Contracts and Sustainability Manager
Are you ready to take on a pivotal role in contract negotiation, compliance, and sustainability? If so, we’d love to hear from you!
We are an award-winning healthcare communications agency that specialise in creating meaningful, innovative solutions to improve lives, whether through patient engagement, clinical trial support, or healthcare communications. Collaboration, sustainability, and a strong focus on people are at the heart of everything we do.
With the support and guidance of our external legal advisors, the Contracts and Sustainability Manager will be responsible for negotiating client, supplier, and freelancer contracts, reviewing legal documents, and ensuring the agency’s compliance with all applicable regulations. This role will also take the lead on our sustainability agenda. This includes managing our submissions to sustainability platforms such as EcoVadis and CDP, making it essential to be familiar with legal, contractual, and environmental compliance matters. This role would suit someone with a legal background and a keen interest in sustainability. We would consider a part-time role (e.g., 3–4 days per week).
Key Responsibilities
Contract negotiation and management
- Working closely with our external legal advisors, lead contract negotiations with clients, suppliers and freelancers, ensuring favourable terms while maintaining legal compliance
- Draft, review, and revise contracts and legal documents, such as Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and vendor contracts in collaboration with our external legal advisors, where necessary
- Monitor contract performance and ensure adherence to contractual obligations
Legal document management
- Manage all legal documentation, ensuring they are up to date and properly archived
- Identify and mitigate any legal risks related to client and vendor agreements
Sustainability responsibilities
- Lead the company's submissions to sustainability assessment platforms like EcoVadis and CDP
- Ensure that all submissions meet the requirements and deadlines for sustainability and environmental compliance
- Develop and implement sustainability policies and initiatives that align with company objectives and regulatory requirements
- Stay updated on sustainability trends, regulations and best practice and identify opportunities for improvement
Compliance, risk management and governance
- Ensure the company is compliant with all relevant laws and regulations
- Ensure the company is compliant with Companies House regulations and filings
- Assist in the development and implementation of internal policies related to contract management and compliance
Stakeholder liaison
- Act as the key point of contact for clients, suppliers and freelancers regarding contract negotiations and compliance matters
- Work closely with both our external legal advisors and internal teams (Finance, Operations) to ensure contracts align with the company’s operational and financial goals
Key skills and experience
Legal and regulatory knowledge
- Solid understanding of contract law and regulatory compliance in the UK
- A good understanding of company law
- Familiarity with sustainability reporting platforms such as EcoVadis and CDP
Organisational skills
- Ability to manage multiple contracts, submissions, and legal documents simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met
- Exceptional organisational and time-management skills
Education
- A Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred
- Legal qualifications (such as CILEX) or a background in contract or compliance management would be an advantage
Essential attributes
- Although a full legal qualification is not necessarily required (e.g., you may be a part-qualified legal professional, or someone returning to work after a break), you must have at least 5 years of experience in contract negotiation, legal document management, and compliance in a similar role
- A keen interest in sustainability reporting and initiatives
- Proven track record of successful contract negotiation and risk management
- The ability to communicate effectively with both clients and vendors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with keen attention to detail
Our unique culture combines flexibility and trust with a commitment to nurturing our team. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a starting allowance of 20 days’ holiday (rising to a maximum of 25 days for long service, plus shut down between Christmas and New Year and a day off for your birthday, both in addition to annual leave), pension, private healthcare for you and your family, investment in your professional development, and annual free trainers! If you are looking for a change, or simply want to join an award-winning company that makes a difference, let’s talk.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
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If you have any questions about the role or Cuttsy+Cuttsy, don’t hesitate to get in touch via email: katemccabe@cuttsyandcuttsy.com
Your Work-Life Balance
We believe in living the value and culture of our company and very much promote a healthy work-life balance for all the team. The following benefits contribute to this:
We believe that what’s important is not when and where we work, but how and what we achieve, so talk to us about what you are looking for
Guidance against working too many hours in the week — something which is usually against the marketing agency norm
Each month we donate through Ecologi to offset the carbon we produce in both our personal and professional lives
Where will you be working?
As our team continues to grow, we ran out of desk space! This meant we needed to take the next step in finding ourselves a new home. As a result, we were very excited to secure a fantastic new office space at ‘The Works’ in Sawston.
