DescriptionGrade: UE07 - £40,497 to £48,149 per annum
Corporate Services Group/Edinburgh Research Office
Full time: 35 hours per week
Open Ended (Permanent)
The Opportunity:
This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to join the expanding Research Governance, Compliance & Risk team. Situated in the Research Security and Compliance area of the team, the post holder provides support for the University’s compliance with current export control, sanctions and national security legislation and regulation (particularly in relation to UK export control regulations and the UK government’s Trusted Research agenda, but also to applicable international legislation and regulations, such as the US Export Administration Regulations and International Traffic in Arms Regulations) to University researchers and professional services staff.
You will work closely alongside other members of the team and colleagues from across the Edinburgh Research Office, as well as other professional service and academic colleagues in Colleges and Schools.
This role presents a unique opportunity for candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds to utilise and transfer their skills into an expanding area of research governance and compliance. The role would suit an experienced compliance person, with experience within the research sector or beyond, as well as someone with a research background in a relevant area who is keen to apply their experience and skills to support research compliance in this area.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- Experience of working in a similar or related compliance role.
- Proven analytical and problem solving capacity
- Proven excellent, professional interpersonal and communication skills
- Understanding of relevant export control and sanctions regulations and codes of practice and the risks of non-compliance.
- Recent relevant experience of export control licensing
If you are unsure if your background and experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to contact us for a conversation about the role.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.
Edinburgh Research Office
Working in Edinburgh Research Office you will be part of a professional, supportive, and friendly team; at the heart of University research support, working in collaboration with academics and research support professionals across the institution. The breadth of our remit means you will get an overview of research support activity while you build your skills in your specialism. Gaining new knowledge and skills to help you develop in this role and progress in your career is a priority. We offer colleagues a stimulating working environment based on our values of integrity, expertise, community, and collaboration. Our work is fast-paced and intense; you will thrive here if you are motivated, collaborative, and passionate about providing an excellent service to enable our researchers to do amazing work.
The Research Governance, Compliance and Risk Team works with researchers, research leaders and a range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the University meets its regulatory and legal obligations and upholds its commitments to the highest standards of research integrity. You will work alongside researchers providing expertise and advice in securing compliance with export control and national security legislation and regulation in the context of the Trusted Research agenda. The team works closely with colleagues across the University’s other legal, contracts and global strategy teams and with Edinburgh Innovations in order to deliver high-quality, joined-up support.
Championing equality, diversity and inclusion:
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for applications is 21 April 2025.
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Interviews:
Interviews to be held on week commencing 12 May 2025.