Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts

Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts

Location: South West

Salary: £63,059 - £77,550 per annum

Sellick Partnership have partnered with a leading higher education establishment to recruit to the position of Head of Research and Knowledge Exchange Contracts. This is a superb opportunity for an experienced legally qualified professional to step into a career enhancing role whilst helping to transform lives through higher education.

The role:

The University strategy is to increase externally funded research and knowledge exchange activity.

This is a strategic post responsible for leading the development and implementation of University policy and professional services support of research and knowledge exchange contracts aligned to the University's strategy.

The role will act as lead legal expert in the University on research and knowledge exchange contracts, providing expert and pragmatic legal advice and guidance to senior management across the University. In particular, the role will act as the legal expert on research and knowledge exchange collaborations.

Main responsibilities:

• Leading the provision of specialist legal advice to enable the University to achieve its aims of increasing externally funded research and knowledge exchange activity.

• Leading the provision of research and knowledge exchange contract review and drafting.
• Providing senior level input to the development and delivery of the University's plans and related guidance to enable the University to respond to and comply with changes in the regulatory environment affecting research and knowledge exchange and to increase the sustainability of its income through its participation in large complex, often innovative projects and partnerships.
• To lead cross University working.
• To provide mentoring, training, advice and guidance and to ensure standard templates, standard operating procedures and guidance are prepared, reviewed and used in support of their role.
• To draft and review research and knowledge exchange contracts and other related contracts as required.
• To supervise and directly line manage staff in Legal Services.
• To deputise for and represent the Head of Legal Services and Corporate Governance in respect of matters relating to research and knowledge exchange contracts, including externally.

Person specification:

• Fully qualified solicitor or barrister qualified to practice in England with sufficient PQE
• Knowledge and experience of providing legal advice on contracts and related risk
• Experience of supporting and/or managing others in the provision of legal advice.

This is a hybrid working role, whereby you will be required to attend the office twice per week. There may be some flexibility on this for a candidate who demonstrates the right experience.

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