Compliance Administrator

We are currently seeking to recruit Compliance Administrator (Grade 3) within the Assisted Person Investigations (API) department of our Operations Directorate.

Starting salary is £25,600 within a pay band up to £27,600 (pro rata if part time).

About us
The Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) was set up in 1987 to manage legal aid in Scotland. We are a non-departmental public body responsible to the Scottish Government. Our main purpose is to manage and continuously improve publicly funded legal assistance and to advise Scottish Ministers on its strategic development for the benefit of society.

If you wish to learn more about the Scottish Legal Aid Board (SLAB) and our other direct services please visit www.slab.org.uk.

Why work for us
We are an ethical organisation, carrying out rewarding work that can have a considerable impact on clients’ lives.

We seek high calibre people and in return, we set out to provide good training and development with rewarding working conditions. We aim to be an ‘employer of choice’. Should you come to work with us, you’ll discover that no matter what your job or level of responsibilities, you are treated as an individual, with fairness, dignity and respect.

Our stable and secure reward package includes:

• A competitive salary with potential for pay progression
• Flexible working arrangements and a great holiday entitlement of 34 days per year (inclusive of public and privilege holidays) increasing after five years of continuous service
• A defined benefit pension scheme with a 6% employee contribution
• Job security in a stable environment for long term career progression
• Support from colleagues within a rewarding, positive work culture
• Opportunities for learning and development while making a difference with challenging tasks for ultimate job satisfaction.

To find out more about working with SLAB and our benefits, please visit www.slab.org.uk/recruitment/working-for-us.

About the role
The job holder will be providing support to the Compliance Officers in the Assisted Persons Investigations Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for carrying out early reviews on representations we receive in respect of a legal aid application and making decisions as to whether these should be taken forward. They will be responsible for engaging with a number of third parties such as DWP, HMRC, employers and banks as part of their investigations. They will be required to take ownership of the decisions they make as to whether matters are pursued to a full investigation.

This post is permanent on a full time basis.

If you are applying for a full time position on a part-time basis (less than 37 hours per week), please give details of the number of hours and pattern of part time work you would be interested in. Further details are supplied in the ‘General Information for Applicants’ document.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.

For more details about this role and a full list of essential criteria and required competencies, please see the ‘Additional Information’ section.



Completed applications should be returned by Friday, 9 June 2023 (12pm) via SLAB’s recruitment portal. Early applications are strongly encouraged as we may close the vacancy earlier.

Application Information

To apply please click 'Apply Online'. For assistance or queries, please email recruitment@slab.org.uk.