Contracts Officer - Slough, United Kingdom - NFER

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Contracts Officer


Do you have a background in the reviewing and negotiating of legal and contractual documentation? If so, grow your career with NFER as a Contracts Officer and make a positive, lasting impact in a leading independent charity with a worldwide reputation.


Salary:
£34,000 - £38,000 per annum


Location:
Slough, UK


Job Type:
Full time 12 month FTC, Maternity cover


As a Contracts Officer, you'll join our Contracts team working to mitigate potential risk to the Foundation by way of review and negotiation of legal and contractual documentation.

You will provide support to colleagues, in their bids for research projects or engagement of suppliers.


Your role will ensure the prompt completion of our bid, contract and due diligence processes, including negotiation of amendments within required timescales.


REQUIREMENTS:


Ideally, you'll have an understanding of Data Protection legislation and knowledge of due diligence and grant funding vs contractual supply of services processes.

You will also be able to assess risks to the Foundation including probability and impact of such risk.


You'll need excellent interpersonal skills, have the ability to work on your own initiative as well as working flexibly within a small team and some experience of dealing with legal and contractual documentation in a commercial context.

If you meet 70% or more of what we're looking for, please still apply. We understand not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn't know we need.

WHY NFER?

We put impact before profit to improve outcomes for future generations everywhere, supporting positive change across education systems worldwide.

We are an independent charity and a trusted destination for education research evidence and insights.


We embrace agility and flexibility to enable you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments.


We place equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all.

We offer our next Contracts Officer...

  • Competitive salary depending on experience
  • Generous pension scheme
  • 42 days' holiday per year including Bank Holidays + additional discretionary days
  • Excellent support for continued professional development
  • Flexible working with hybrid working options to suit your needs meaning you get a great work/life balance
  • Lots of wellbeing and social activities
  • And the opportunity to help children around the world have a better life
Other roles you may have experience of include: Contracts Administrator, Contracts Analyst.
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