Research Contracts Manager
Based in Wallingford – Band 5
Salary band £31,330 - £37,875
The Research Contracts & Licensing Team sits within Research & Innovation Services based at the headquarters of CEH at Wallingford.
As team leader for the research contracts service the Research Contracts Manager’s role will be to:
- Manage the research contracts management capability and associated information systems, identifying opportunities for potential process improvement, under the direction of Head of Research Contracts & Licensing;
- Manage the negotiation and arrangement of CEH’s portfolio of research contracts in part through the direct line management of the two Research Contracts Administrators;
- Minimise and secure appropriate contractual risk; negotiate and conclude complex research contracts and consortia agreements, associated sub-contracts and other agreements in a timely manner
- Provide specialist support and advice for CEH staff and stakeholders on all aspects of contracts and contracts management, including intellectual property rights;
Skills Required
- A good degree or equivalent qualification;
- Significant proven ability, through demonstrable and substantive successful experience:
- as a Contracts Manager in a research-intensive organisation;
- to successfully manage a Contracts Team;
- to successfully take responsibility for negotiating and managing a large portfolio of contracts, ideally research based, at any one time, with a proven track record of success in bringing negotiations to timely conclusions, drafting and negotiating research contracts, including consortia and sub-contracts, Framework Agreements, Memoranda of Understanding and Material Transfer Agreements;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills (written and oral) with a proven ability to establish close, long-term, mutually rewarding working relationships with CEH’s researchers and external stakeholders at all levels;
- Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills;
- Experience and appreciation of knowledge exchange activities and commercialisation of intellectual property;
- Good knowledge of relevant contract management software and ideally Inteum;
Applications are handled by the UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS); to apply please visit our job board at http://www.topcareer.jobs/ and upload your CV with application form. Applicants who would like to receive this advert in an alternative format (e.g. large print, Braille, audio or hard copy), or who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 01793 867000, please quote reference number IRC146873.
Closing Date: 4th July 2014
Interview Date: 18th July 2014
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