Legal Adviser

2 weeks ago

Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom NCFE Full time

Overview:

Contract:
Permanent**
Location: Hybrid working - Head office: Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne**
Hours per week: 37

Salary:
Up to £42,000 per annum, depending on experience

Shape real change with an NCFE career


Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered.

NCFE is a place where employees not only make a positive social impact - influencing the lives of thousands of learners - but where you will have the opportunity to influence the way we work and directly shape our future direction.


With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation - to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society.

We have built a high-performance workplace culture, backed by a strong set of values and behaviours, to ensure we're working together as one organisation to make sure no learner is left behind.


About the role
We're seeking an experienced solicitor to join us as a

Legal Adviser in the Commercial Services team.


In this role you will assist NCFE's Legal Counsel to provide high quality, robust and timely advice and support to the Executive, Senior Leadership team and other members of staff at NCFE on a wide variety of matters.

This will be primarily focussed on commercial contracts but also working on IP, property, litigation, data protection and employment matters.


You will also manage and mitigate risk through designing and implementing policies and procedures and promoting compliance best practice across the organisation.


We're looking for someone who holds the following skills and experience:

  • Qualified Solicitor (2-4 years PQE), although more qualified solicitors are welcome to apply.
  • Good general training in commercial or contract law
  • Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial agreements
  • Proactive with the ability to operate effectively in a fastmoving environment.
  • Selfmotivated, able to work on own initiative, manage time and meet deadlines and conflicting priorities.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


If you care about empowering people through education and the provision of quality legal support, this role will be perfect for you.


This role requires hybrid working therefore you will need to be within travelling distance of Head Office to ensure you can work from the office 1-2 times a

week.
Read the full

job description.

What will we offer you in return?


One of the biggest rewards of a career with NCFE is contributing to our promise to support the delivery of the highest possible quality learning experiences for our learners and for them to achieve the best possible outcomes as a result.

You will also have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits and support for your personal and professional development

Benefits include:

  • Company Pension, employer's contribution up to 9% when you contribute 3%
  • Life Assurance (4 x basic salary)
- £200 personal development allowance per year
- £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year

  • Two hours a month to spend on personal development
  • Free learning resources on our inhouse 'Learning to Grow' platform
We also support your health and wellbeing by giving all colleagues access to:

  • A minimum of 25 days holiday per year, plus 8 bank holidays
  • An additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure
  • A flexible and hybrid approach to working to support a worklife balance
  • Westfield Health Cash Plan worth up to the value of £63
  • Employee Assistance Programme including a 24/7 confidential help line and counselling sessions
  • Doctor Line same day appointments

Want to know more about NCFE?

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
Creating a fairer and more inclusive society is at the core of who we are at NCFE.

We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve.


We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity.

Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.

Our dedicated Diversity and Inclusion team works across our organisation to achieve this.

How to apply

Closing Date:
Monday 19 June 2023

Interview Date:
June 2023

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