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Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
Research & Innovation Services (RIS) provides a professional support service for research and innovation activities at City St George’s. We operate a business partnering model to work with and support our six academic Schools located across our Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate campuses.
The successful candidate will have substantial experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating research contracts, funding and collaboration agreements, and related agreements, in a university or related body, along with knowledge and understanding of the issues relating to contracts in a university environment.
The selection process will involve an interview . Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
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City St George's, University of London
Research & Innovation Contracts Manager
London Hybrid 5-10 yrs exp£52k – £53k / year
Contract draftingContract negotiationResearch agreementsCollaboration agreementsLegal review
Requirements
The successful candidate must have substantial experience in drafting and negotiating research and collaboration contracts within a university or similar environment. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are required, along with the ability to manage a complex portfolio of work.
Job Description
City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.
Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.
** Background
Research & Innovation Services (RIS) provides a professional support service for research and innovation activities at City St George’s. We operate a business partnering model to work with and support our six academic Schools located across our Clerkenwell, Tooting and Moorgate campuses.
RIS is comprised of seven teams, covering the areas of pre-award, post-award, research & innovation contracts, business engagement & knowledge exchange, intellectual property & commercialisation, entrepreneurship and clinical research support
** Responsibilities
The Research and Innovation Contracts Manager is responsible for the drafting, coordination, review and negotiation of research and innovation agreements which City St George’s enters into with a variety of different UK and overseas organisations and sectors – including charities, industry, government, NHS organisations and universities. Service provision is key to the role, and the postholder will be responsible for providing professional, customer focussed support to researchers and external partners.
** Person Specification
The successful candidate will have substantial experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating research contracts, funding and collaboration agreements, and related agreements, in a university or related body, along with knowledge and understanding of the issues relating to contracts in a university environment.
They will have excellent communication skills and experience of communicating to a variety of audiences, together with excellent negotiation skills. They will be highly organised, with the ability to manage and prioritise a mixed portfolio of work.
** Additional Information
Further information is available in the job description JD - Research and Innovation Contracts Manager.pdf
Closing date for applications: 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Interviews are scheduled to take place TBC
The selection process will involve an interview . Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.
City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.
City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.
We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.
The University of business, practice and the professions
Skills
Contract draftingContract negotiationResearch agreementsCollaboration agreementsLegal reviewCommunication skillsStakeholder managementProject prioritizationCustomer serviceUniversity administration