Compliance Officer United Kingdom
Job description
Fixed Term Contract - up to 3 Years. 36.5 hours per week (FTE:1.0).
The University of Warwick is consistently ranked among the top universities in the UK and the world. It has a reputation for academic excellence, innovative research, and a commitment to diversity and inclusivity. The campus is set in 290 hectares of parkland and includes state-of-the-art academic and research facilities, plus an arts centre, a sports centre, and a range of shops and restaurants.
The university is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Compliance Officer to join its team, working in key departments including Chemistry, Physics and Engineering. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that staff within those departments comply with relevant laws, regulations, and policies relating to equipment and systems, by developing and supporting compliance processes and data management.
The ideal candidate should possess high levels of computer literacy, in particular use of spreadsheets, databases, word-processing, email, project management software and web editing. In addition, you should have the ability to work effectively with a range of staff showing tact and resilience with excellent communication skills. Being educated to degree level, or relevant experience as well as a project management qualification are also essential to the role.
The University offers a supportive working environment and applications for flexible working will be considered. We are committed to supporting staff to achieve their full potential. The University of Warwick holds Athena SWAN awards, a national initiative that recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities including a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy and the childcare vouchers scheme.
To find out more or arrange an informal conversation about the role, please contact: John Phillips, Director of Health and Safety ([email protected]).
Interview Date: 28, 29 or 30 June 2023.
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
To provide technical assurance across the full spectrum of research and teaching activities by managing the practical implementation of compliance with all relevant legislation in the laboratory environment.
To ensure good practice through the development of supporting documentation, and training and awareness programmes.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support the statutory compliance activities through planning, developing, and implementing a range of compliance projects across various disciplines, e.g., hazard management systems, chemical inventories, and asset management databases, including all elements of asset management, and documentation within identified SEM Departments.
Contribute to excellent health and safety compliance, by ensuring that health and safety considerations are embedded in all research and teaching activities in a consistent way across relevant Departments.
Support the relevant Technical Services teams with the day to day (infrastructure) functions of the department and deputise for the Technical Services Managers on Compliance matters when requested.
The post holder will be responsible for providing technical assurance to the departments across the full spectrum of research and teaching activities by managing the practical implementation of all relevant legislation in the laboratory environment. This extends to compliance with statutory requirements for example for pressure systems (gas), local exhaust ventilation (LEVs- fume hoods), water hygiene and disposal of hazardous waste.
For further information about the University of Warwick, please read our University Further Particulars.
For further information about the department, please visit the departmental website.
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.
We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.
The University of Warwick holds an Athena SWAN Silver award; a national initiative to promote gender equality for all staff and students. Further information about the work of the University in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link: Athena Swan (warwick.ac.uk)
The University of Warwick is one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University alliance, whose aim is to become by 2025 an open, multicultural, confederated operation of connected campuses.
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