Contracts & Governance Officer - Legal

The Leicestershire College is looking to recruit a Contracts & Governance Officer - Legal to join a small and friendly team led by the Contracts & Governance Manager in the Governance & Legal Services department.

The post holder will carry out routine legal work including drafting and reviewing contracts, mainly for the College's contracted provision (to include subcontracting-in, subcontracting-out, all commercial contracts, HE, International and Apprenticeship contracts.)

The postholder will also provide governance support, including clerking governor meetings, and will assist with data protection, complaints and appeals.

You will have a law degree (or GDL) and at least two years' experience of legal work, including contract drafting. We are looking for someone who has excellent communication and negotiation skills, a strong attention to detail, the ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure and can work closely with staff at all levels of the College.

The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business.

We are proud to have achieved the Investor in Diversity award. We actively encourage applications who are current under-represented and where we are using positive action under the Equality Act. We welcome everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.

Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

• A competitive pension scheme


• On-site parking


• One campus facility


• Subsidised nursery fees


• Up to 25 days annual leave per year


• Additional annual leave available


• Fantastic CPD and inclusive resources for development


• Well-being hours


• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities


We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and agile working where the business allows. We provide staff forums, staff working groups for sustainability, staff steering groups for Investors in Diversity and support services to support with mental health and wellbeing for staff from different backgrounds.

We are and have consistently invested in providing our learners and employees with an outstanding and unrivalled range of modern facilities and resources.

The successful candidate will be employed by The Leicestershire College a subsidiary company of Loughborough College. The terms and conditions of employment offered by the Leicestershire College are different to those of Loughborough College. Please note that employees of the Leicestershire College are based at Loughborough College.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the Gov website. Please note right to work checks will be completed when the job is offered.