The University Secretary’s Office of the University of South Wales is the central function with oversight for University Governance, Legal Services and Compliance. USO is led by the University Secretary. This role sits within the Legal Services Team who report to the University Secretary through the General Counsel and Deputy University Secretary.
Based at Pontypridd (with opportunity to travel to Cardiff and Newport), this role will provide you with a role where you will work closely with partners in Faculties, Finance, Partnerships, Procurement, Commercial Services, Learning Services and RISE, to offer a central and effective co-ordination of contracting requirements to support the management of contract engagements for services with third parties and Commercial contracting support.
The role will facilitate the day-to-day high-level administration and processes to ensure that assigned contracts are acquired, managed, evaluated, negotiated and accessed, efficiently and effectively for the University. The role will be a liaison between Legal Services, Faculties, Learning Services, Commercial, Research & Innovation and the relevant procurement and finance business partners to support and assist the efficient creation and management of contracting processes, working with a procurement business partner to align to established procurement processes.
This is a part time, permanent post.
For an informal conversation about this post please contact Andrew Davies (General Counsel and Deputy University Secretary)
If you are a successful candidate and this position will be your first professional services role at the University (or you are currently employed by PSS Ltd), you will be employed by Professional and Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of South Wales, which provides services to the University and Colleges.
Discover the advantages of working with us at USW:
USW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All those working at the University are expected to share this commitment.
We are committed to employing a diverse workforce and creating an inclusive environment. Where colleagues can be themselves and every person is treated with dignity, fairness and respect. We actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and communities, especially with regards to age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race and religion and/or belief. We benchmark our success through equality accreditations with Athena Swan, Race Equality Charter, Stonewall and Disability Confident.
If you’re a Welsh learner or a Welsh speaker, we’d be delighted to receive your application. At USW, you’ll have access to Welsh courses to enable you to develop your Welsh skills further, in order to provide a bilingual service to our students, colleagues and the public.
We welcome applications in Welsh and English. Applications in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those made in English.
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