Contracts Support Officer
Contracts Support Officer
Edinburgh Research Office (“ERO”)
UE05: £27,979.00 - £32.332.00 Per Annum.
Full time 35 hours per week
Open ended
The Role
We are looking for a Contracts Support Officer to play a key role in the delivery of the University of Edinburgh’s Research Contracts service. You will work closely with a team of Contracts Support Officers, contract specialists and solicitors providing administrative support to the Research Contracts team who provide a high-quality legal and research contract service for the University’s academic and professional services staff.
The successful candidate will embody our values of expertise, community, integrity and collaboration.
The Opportunity
Edinburgh Research Office has an exciting opportunity for a well organised, professional, approachable and self-motivated administrator who is looking for an open-ended full time role. You will work closely with four other contract support officers who play an important role in our busy and forward-looking team of around 20 contract specialists to provide a high quality research contracts service for the University.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, have good communication skills and a strong command of the English language. You will be able to demonstrate a close attention to detail and be able to plan and prioritise your own work effectively, using initiative, and have a pro-active approach to seeking out information. An ability to work independently and as part of a team is essential, and you will have excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, and good IT skills across a range of different types of systems/software (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, Email and the internet, document management systems).
This position is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to further develop a career in University professional services, in a department with a proven commitment to training and staff development. Please apply with a CV and a supporting statement explaining how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required, and your motivation for applying for this post.
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The University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh is an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Click to access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. The University offers hybrid working; in Edinburgh Research Office we expect colleagues to be on campus for a minimum of team anchor days, team meetings, all-ERO meetings and other in-person meetings and events required in your role.
Edinburgh Research Office
Working in Edinburgh Research Office you will be part of a professional, supportive, and friendly team; at the heart of University research support, working in collaboration with academics and research support professionals across the institution. The breadth of our remit means you will get an overview of research support activity while you build your skills in your specialism. Gaining new knowledge and skills to help you develop in this role and progress in your career is a priority. We offer colleagues a stimulating working environment based on our values of integrity, expertise, community, and collaboration. Our work is fast-paced and intense; you will thrive here if you are motivated, collaborative, and passionate about providing an excellent service to enable our researchers to do amazing work.
Research Contracts Team
The Research Contracts team is a team of solicitors and contract specialists who work closely with the University of Edinburgh research and professional services communities, as well as with external stakeholders, to provide expert legal advice in respect of a range of research related agreements and delivers a high-quality research contracts service to support the University’s strategic research goals.
Right to work:
If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
The closing date for this applications is 19 August 2024.
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