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Job Title: Senior Corporate Legal Adviser
Salary: c. £70,000 (Dependant on Skills and Experience)
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, minimum 2 days onsite p/w
Working Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is the biggest farming organisation in the UK. We're proud to make a difference for all our members, by shaping attitudes towards British farming and leading the charge on a range of major issues, from climate change and food standards to rural crime and broadband rollout.
Purpose of the role & how you will contribute:
You’ll be the NFU’s Data Protection Officer (DPO) and main contact for Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation (PECR) issues for NFU and subsidiaries. This role combines strategic oversight with technical expertise, leading a small team responsible for delivering high quality legal and compliance advice, primarily in relation to data protection and regulatory compliance.
What you’ll bring:
You’ll be a qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate and significant post-qualification experience, including strong expertise in commercial contracts, procurement and complex legal problem-solving. With a recognised data protection or privacy qualification, you’ll bring deep knowledge of GDPR and PECR, and the confidence and experience to act as a Data Protection Officer, providing strategic oversight and ensuring robust organisational compliance. Highly commercially aware, you’ll balance risk with business priorities while offering clear, pragmatic advice on emerging legal and regulatory issues. An influential and engaging communicator, you’ll build strong relationships at all levels, bringing the experience of leading and develop a small team, and translating complex legal concepts into practical, accessible guidance that supports effective decision-making across the organisation.
Why choose us?
Join us and you’ll find an organisation that encourages and enables you to achieve your full potential. In return you will be rewarded with a full range of benefits including:
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Generous holiday allowance (30 days a year + Bank Holidays), plus 1 annual company day
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Option to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
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Company funded health Cashplan to help with everyday costs; dental, optical, physiotherapy etc.
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Health insurance
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Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
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Performance-related pay
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Competitive Pension and Life assurance (4 x Salary)
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Access to interest-free loans for cars, bikes, season tickets and driving lessons
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Employee Assistance program to help you deal with life’s challenges
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Discounts on a range of new vehicles, holiday rentals, wellbeing and lifestyle and many more
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Attractive, modern office, with on-site restaurant and free parking
Who we are
Every day, we're the voice of around 43,000 British farmers and growers who produce food, making sure their concerns are heard at the heart of government both online and locally. This means developing strong relationships with everyone from NFU colleagues to government ministers. So, as well as having a high profile in both the media and Westminster, we work with and support local members through a network of regional and county offices across England and Wales.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce. We’ll support you by providing you with extensive learning and development opportunities and build a career that balances your professional ambitions with your personal commitments including discussions around agile and flexible work options.
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If we decide we've found the right person for the role, we reserve the right to withdraw this advert and close applications before the closing date.
