Senior Contracts Officer (Legal) (CC

As a Senior Contracts Officer (Legal) you will join a small but well-established team of professionals supporting the University's research contract portfolio. 

Your main focus will be to manage the contract process for a given Faculty, and to support the Head of Team in co-leading the team to ensure that the overall caseload is effectively allocated and managed; you will also deputise for the Head when required, and line manage and mentor junior members.

About the role

This role is pivotal in providing expert advice to academics and managing legal risks for the institution. To do this you need to:

hold a law degree or suitable relevant legal qualification (e.g., LLB, LLM, CPE, SQE, LPC, CILEX).be able to advise on and manage a range of research-related, commercial contract issues.have strong drafting and negotiating skills and be confident in managing legal risk.build effective working relationships and networks, internally and externally.manage a diverse workload and think strategically.

About you

We are looking for someone with proven experience in a busy (preferably in-house public sector) Contracts/Legal Team, with a commitment to personal and team development.

We ask you to be curious, collaborative and collegiate in your work, maintaining awareness of relevant legislation, participating effectively and engaging with our academic community and other professional services. We are looking for:

up to date knowledge in Data Protection and other relevant legislation.outstanding communication and relationship building skills.outstanding organisational and time management skills.the ability to work independently.a willingness to use initiative and drive forward positive change.

Further information

A hybrid working pattern will be adopted for this position, both on-campus and working from home, and the possibility of a ‘largely remote’ contract will be considered if the successful candidate meets the requirements.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Amy Charles Persson, Head of Contracts ([email protected]) or Rachel New, Deputy Head of (Research) Contracts ([email protected]).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

                                           

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

Free counselling services through Health AssuredCycle to work schemeElectric vehicle salary sacrifice schemeStaff discount at Team Bath gymStaff discounts on postgraduate tuition feesStaff discount on language coursesGenerous employer contributory pension schemesGenerous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balanceA wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and moreFree entry to the Holburne Museum in BathLocal discounts and moreA family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforceRelocation allowanceVisa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 08 Feb 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £47,389 to £56,535