Legal & Compliance Support Officer

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Local Government Pension Scheme

Flexible hours

Training and development

Professional membership reimbursements

Job summary

South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority is seeking a Legal & Compliance Support Officer at our Sheffield Head Office, offering hybrid working and a permanent full-time role. You will provide high-quality administrative support to governance and legal processes, ensuring records and contracts are accurate and up to date.

The role focuses on coordinating meetings, managing inquiries, and producing management information to aid decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administrative, business support or coordination role.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• The ability to work accurately and methodically, with excellent attention to detail.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders.
• High levels of professionalism, integrity and personal accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to managers and teams across the service.
• Coordinate meetings and governance processes, including preparing agendas, taking minutes and tracking actions.
• Manage enquiries and shared inboxes, ensuring requests are responded to or directed appropriately.
• Support the administration and maintenance of legal documentation, agreements, contracts and records.
• Maintain accurate registers and tracking systems, monitoring key dates, actions and obligations.
• Administer business and case management systems, ensuring records are accurate and up to date.
• Produce reports and management information to support decision-making and service performance.
• Support the development and improvement of business processes and administrative procedures.
• Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to support collaborative working.
• Provide flexible support across multiple teams in response to changing business priorities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Legal & Compliance Support Officer

Application Deadline: 4 October 2026

Department: Governance & Legal

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sheffield Head Office

Reporting To: Kerry Willers, Business Practice Manager

Compensation: £29,114 - £31,538 / year

Description

• Hours: 37 hours per week (full time)
• Contract: Permanent
• Salary: Grade 5 - £29,114 - £31,538
• Location: Sheffield (hybrid working)

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive Legal & Compliance Support Officer to join our Legal, Governance & Commercial team.

This role provides essential administrative and operational support across a range of corporate and professional services, helping to ensure governance, legal and business processes are delivered efficiently and effectively. Working in a fast-paced and regulated environment, you will play an important role in supporting decision-making, maintaining accurate records, and contributing to the continuous improvement of systems and processes.

About the role

As a Legal & Compliance Support Officer, you will provide high-quality business support across a variety of service areas, helping teams operate effectively and ensuring key governance and legal processes run smoothly.

In this role, you will:

• Provide day-to-day administrative and operational support to managers and teams across the service
• Coordinate meetings and governance processes, including preparing agendas, taking minutes and tracking actions
• Manage enquiries and shared inboxes, ensuring requests are responded to or directed appropriately
• Support the administration and maintenance of legal documentation, agreements, contracts and records
• Maintain accurate registers and tracking systems, monitoring key dates, actions and obligations
• Administer business and case management systems, ensuring records are accurate and up to date
• Produce reports and management information to support decision-making and service performance
• Support the development and improvement of business processes and administrative procedures
• Build effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to support collaborative working
• Provide flexible support across multiple teams in response to changing business priorities

This is a varied and rewarding role offering exposure to legal, governance and compliance activities within a complex and dynamic organisation.

About you

You will be an organised and professional administrator who enjoys working in a structured environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality support.

You will bring:

• Experience in an administrative, business support or coordination role
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience handling confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• The ability to work accurately and methodically, with excellent attention to detail
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving and continuous improvement
• The ability to build positive working relationships with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders
• High levels of professionalism, integrity and personal accountability

You will thrive in a busy environment, enjoy supporting others, and be committed to delivering an efficient and professional service that helps the organisation achieve its objectives.

Benefits

All colleagues have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme and the chance to be part of an organisation where you can really make a difference. Located in Sheffield City Centre, we are well‑placed for transport links and encourage employees to take advantage of the active travel facilities. Work/life balance is extremely important to us here at SYMCA with our recognised family/friendly policies, genuine work flexibility, recognition, and shared success.

• In addition to the above, some of our benefits include -Holiday Entitlement – From 28 to 36 days annual leave entitlement (depending on length of service) plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time colleagues.
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme – The ability to purchase up to a further 15 days per year in additional to your normal annual leave
• Hybrid working – Our offices are a space where we come together and collaborate. Most of our roles are offered on a hybrid basis with the exception of some support roles being onsite full time. Please note, unless specified within the job advert, we cannot accommodate remote working contracts.
• Flexible Hours Scheme – Most roles within SYMCA work under the Flexi‑Scheme which allows office‑based employees’ flexibility and discretion over their working hours. Under the scheme employees can accrue a defined amount of credit or debit of working hours, and to take time‑off in the form of Flexi‑Leave or banked Annual Leave.
• Rewarding You - Reducing everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway and Cycle‑to‑Work schemes.
• Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on‑the‑job training and qualifications
• Professional Membership Fees – Where membership to Professional bodies is applicable to your role, SYMCA will reimburse your membership fees where applicable and following approval by Line Management.

Diversity at South Yorkshire Combined Mayoral Authority

Our workforce is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio‑economic background, religion and/or belief.

All employees are eligible to request Flexible Working arrangements from day one of employment as such all requests will be considered subject to operation requirements.

Where candidates share disabilities within the application process, if they demonstrate that they meet all essential criteria from the Role Profile within their application, they will automatically be invited to interview.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the process, please contact [e-mail] or include within your application form detailing the adjustment and how it will assist in managing any barriers.