• Are you a seasoned Contract Management professional? 
• Do you have experience in drafting and amending contract terms and conditions?
• Join CSIRO - Australia’s premier science & technology research organisation

The Business Development & Commercialisation (BD&C) team at CSIRO is currently looking for a Contract Manager who will provide contract preparation, drafting and associated paralegal services for a defined internal client base.  

You will be expected to be involved in the preparation and negotiation of lower risk research / IP related contract terms while you will also provide advice to research staff on appropriate contracting pathways, agreement selection and other lower risk contracting matters.

To be successful in this role, you will have an eye for detail and will have ability to clearly communicate contractual issues and risks to relevant personnel. 

If you consider yourself as an individual who is passionate about contract preparation, negotiation and support, then this is the opportunity for you!

•    Performing ‘triage’ role for research contracting matters i.e. act as first point of contact for research staff and external clients in order to determine appropriate review process.

•    Tracking progress of relevant matters at contract preparation/negotiation stage and maintaining related entries 

•    Reviewing, drafting and negotiating a variety of standard and non-standard research related agreements, including Confidentiality, Consulting Services, Testing, Funding, Research, Grants, Sub-contracts, Data Licence, Copyright, Material Transfer, Student and Visitor Agreements and variations to same.

•    Providing advice to research staff on appropriate contracting pathways

•    Assisting with ad hoc training of business unit staff (where required) in contract processes and systems

Location: Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Geelong or any other major sites of CSIRO
Salary: AU$83k – AU$94k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified Term of 13 Months
Reference: 64132

1.    Demonstrated experience in drafting and amending contract terms and conditions.

2.    Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills, including an ability to clearly communicate contractual issues and risks to relevant personnel.

3.    Demonstrated high level analytical skills and attention to detail.

4.    Demonstrated ability to effectively identify and solve problems and make sound judgements.

5.    Demonstrated high level organisational skills with an ability to manage a high volume of work and constantly changing priorities.

6.    Demonstrated professional experience consulting with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to develop collaborative partnerships to achieve objectives.

The successful applicant may be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent.

For more information about this role please view the Position description.

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Balance

Diversity

We are working hard to recruit diverse people and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.  Diversity and Inclusion Strategy

At CSIRO you can be part of helping to solve big, complex problems that make a real difference to our future. We spark off each other, learn from each other, trust each other and collaborate to achieve more than we could individually in a supportive, rewarding, inclusive and truly flexible environment. 

We pride ourselves on hiring the best talent – bold change-makers, imaginative problem solvers and people driven by impact, whose creativity and skills match their enthusiasm for science and innovation.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

To apply online, please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

As Australia’s innovation catalyst, CSIRO has strategic actions underpinned by behaviours aligned to excellent science, inclusion, trust and respect, health, safety and environment, and delivery on commitments. In your application and at interview, you will need to demonstrate alignment with these behaviours.

Wednesday 4 December 2019 at 11 pm AEDT.