Legal Co-ordinator - Consumer Protection & AdvertisingHead Office

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you'll love.”

• Hybrid and flexible working – everyone is looking for that work/life balance and Asda have it on point. Flexible working meaning you work where it works to meet both your needs and the business needs.
• Discretionary bonus – Rewarding you for your hard work and efforts.
• Company Pension Scheme matched to a limit – Looking forward to the future.
• Minimum 24 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off.
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year.
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us.
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year.
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business.
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours.

Plus, much more!

“Find your role”

This position is a coordinator role for the Consumer Protection and Advertising subject area within the Legal and Compliance function. The role holder is responsible for the effective delivery of the Consumer Protection and Advertising Compliance programme through; reviewing and advising on advertising; policy, process and guidance writing; analysis of and reporting on key areas.

• Provide guidance on advertising compliance as part of the regular surgery sessions
• Review marketing communications for Asda and George brands
• Provide guidance on Green and Environmental claims
• Support our responses to Advertising Standards Authority and Primary Authority enquiries, complaints and referrals through investigation, correction and root cause analysis
• Make recommendations to our business partners regarding process improvements to support meeting legal requirements
• Support on the day-to-day admin and store queries resulting from the Challenge 25 test purchase programme
• Responsible for creating, publishing and updating policy, procedure and guidance documents across all areas of Consumer Protection and Advertising
• Create and publish communications to stores to drive awareness of consumer protection and advertising priorities
• Responsible for conducting Consumer Protection and Advertising monitoring activities, including reviews in-store and online
• Responsible for supporting on projects as and when required
• Positively identify and mitigate risk by working cross-functionally and providing timely input
• Supporting on the production and delivery of training to upskill business partners as required

How You'll Do It

• The role requires knowledge of the consumer regulatory environment and appreciation of consumer protection legislation, the CAP/BCAP Codes for advertising and, the CMAs Green Claims Code
• The ability to risk assess and think innovatively within a retail environment is essential

• This role requires you to build and maintain an extensive network of key stakeholders at all levels across the business and regularly interact with peers across Commercial, Customer Marketing, Online and Retail teams
• You will confidently challenge, make recommendations and work collaboratively with both internal and external connections
• You will achieve results through clear communication of complex information and have the ability to influence and motivate others to do the right thing

• This role requires a high degree of autonomous thinking, using your experience and guided by regulatory requirements. You will be expected to positively challenge and question with the aim of improving efficiencies in the ways of working. You will demonstrate strong problem solving and critical thinking skills to support business initiatives whilst managing risk.

• You will have the ability to work at pace and prioritise workload. Previous experience within a Legal, Compliance or Regulatory function preferable. Retail knowledge required.

“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including;-

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves