Location: | Exeter, Hybrid |
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Salary: | The starting salary will be from £32,332 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 20th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 3rd June 2024 |
Job Ref: | T69482 |
This full-time post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until 31 May 2025.
The Role
We are looking for a Contracts Advisor / Paralegal to work within Legal and Student Cases and alongside other members of the University’s Professional Services team to provide effective contractual negotiation and administrative function, covering a range of activities primarily relating to the University’s externally funded research activities.
We wish to recruit someone who is experienced with contracts and contractual negotiations, organised and enthusiastic with an eye for detail to work within to a busy team working on commercial, research and education matters. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work independently within a supportive team.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
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 world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).
We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.
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.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
For further information, please contact Paul Biddle, email m.p.biddle@ex.ac.uk.
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