What you’ll bring?

What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You will be a commercial solicitor/Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives with experience in the commercial field (preferably in a public sector environment but this is not essential). You will have commercial acumen and proven experience of undertaking general commercial matters and transport experience would be an advantage but not essential. You will also have the ability to engage with commercial and public sector partners to secure efficient delivery of Greater Manchester’s ambitious transport and infrastructure project and initiatives.

What we can offer you?

As part of a large, supportive and valued legal team, you will be given a diverse and interesting commercial workload. You will receive training and support from a highly experienced team, which will enable you to enhance your skills and knowledge. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has made the decision to specialise in the commercial field and wishes to become an accomplished commercial law practitioner in a unique, innovative and forward-thinking public sector environment.

These are permanent roles with a salary of £40,650 - £45,107 per annum dependant on competency and level of post qualification experience.

Benefits

• 28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus travel within Greater Manchester
• Free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.

For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK. Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.

Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.

NOTE TO AGENCIES – we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.