South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Our Corporate Functions team is the “enablement engine” of South Pole. Behind the scenes, we provide the business with world-class solutions and best practices that sustain business growth and success. We cover key areas such as Finance, HR, Office Management, Legal, IT, Operations, etc. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!
Job summary:
To grow our global team, we are looking for you, an enthusiastic Senior Contracts Specialist and team leader to ensure consistent management of our contracts, develop account specific standards and documentation as well as judgements on specific contract terms. In this broad and challenging role you are working as part of the bigger Global Contracts Management team and you will be instrumental to further develop our standards and procedures.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
- Review a variety of contracts (NDAs, service agreements, subcontracts, sale and purchase agreements) based on our defined standards
- Perform risk assessments of proposed contractual terms and conditions, and develop recommendations to minimise their potential risk to the business
- Liaise with the legal team for special situations on a case by case basis
- Notify company management of relevant contractual non-compliance issues
- Refine and further develop standard contractual positions for your area of responsibility
- Train and provide guidance to business personnel on contracting policies and procedures
- Lead a small team of contract specialists
- Potential other related tasks to meet business needs
Requirements:
Essential -
- A Bachelor’s degree in Law
- A minimum of 5 years of previous experience as a contract specialist, contract assistant or related position
- Excellent written and oral command in English
- Ability to multitask, prioritise and manage time efficiently
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Excellent verbal and communication skills
- Good judgement in balancing business and commercial needs and potential risks/exposures with counter-party requirements
- Accurate and precise attention to detail
Desirable -
- Additional language skills is of advantage
- Relevant industry or product specific experience is of advantage
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make and South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
