Turntide Technologies designs and manufactures best-in-class electric motors, power electronics, energy storage, and thermal equipment for all things that move.

Our mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy by providing innovative and efficient solutions for a cleaner future.

Turntide Technologies operates in North America, Canada, the UK, and India and serves customers in global markets and industries including off highway automotive, commercial vehicles, rail, marine, light vehicles, commercial buildings, and premium automotive. For more information, visit turntide.com.

Job Overview:

Turntide are based in the North East of England and is focused on delivering electrification systems – energy storage, power electronics and advanced electric motors – to deliver emissions-free mobility and industrial machines across global markets.

There is a massive change happening across industrial Transportation.  Globally there is a rapid shift to new electrified platforms to meet the demands of their end users looking to reduce carbon emissions and create entirely new product types.  Our Turntide for Electrification solutions help ease the customer journey and accelerate their transition.

We are looking for an Administration Assistant on a permanent basis, to provide comprehensive administrative support to the Legal Department, ensuring the efficient operation of legal services and companies with internal procedures and external regulations.

This role is hybrid at our site in Gateshead and will report directly into the Senior Legal Counsel. We will consider flexible working.

Key Responsibilities:

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Provide general administrative support to the legal team, including preparing, maintaining, and updating legal documentation, online filing, processing signatures, and managing document databases.
• Support with drafting & reviewing commercial contracts for all Turntide entities under supervision.
• Handle non-disclosure agreements across the group business.
• Liaise with internal departments and external stakeholders, including external law firms.
• Provide support to other teams to ensure internal processes are followed correctly.
• Assisting with amendments and drafting of template documents, practice notes and checklists.
• General proofreading of internal and external documents.
• Assistance in managing IP Portfolio.
• Completing requests for work to be delivered through online systems.
• Maintaining knowledge intranet pages.
• Other legal administrative duties as reasonably requested.

The Requirements:

• Educated to A-Level or equivalent. Relevant experience may be considered.
• At least one year’s experience of working in an administrative role, in a commercial environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Positive attitude and the ability to work concurrently on a variety of projects, effectively prioritize and work under demanding deadlines with a “can do” attitude is essential.
• Good research skills and analytical, pragmatic thinker.
• Excellent communicator and ability to build relationships, take instructions from, and interact with, different people at different levels in the business.
• Excellent written English and Attention to Detail.
• Ability to work independently and manage own projects and deadlines.
• Sound IT skills, including good working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Excel and SharePoint.

Bonus Points:

• A degree or legal qualification.
• Legal secretarial training or administrative qualifications.
• Experience of working in the technology industry.
• Familiarity with legal terminology and document formatting.

Turntide Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity, or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please note: Direct applications only. No unsolicited Staffing Recruitment Firm submissions will be accepted. Any unsolicited CVs received will be treated as the property of Turntide Technologies.