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 Research Contracts Administrator

Based in Wallingford, Oxfordshire

The Research Contracts & Licensing Team sits within the Research & Innovation Services Section based at CEH's Wallingford site. The Team provides a data licensing service, both in and out of the organisation supporting CEH’s Science Areas, wider academic research and commercial exploitation. Dealing with in excess of 700 enquiries a year, the Team also manages a growing roster of licence agreements, from receipt of initial enquiry, through drafting and issuing of licences, receipt of income, calculating CEH’s royalty obligations and on to licence renewal.   

Alongside the Team’s established data licensing service, we are now setting up an in-house research contracts service to support the work of CEH scientists, providing a contract negotiation, drafting and advisory service and, as a result, there is a requirement for a Research Contracts Administrator. This is a new position within CEH dealing with a variety of contracts with both public and private sector bodies. The role will have a specific responsibility for the delivery of Studentship Agreements with CEH’s academic partners.

Main duties

• Deliver standard research contracts and other agreements, providing direct support to the Research Contracts Manager in more complex contract delivery;
• Responsibility for negotiation of Studentship Agreements and management of any extension or amendment letters;
• Provide support for CEH staff on aspects of contracts and contracts management;
• Under direction, advise on contractual issues and intellectual property rights to both internal staff and external stakeholders;
• Under direction negotiate and conclude research contracts and other agreements as may be required;
• Ensure that all contract management systems are up to date by maintaining contracts and customer records, and provide reports as required;
• Contribute to the implementation of required contract management systems and transition from pre-existing systems (under the direction of the Research Contracts Manager);
• Liaise with CEH Finance and Business Development Managers as appropriate to underpin improved business planning;
• Contribute to in-house training sessions at individual CEH sites.

Skills Required

• Experience of working within a contracts environment would be an advantage
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral);
• Good attention to detail with the ability to provide high quality data/reports;
• Good interpersonal skills and able to work well as part of a team;
• Excellent level of numerical ability;
• Excellent IT skills, including the use of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential;
• Excellent organisational skills;
• The ability to maintain office systems for managing contracts timelines and activities;
• Able to work independently to manage a changing workload of long and short term tasks;
• Demonstrable understanding and qualification involving the important elements of contract law is essential.

Applications are handled by the UK Shared Business Services. To apply, please visit their job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/ searching for IRC126753.

 

Salary: £19,937 - £23,640
Band:  7
Contract Type:  Open-ended (permanent)
Hours:  Full Time (37 hours)
Closing Date: 3 February 2014
Interview Date: 28 February 2014
Reference: IRC126753