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Legal Adviser (Governance and Student Contract)

Queen Margaret University -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Full-time
£44,746 - £63,606 a year

Qualifications

Data protection legal matters
Law
Scottish Higher
UK GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Compliance management
Communication skills
Corporate regulatory compliance oversight

Full job description

Grade 8: £44,746 - £56,535 (with progression possible to £63,606)

Hours: 35.75 hours per week (1FTE)

Contract type: Open Ended

Ref: CVHD00053A

This post supports a number of key areas of corporate governance, ensuring that the University remains compliant with current and emerging legislation. The successful candidate will be the University’s designated Data Protection Officer, and will provide effective counsel in relation to specific internal regulations, policies and procedures, including Complaints, Student Discipline and Fitness to Practice. They will also provide a proficient secretariat to designated senior committees of the University as directed by the University Secretary.

The successful candidate will have a law degree and a minimum of three years’ Post Qualifying Experience. They will also have expertise in, and understanding of, data protection laws and practices, including of the GDPR. They will have excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills, and will have demonstrable ability to make judgments independently and to provide effective advice and recommendation.

Knowledge and experience of Higher Education policy, of dispute resolution, and of delivering training activities is desirable.

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies pageand complete an application online.

If you have any queries regarding the application process or require any special assistance please contact Human Resources on 0131 474 0000 or email [email protected]

The closing date for this post will be 23:59 15th September 2026.

This role does meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we can progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchersalongside Concordat to Support Research Integrity and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here

We are a Disability Confident Employer, should you require any specific arrangements during the recruitment process please contact Human Resources on [email protected]

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