Contracts Officer (Education)

University of Exeter - Office of the Senior Vice-President

This new full-time (1.0 FTE) post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until December 2027.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, which means that some days will be in the office on the Streatham campus (minimum of 2 days per week) and other days from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This position could be an opportunity for an internal secondment, with approval from your current line manager.

The Role
We are looking for a Contracts Officer to work within the Legal Team and alongside other members of Professional Services to ensure the provision of an effective contractual negotiation and administrative function to the University, covering a range of activities primarily relating to the University’s education portfolio.

The role is primarily focussed on the drafting and negotiation of contracts for education matters being carried out by the University with various third parties, including other universities, the public sector, charities and businesses. This will include supporting with the negotiation of study abroad and academic partnerships with a range of global universities, placement contracts with a range of commercial and third sector partners, supporting the contracting for a range of medical and other clinical programmes, as well as some work on degree apprenticeships and other more commercially focused education projects. There may also be the chance to get involved with larger scale education projects as and when they required legal advice, and responding to ad hoc requests for advice on a range of matters that involve education.

We wish to recruit someone who is experienced with contracts and contractual negotiations, organised and enthusiastic with an eye for detail and a willingness to learn to work within to a busy team working on education and commercial matters. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work independently and collaboratively on occasions, within a supportive team.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter
We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 Days leave per year.
• Options for flexible working.
• Numerous discounts at leading retailers.
• Onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme.
• Sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy.
• Stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England.

Further information
For further information, please contact Luke Dunham, email l.dunham@exeter.ac.uk.