Research Contracts Manager
5 days ago
**Reed Talent Solutions**are currently working with an East Midlands based Russell Group University to recruit a **Contracts Manager**on an initial 6-month contract. The post holder will ensure the provision of a high quality centrally managed and locally delivered Contracts support service across all Colleges.
**Role Information**
- Remote working with occasional office visits
- £600 per day INSIDE IR35
- 6-month contract with potential for extension
**Key Responsibilities**
- This Contracts Manager role will be responsible for delivering a contracts support service within the Research & Enterprise Division (RED) and will report to the Head of Pre Award & Contracts.
- The post holder will manage a complex portfolio of contracts relating to the research and enterprise activities of the University, focusing on high value, high risk and specialised contracts and maximising the benefit of each contract and strategic partnershipto the University.
- Drafting, negotiating and authorising a wide variety of complex research and enterprise related agreements, focusing on high value, high risk and specialised agreements including contract research agreements, collaboration agreements, clinical trials agreements,service agreements, licence agreements, studentships, and material transfer agreements with complex background
- Provide specialist contractual and other relevant advice in support of the Head of Pre Award and Contracts and to provide support and mentorship to other colleagues in the Pre Award and Contracts team to improve capability and performance to meet currentand future needs with particular focus on delivering a first class customer service on contract negotiation.
- Ensure academic and research staff receive first class, timely, flexible and pragmatic support and that the efficiency of contract negotiation, authorisation and acceptance and subsequent activities are maintained consistently to a high standard acrossall Colleges and with all commercial partners and funders.
- Maintain an awareness of wider legal and sector issues influencing the undertaking of research and enterprise activity within the University, feeding up to senior staff.
- Identify and implement improvements to workflow processes, quality and efficiency of service. Instigating and overseeing development of innovative solutions as appropriate to maximise and enhance customer satisfaction..
**Essential Criteria**
- Extensive experience of negotiating research contracts at the HE-Business/Funder interface
- Significant experience of management of Research Grant & Contracts in a higher education setting
- Staff and operational management
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with a wide range of audiences, including senior academic colleagues and external stakeholders
- Attention to detail, flexibility and the ability to work to tight deadline and manage conflicting priorities
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