Business Service Placement - Risk and Compliance Team

Business Service Placement - Risk and Compliance Team

Term Temporary

Type Full time

Department Risk

Location Edinburgh

The team

We are currently recruiting a placement student to join our Risk and Compliance team for 6 weeks over the summer period. The successful candidate will have a keen interest in developing their knowledge in this area. This is a paid opportunity.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community however familiarity with contract law and data protection is essential.

The role

You will be working in our Risk and Compliance team supporting the work of the contracts management team. The main responsibilitieswill include:

• Updating data processing register to reflect contract database
• Assisting with development of data protection styles

Other information

HR Contact

If you would like further information on the role or require accommodations to make your application please contact Cameron Thom () or call .

At Shepherd and Wedderburn we strive to provide a supportive, inclusive and high performance working environment, where everyone feels they belong. Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our business and we therefore welcome applicants from different backgrounds to all levels of the organisation. To foster inclusivity we particularly encourage applications from those who may be from underrepresented groups, including candidates from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBT+ people, people with disabilities or who are neurodivergent and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Data Protection

Shepherd and Wedderburn is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information that we collect as a "controller". The information provided by you will be processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Applicants . If you are successful in obtaining paid employment with us we will hold your information in accordance with our Privacy Notice and Data Retention Policy for Personnel, which will be provided to you at the relevant time.

Relevant information will be disclosed to the interview panel and Human Resources staff members. We may contact any referees provided for the purposes of discussing your application and will ask your permission before doing so.

If you provide any information deemed to be "special category" information under the General Data Protection Regulation, we may use this as follows:

• We will use any information provided in relation to reasonable adjustments to make appropriate arrangements for interview or other selection processes.
• We will use any information provided in our diversity monitoring form to ensure meaningful monitoring and reporting. Any analysis of this data will be done on an anonymous basis.

Should your application be unsuccessful, the information provided will be deleted on the basis of the timescales set out in our Privacy Notice for Applicants .

If you have any further questions about how we process and store your information, or your rights in relation to this, please refer to our Privacy Notice for Applicants .