Compliance and Risk Officer (Permanent, Contract)

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Company: Zero Waste Scotland
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Location: Edinburgh
Job Description:

The Governance & Compliance Officer will be responsible for developing, implementing and embedding effective and efficient organisational approaches to ensure we meet our obligations as a Scottish public authority and to support delivery of our corporate objectives. With the rest of the Governance and Compliance Team, you will work on areas including:– all aspects of information governance including records management, handling requests for information and supporting the data protection officer– policy review and impact assessments– risk and control monitoring and reporting– continuous improvement review and action planning– develop and deliver guidance and training materials on all of the above– other activities such as maintaining the register of interests…

Posted: May 20th, 2026