Contracts Manager at City, University of London
Job Description
Founded in 1894, City, University of London is a global university committed to academic excellence with a focus on business and the professions and an enviable central London location.
City attracts around 20,000 students (over 40% postgraduate level) from more than 150 countries and staff from over 75 countries.
In the last decade, City has almost tripled the proportion of its total academic staff producing world-leading or internationally excellent research. During this period, City has made significant investments in its academic staff, its estate and its infrastructure and continues to work towards realizing its vision of being a leading global university.
Background
Research and Enterprise at City supports academic staff in all areas when applying for externally funded research and enterprise activities. In a typical year, the Research and Enterprise Office handles 400 research funding proposals, 300 research related contracts (live and new ones),and sets up new awards valued at £17M. You will be one of the Contract Managers working with colleagues in the Research Support Servies team and the Academic Enterprise team to guide the contractual side of new and existing awards.
Responsibilities
You will provide in-house expertise for variously drafting, reviewing, and advising on contractual provisions and facilitating negotiations.
You will provide robust legal advice and training to colleagues in Research and Enterprise and academic staff across the university in pursuance of externally funded research and/or enterprise activities. You will work with other professionals across the university on issue related to research agreements, for example to ensure compliance with GDPR legislation.
Person Specification
You will have experience in contract preparation and negotiation for sponsored research funded by government, charities and industry. You will have a thorough understanding of the research agenda in UK universities. Ideally you will have a degree in law. You will be proactive, analytical and pragmatic in your approach. You will have excellent communication skills and engaging interpersonal skills to build up and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of colleagues within and beyond the university.
Additional Information
City offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
Closing date for applications: 8th January 2024 at 11:59pm.
Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing 22nd January 2024.
Subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way. This involves a combination of working on campus and at home each week.
Where hybrid working can be accommodated, specific arrangements will be agreed with the successful candidate before their start date. Regardless of where colleagues are working, City, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.
City, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
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