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Corporate Governance and Policy Officer

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Reference:0342 

Salary:From £32,150 

Working pattern:Full time, Permanent 

Location:Edinburgh 

Closing date:19 July 2021 at midnight 

Who we are

Legal aid plays a vital role in Scottish society by enabling people to enforce and protect their rights, defend themselves and manage their personal affairs and relationships. The Scottish Legal Aid Board is the national funding body for most solicitor and advocate delivered publicly funded legal services.

We also have a role in advising Scottish Ministers on the strategic development of legal assistance.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce. We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice.

The role

The Corporate Governance and Policy Officer will play an essential role in supporting the Chief Executive’s Office. The primary purpose is to manage a range of corporate business processes that are critical to the way that SLAB operates. The post holder will have a unique opportunity to take an active part in the business, whilst sharing and developing ideas for business process improvements.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting SLAB’s strategic planning, corporate affairs, governance and Chief Executive’s Office functions as well as developing corporate policies and procedures.

Duties and responsibilities will be shared with the team’s other CG&PO. There will be opportunities to gain and develop a range of knowledge and skills across policy and corporate affairs.

Candidate’s profile:

  • Experience working in a similar role is required.

  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular the ability to communicate at all levels and the ability to quickly grasp complex issues and summarise detailed information.

  • Ability to use initiative to probe for further information or carry out further research if appropriate and thereafter present the information clearly to others.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong and facilitative working relationships with colleagues, as well as a range of internal and external contacts.

  • Experienced in preparing written documents to suit a range of audiences.

  • Experience in developing policies and procedures.

  • A high degree of self-motivation, enthusiasm and discipline, displaying a pro-active approach at all times and an ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines.

  • A good level of competence in most MS Office packages, particularly Microsoft Excel and the ability to present data, use formula and create charts.

  • Discreet and Confidential

  • Good organisational skills, with the ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities.

  • Sound judgement, tactical awareness and the ability to think analytically.

  • Knowledge and experience working in or with justice sector is desirable.

  • Working experience in the charity sector, public sector or local government would also be beneficial; however, it is not mandatory.

We are offering a stable and secured permanent role on a full-time basis.

You will have access to flexible hours and remote working, as well as other employment benefits offered by the Scottish Legal Aid Board, which are listed in the full job description.

Application Information

To access the full job description, person specification and application details, please see the attached documents below.

For assistance, please contact Klaudia Hall on recruitment@slab.org.uk.

Completed applications should be returned by midnight Monday the 19th July. Interviews will be organised via a video call later that month.



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