Contracts Officer

5 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**Grade UE06 - £32,982 to £38,205 per annum.**

**Corporate Services Group - Edinburgh Research Office**
**Fulltime: 35 hours per week**

**Open ended (Permanent)**

**Location: Edinburgh/Hybrid working
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced research contracts specialist to play a key role in the continued evolution of our Research Contracts team, supporting a wonderful variety of world leading research.

**The Opportunity**

We are seeking colleagues who will embody our values of expertise, community, integrity and collaboration.

The Research Contracts team works closely with the University of Edinburgh research and professional service communities, as well as external stakeholders, to provide an expert research contracts service; to ensure that the University upholds its commitments to the highest standards of research integrity; to ensure the University meets its regulatory and legal obligations (including the Trusted Research agenda); and to provide an information governance service for research data.

Currently reporting to a Senior Contracts Manager, you will join a team of 15 contracts specialists in a busy team which receives approximately 1600 contract requests per year. You will play a key role in the delivery of ERO’s research contracts service. To do this you’ll work on the drafting, negotiation and signature of legal agreements required for University research. Your involvement in the contract ends at signature - please note this is not a procurement role. You will build positive working relationships with colleagues in ERO, the University’s research community and other allied, expert professional services teams.

**What skills and experience you will bring?**
- Recent, or related, relevant experience or an understanding of drafting, reviewing, and negotiating research contracts. In particular, an understanding of material transfer agreements and confidentiality agreements would be an advantage
- The ability to work independently, pay close attention to detail and to think pragmatically to develop legal solutions to contractual challenges
- An ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to successfully conclude contracts in a timely manner
- An aptitude for customer service. Excellent professional and communication skills

A full list of main responsibilities and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role can be found in the full job description below.

**Click here for a copy of the full job description**

**Personal characteristics**

We are ambitious for our research contracts service, and look forward to the contribution your insights and experience will bring. As well as your recent experience and understanding of the contracting process - whether you are a contracts professional in a research-intensive institution or work drafting, negotiating and finalising legal agreements in another setting - we need your enthusiasm, proactivity and advanced communication skills. This position is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to further develop a career in University professional services, in a department with a proven commitment to training and staff development.

**Development Opportunities**

Edinburgh Research Office is a supportive and encouraging environment for those new to research professional services and those wishing to further develop their University professional service careers. We have a longstanding commitment to training and staff development and a great track record of internal promotions for ambitious colleagues. We actively encourage all colleagues in ERO to think about their development in role. We encourage applicants to think not just about their suitability now, but how they might grow in the role in the future.

**Rewards**

You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes:

- generous holiday entitlement
- defined benefits pension scheme
- staff discounts
- family-friendly initiatives
- flexible working and much more.

Click to access our staff benefits page (opens new browser tab) for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

**The University of Edinburgh**

The University of Edinburgh is an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. The University of Edinburgh is 4th in the UK based on the quality and breadth of its research - known as research power - and is Scotland’s top ranked institution, according to Times Higher Education's REF power ratings. The University increased its research income to £332m in 2022.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. The University offers hybrid wor

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