Contracts Manager

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We are a small team of legal professionals who provide legal advice and support on a wide range of activities across UAL and its subsidiaries. Through our legal advice, we empower staff to achieve UAL’s strategic and operational goals in a way that reduces costs and risks to UAL’s students, staff and assets.
We are now seeking to recruit a Contracts Manager to support the University’s Legal Services Department to deliver the University’s strategic and operational goals within a stimulating arts environment.
You will work in a team that handles a varied and interesting portfolio of legal work that includes commercial contracts, intellectual property, employment, governance, charity law as well as contentious matters.
You will provide operational and administrative contract support to the team on a diverse range of exciting and innovative activities that take place across the university. You will work alongside the team’s other contracts managers to ensure that the contracting process for the university’s activities is effectively managed, that work is efficiently scheduled and timed and that relations with colleagues and third parties are sustained to the long-term benefit of the university.
This represents a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic institution that offers a highly creative working environment that inspires staff to fulfil their full potential. Every role at UAL plays an important part in shaping future creative professionals and impacts on the future of so many creative industries.
Your profile
You have experience in dealing with commercial contracts in the public/and/or private sector, a good understanding and working knowledge of IP and contract law principles, strong planning skills, are proactive in setting up and streamlining processes and able to adeptly manage multiple, sometimes overlapping, deadlines.
You are a highly organised and motivated individual who is competent in planning and working in an often-busy environment. You have excellent attention to detail, proficient written and verbal communication skills and work well with different professional and academic staff and third parties.
You are educated at undergraduate degree level, with ideally a background in law. You are also keen to get experience and develop your knowledge of working across a diverse range of cutting-edge projects within the creative arts sector.
We are UAL
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
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Closing date: 31 August 2025, 11:55 pm.
UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including , , , , , , and belief, marriage and civil partnership, and maternity, and caring responsibility.
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Location:
England
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Contracts Manager, Manager, Contracts, Management, Contract Manager

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