Our Values

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

About the team we are recruiting to

Coventry City Council’s Legal Service is part of the public sector  providing in-house legal support to Coventry City Council. The team offers a professional comprehensive, tailor-made service to address legal issues of every description. The team is highly motivated, eager to develop and face challenges head on.

What is the job role?

The Corporate and Commercial Team in Coventry Legal Services is responsible for providing a wide range of commercial and property advice to the Council in respect of the Council’s day to day procurement and contractual matters along with the Council’s largest major project schemes. The successful candidate will manage a busy caseload including but not limited to contractual matters, funding agreements, collaboration agreements, provision of procurement and subsidy control advice and providing legal advice to the client departments, stakeholders and senior officers.

The Corporate and Commercial team is looking for a qualified and experienced Lawyer to join it as soon as possible. If successful, you will be part of a friendly and supportive team that deals with drafting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements and providing a range of advice on procurement law, state aid and contractual matters to various officers within the Council.  

The work will be varied and shall include drafting and negotiating goods and services contracts, framework agreements, funding agreements, variation to existing contracts and collaboration agreements and providing a range of advice on procurement law, subsidy control and contractual matters.

Commercial Lawyers are regularly required to give advice on the legal risks of particular courses of action including procurement and subsidy control considerations. They are also regularly required to ensure that the Council in entering into any contractual arrangements are acting in adherence to the Council’s governance requirements. A knowledge of these areas would therefore be helpful in this role.

Your role will be to work closely with our existing Commercial Lawyers to manage a varied caseload effectively and to provide a high-quality legal service to our client departments, senior management and elected members.

Now is an exciting time to join Coventry, we are firmly focused on regeneration and income generation with major developments and new projects taking place across the city. We are particularly proud to have been named City of Culture 2021. As part of your role within the Corporate and Commercial Team you will have the opportunity to assist (with support) in the delivery of some of the major projects throughout the City which are the City’s strategic and highest value projects. Coventry City Council are proud to have delivered on some high value major projects in the last few years including the acquisitions of Coombe Abbey Hotel and Tom White Waste and the procurement and development of a multi million pound Materials Recycling Facility. Some highlights of current major projects  in progress are the Very Light Rail project which is an innovative new form of transport and the City Centre Regeneration Project.

Coventry Legal Services are very proud to have won the In House Legal Team of the Year 2017 at both the Birmingham Law Society’s awards and the MJ Achievement Awards.

We occupy a modern building right by Coventry station so we are easily accessible by public transport. We will continue to embrace a mixture of both remote and office working as the Covid restrictions lift.

Who are we looking for?

We have a great opportunity for 2 Lawyers.

You will have the ability to deal with a demanding caseload, with excellent client care skills, and an eagerness to provide a high-quality legal service to our clients senior managers and elected members. You will be self-motivated and organised with a track record of meeting strict deadlines and timescales.

When applying for this role you will be asked to write a personal statement, when writing your personal statement please include/ demonstrate the following:

• A Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (Fellow).
• Understanding of procurement law and state aid law relevant to a Local Authority.
• Dealing with a range of commercial matters including goods and services contracts, framework agreements, funding agreements, construction contracts and collaboration agreements and other associated agreements and documents.
• Experience of working with senior officers, elected members, including attendance relevant meetings and report writing .
• Knowledge and understanding of local government, administrative law and local authority governance.

Please contact the Corporate and Commercial Team Manager (Gurbinder Singh Sangha) on 02476 972 072 if you wish to have an informal discussion about this exciting role.

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!

There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.

We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.

As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.

Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 

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