Contracts Manager (Revenue Generating)

We're looking for a Contracts Manager (Revenue Generating) to join UCL's Legal Services team and provide practical contracting support to help colleagues progress those opportunities effectively. This role forms part of a newly established team focused on supporting UCL's revenue-generating activity. As the team develops, the shape of the role and the mix of work are likely to evolve, so we're looking for someone who is comfortable working in a developing service, helping to shape processes and adapting as priorities change. About the role As Contracts Manager (Revenue Generating), you'll be the first point of contact for a portfolio of routine and moderately complex income-generating contracts, working closely with colleagues across Legal Services, Finance, Commercial & Procurement, Research & Innovation, faculties, departments and professional services. You'll:

• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including consultancy, research and collaboration agreements, statements of work and services contracts, SaaS/software arrangements, and IP licences.
• Provide practical, commercially focused contract guidance that helps colleagues progress opportunities while protecting UCL's legal, financial, regulatory and reputational interests.
• Manage contracts from initial instruction through negotiation, execution and handover, keeping records accurate and stakeholders informed.
• Apply UCL's templates, playbooks and standard positions, identifying deviations and escalating novel, complex or higher-risk issues to Legal Counsel.
• Work collaboratively with specialist teams on areas including IP, data protection, tax, insurance, procurement and commercialisation.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of contract processes, templates, guidance and contract management systems.
  
  To do this job you'll need practical experience of reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial, research or other legal agreements. You'll understand key contractual issues such as IP, confidentiality, liability, indemnities, warranties, data protection, performance and governing law, and be confident identifying commercial risks and proposing pragmatic solutions.
You'll be commercially minded, organised and collaborative, with the ability to explain complex contractual issues clearly to non-specialists, manage competing priorities and build positive working relationships with stakeholders. Experience involving software, consultancy, research, services, data protection, IP or commercial collaborations will be particularly valuable. If you enjoy finding practical ways through contractual challenges and want to support work with real institutional impact, we'd love to hear from you.

UCL is one of the world's top 10 universities, with more than 50,000 students, 16,000 staff and a turnover exceeding £2bn. With that scale comes an exciting and diverse range of commercial, research, education and innovation opportunities.

Please read our job description carefully, paying particular attention to the Essential and Desirable criteria, and ensure these are covered in your application. What we offer As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan