We're recruiting for an exciting administrative role within our Group Legal Team as a Governance and Legal Coordinator.
The starting salary is £28,000 rising to £29,500 on successful completion of probation.
The role is full time (37 hours per week) and is based in our office on Blackbrook Business Park in Taunton, TA1 2PE. Suitable candidates must live within a commutable distance to our office in Taunton (we recommend within 15 miles).
About WPA
WPA is a private healthcare provider with over 100 years' experience in treating our customers the way in which we would wish to be treated. We have won many awards for the levels of service we give.
As a non-for-profit organisation, it's not only our customers we look after, but our amazing workforce who are the key to our success.
You'll feel proud to work for WPA due to our inclusive culture, career progression and generous benefits.
Benefits
We offer an attractive starting salary alongside our annual non-contractual bonus. Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and you will have access to our private medical insurance cover, a WPA cash plan and private remote GP services. Other benefits include purchasing additional annual leave, pension and length of service awards which make us stand out as an employer of choice.
Social events are fun and frequent, including BBQs on the patio, annual parties, team building and sporting events.
About the role
We're seeking a highly organised and detail-oriented Governance and Legal Coordinator to support our governance, legal, and data protection functions. This is a varied and rewarding role that involves maintaining statutory records, coordinating regulatory filings, supporting with document execution, contract management, and the efficient operation of the legal and data protection teams. You'll play a key role in supporting our Company Secretary to ensure our governance frameworks run smoothly. The role offers scope for development and progression within a supportive and professional environment.
About you
We're looking for someone with a proactive mindset, excellent communication skills, and a strong sense of discretion and professionalism. You'll ideally have experience in a fast paced administrative role and be confident managing multiple priorities with accuracy and efficiency. If you're someone who thrives in a structured role, enjoys working collaboratively, and is keen to grow your career in a dynamic and values-driven organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Application support
If you could benefit from having any additional support with your application for whatever reason, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Personnel Services Team in confidence so that we can discuss it further. We are happy to help in any way we can.
We are all different, be yourself and thrive
WPA is a not for profit environmentally friendly organisation whose ethos is treating others as we would like to be treated including our fabulous team, customers, and local community. We hire great people; we believe in everyone and recognise that individual differences is what makes our team stronger.
Closing date: This remains flexible subject to us finding the right candidates, we therefore recommend that you apply at your earliest convenience.
We aim to keep you informed on the progress of your application, however if you have applied previously and been unsuccessful, you may not receive a response.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Company events
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Health & wellbeing programme
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Private medical insurance
* Referral programme
* Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
* Taunton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person