Senior Legal Affairs & Contracts Specialist

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Office of Legal Affairs is seeking Senior Legal Affairs and Contracts Specialist who will be responsible for implementing Legal Affairs and Contracts related activities, including institutional agreements drafting, facilitation of dispute resolution activities, and execution of legal risk assessments, to ensure regulatory compliance, protect institutional interest, and support informed decision-making in line with legal and regulatory frameworks.

THE RESPONSIBILITIES

Draft, review, negotiate, finalize a wide range of university contracts, agreements, and Memorandums of Understanding (MoU’s) ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and institutional requirements.

Review Agreements submitted by academic, administrative, research, procurement, IT, HR, and other university departments.

Review and negotiate academic and institutional partnership agreements, including MOU’s and collaboration agreements.

Interpret contractual provisions and advise stakeholders on their legal implications.

Identify unfavorable, ambiguous, or high-risk contractual provisions and recommend favorable provisions.

Ensure contracts adequately protect the university's legal and commercial interests.

Ensure contractual processes follow applicable university policies and approval procedures.

Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, risks, and potential liabilities.

Negotiate contractual provisions with external parties, including vendors, consultants, service providers, institutions, and other organizations.

Coordinate with external counterparties and their legal representatives during negotiations.

Facilitate constructive negotiations with external parties while safeguarding the university’s legal, commercial, and reputational interests.

Develop risk-based recommendations for contract approval and negotiation.

Conduct legal research and provide written or verbal legal opinions where required with thorough legal analysis and well-founded recommendations in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and university policies and procedures.

Communicate legal and contractual matters clearly to non-legal stakeholders and provide practical recommendations to support informed decision-making.

Prepare amendments, addendums, renewals, warning letters, termination notices, and other legal documents.

Contribute to the development and review of university-wide policies from a legal perspective, ensuring alignment with applicable laws, regulations, and university requirements.