Contracts Adviser

This new full-time post is available from 23 October 2024 on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.                       

The role

We are seeking a full time Contracts Adviser to work in the Legal team based within the University Corporate Services. Although experience with contractual matters is beneficial no prior experience in Education or Higher Education is required, as full training on HE and the relevant legal environment will be given as part of the induction to the role.

We wish to recruit an experienced, organised and enthusiastic paralegal with an eye for detail to provide support on Education Contracts. The primary purpose of the role is to work within the Education Contracts Team, providing support to the Education Contracts Officer and the Commercial Education Contracts Officer, as required. This post will involve working with the other Education Contracts Advisor to be the primary point of contact for the Education contracts inbox, and will manage enquires from students who require Non-Disclosure Agreements or Data Transfer Agreements to support their placements and projects. The Education Contracts Advisor will also provide advice to the Study Abroad Team and Placements Teams on amendments to the University’s standard contractual documents, and support those Teams as they negotiate with partners.

The post holder will also support the Education Contracts Officer and the Commercial Education Contracts Officer, in their work drafting and negotiating across a wide range of education contracts including with International Partners, Degree Apprenticeship Employers and Commercial Parties funding studentships. This will include working with a range of internal stakeholders across a range of teams including the Global Opportunities Team, Academic Partnership, Global Partnerships, Education and Student Support, and the Degree Apprenticeship Team.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification 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. 

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

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 campus’ 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

Please contact Luke Dunham, l.dunham@exeter.ac.uk 

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