Contracts Negotiator
Job Title: Contracts Negotiator
Salary: £38,614 – £47,373 per annum
Location: South Kensington Campus
Job Summary
You will be joining a science-based institution with the greatest concentration of high-impact research of any major UK university. The Faculty of Natural Sciences, consistently rated among the best in the world, is made up of 5 academic departments and is committed to increasing its research activity by focusing on fundamental discoveries in the physical, mathematical and life sciences. Part of our mission is to integrate this research across multidisciplinary growth areas that target a number of global challenges, including energy and the environment, biomedical sciences and tools and technology and to apply these discoveries to the benefit of humanity.
Job Duties and Responsibilities
As a Contracts Negotiator, you will be at the heart of enabling world-leading academic research by providing sound contractual advice to key internal stakeholders. Working closely with various teams (including Corporate Partnerships, Research Services, Research Office, International Relations Office and Imperial Innovations), you will review, draft and negotiate multiple research-related contracts. You will safeguard the university's charitable position and the academic community's need to pursue further research and publish results, whilst bridging with our sponsors’ needs to ensure value for money and appropriate access to intellectual property rights.
Essential requirements
You will be an effective and pragmatic negotiator with a good working knowledge of contractual issues including intellectual property, confidentiality, publication, liabilities and VAT. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and be able to articulate complex issues clearly and concisely to a wide range of people of varying levels of knowledge and expertise. You will thrive under pressure, prioritise effectively and meet deadlines. You will also work well autonomously, and as part of a multifaceted team. You will share our passion for quality service; possess excellent attention to detail, and act with tact and diplomacy. Experience of working in higher education would be an advantage.
Further Information
You will be offered a competitive salary and attractive package, and work in a vibrant and engaging environment in the heart of South Kensington’s “Albertopolis”. You will work with a range of high-profile partners including FTSE 100 companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs, UK and international government departments, global charities and academic collaborators across the world. You can find out more about our staff benefits, including generous annual leave entitlements and our excellent professional development opportunities, here: http://www.imperial.ac.uk/job-applicants/staff-benefits/.
For further queries about this post please contact Gary Wheeler, Contracts Manager, at g.wheeler@imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College is committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment. We are an Athena SWAN Silver award winner, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Disability Confident Employer and work in partnership with GIRES to promote respect for trans people.
Closing date: 07/06/2021
To apply, please visit www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs and search for the reference NAT00920.