Legal & Compliance Advisor
Location: Portsmouth
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000
Are you looking to develop your career within an exciting and growing international recruitment business and consultancy? We are seeking a proactive, collaborative, commercially minded and detail-oriented Legal & Compliance Advisor to support legal, regulatory and compliance activities across the STR Group in the UK but predominantly internationally. Whilst STR’s head office is in the UK, the role will also support the Group’s US entity.
Working at STR
STR Group is a multi-award-winning international recruitment company, operating across life sciences, leading-edge capex projects, automation, maritime and engineering & manufacturing. We are proud to be an approved Corporate Member of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). This certification reflects our commitment to ethical, professional and transparent recruitment practices, giving candidates and clients confidence in our approach.
As a Legal & Compliance Advisor at STR, your role will include:
- Working as an integral part of the wider in house Legal & Compliance Team, supporting both the Legal & Compliance Director and the Compliance Team;
- Managing the Group’s ISO 9001 2015 audit process;
- Providing internal and external support alongside the Group’s Legal & Compliance Director for all legal & compliance related queries both in the UK and internationally;
- Supporting the Legal & Compliance Team by managing the contract review process, including the review, advising and negotiating of client and contractor terms;
- Reviewing, maintaining and updating Group policies in line with regulatory and legislative change and best practice;
- Reviewing, maintaining and updating Group terms of business in line with regulatory and legislative change, Group commercial appetite and best practice;
- Producing bespoke terms in response to business need/offering alongside contractual wording, addendums and variations;
- Monitoring and advising on legislative reform;
- Working closely with and supporting the Compliance Team with contractor onboarding, queries, upskilling, mentoring and problem solving.
What we are looking for?
Whilst we offer training and ongoing support within a close knit and collaborative team, we are ideally looking for someone with:
- Previous experience in legal, risk, compliance and/or a governance role(s)
- Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills
- The ability to respond to a fluid workload and to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Experience reviewing policies and contracts
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Confidence working with internal stakeholders across the business
- Good team building and collaboration skills alongside initiative and the ability to be a self-starter
What are we offering you?
- Modern, slick, state of the art offices with breakout areas and dedicated kitchen (including Pool & Football tables).
- Early finish Fridays at 3pm every week
- Breakfast club – enjoy cereal, breakfast bars, and fresh fruit available every day
- Employee of the Quarter
- Quarterly Directors Lunches at 5* restaurants
- Annual awards, Summer & Christmas parties celebrating with the whole company
- Special work anniversaries, including chocolate or sweet bouquet, voucher, champagne, bonus & additional holiday depending on length of service!
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising by one day each year of service capped at 28 days)
- You can purchase up to 5 days extra holiday
- Health care cash plan and optional private health care from Day 1!
- Company Pension scheme
- Enhanced Maternity/paternity leave
- Birthday off
- Drinks fridge
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Referral Programme
STR commit to offer disabled people an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy.
If this sounds like you, then get in touch and apply today