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams and able to learn new systems quickly. As well as bringing strong communication skills, attention to detail and sound judgement, together with the integrity and discretion to handle confidential, personal, legally sensitive and commercially sensitive information. An interest in legal operations, insurance, contracts, information governance or compliance would be welcomed.

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. Because for us education isn't about how much you take in. It's about what you take out into the world. Inspiring minds and changing futures since 1885, Edge Hill University is "A great success story… an institution that improves and impresses year after year" - Times Higher Education.

• A minimum of 35 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