Must have an awareness and understanding of the external compliance environment including the requirements of relevant statutory and regulatory bodies as well as the applicable legislation
LGC
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Legal, Governance & Compliance
The Legal, Governance & Compliance Job Family includes roles that provide legal, governance and compliance services to the University in accordance with the University Strategy
Experience and Qualifications required by Career Level:
Please copy the wording below according to the career level of your role to insert on your chosen template:
| Career Level | To be inserted in job description under Experience and Qualifications |
|---|---|
| Career Level 1 | 1-2 years’ professional or customer services experience working in either a large organisation or a third level |
| Career Level 2 | 2-3 years’ professional experience working in either a large organisation or a third level institution and/or • A relevant technical degree (and a relevant post graduate qualification may be required) (Procurement) • A relevant technical degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (SIRC) • A third level degree (Legal) • A third level degree (Quality) • A third level degree (University Secretariat) |
| Career Level 3 | 3-4 years’ professional experience working in either a large organisation or a third level institution and/or • A relevant technical degree (and a relevant post graduate qualification may be required) (Procurement) • A relevant technical degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (SIRC) • A third level degree (Legal) • A third level degree (Quality) • A third level degree (University Secretariat) |
| Career Level 4 | 4-5 years’ professional experience working in a legal, governance and compliance related role in either a large |
| Career Level 5 | 5-6 years’ professional experience working in a legal, governance and compliance related role in either a large organisation or a third level institution and • A relevant technical degree (and a relevant post graduate qualification may be required) (Procurement) • A relevant technical degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (SIRC) • A professional or technical qualification (Legal) • A third level degree (evidence of CPD e.g. a professional diploma or Masters qualification is desirable) (Quality) • A relevant third level degree (evidence of CPD e.g. a professional diploma or Masters qualification is desirable) (University Secretariat) |
| Career Level 6 | 7-10 years’ professional experience working in a legal, governance and compliance related role in either a large organisation or third level institution and • A relevant technical degree (and a relevant post graduate qualification may be required) (Procurement) • A relevant technical degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (SIRC) • All solicitor roles require the applicant to have qualified as a solicitor, be admitted to the role of solicitors and eligible for a practising certificate from the Law Society (Legal) • A third level degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (Quality) • A relevant third level degree (and a masters or diploma in a specialist area may be required) (University Secretariat) |
| Career Level 7 | 10-15 years’ professional experience, including 3 years’ operating at a senior level in a large organisation or third level institution and a relevant degree (and a masters or postgraduate diploma in the specialist area may be required). |
| Career Level 8 | 15 years’ professional experience, including 5 years’ operating at a senior level in either a large organisation or third level institution and a relevant degree (and a masters or postgraduate diploma in the specialist area may be required or a Chartered Secretary membership). |
| Career Level 9 | 15 years’ professional experience, including 5 years’ operating at the most senior levels in either a large organisation or third level institution and a relevant degree (and a masters or postgraduate diploma in the specialist area may be required or a Chartered Secretary membership). |
Functional Competencies
A competency is a skill or attribute that is required to carry out a role effectively. They are normally an important part of job descriptions. Functional competencies can vary between roles in a Job Family and between Job Families themselves. They are specific to each Job Family.
When you are completing the functional competency selection criteria for your role, you should choose the most appropriate functional competencies from the list below in keeping with the career level of your role.
You should only choose functional competencies from the Job Family that your role belongs to, is not possible to mix the functional competencies from different families in one job description.
If there is a specific skill that you require that his not available under the competencies available to you in this particular Job Family, you can add this as a bullet under the Experience and Qualifications section.
Functional Competencies - Legal, Governance & Compliance - Job Family
Choose functional competencies from the list below as appropriate for your role. The wording to describe each functional competency is also provided under each heading for use in the job description. You should use this and tailor as needed to include relevant information relating to the role and the requirements of your unit.
It is not now required to include proficiency levels.
Ability to mitigate and manage risk as it applies to the different areas the Units cover
A thorough knowledge and understanding of relevant university policies and practices and their interpretation and application.
Ability to manage budgets, projects and third party service providers. Good commercial judgment important whilst complying with university and public sector requirements.