Export Control Specialist

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.Export Control Specialist

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