Legal Manager - Melbourne, Australia - Victorian Institute of Teaching

Victorian Institute of Teaching

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Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Full time

Organisation:
Victorian Institute of Teaching

Salary:
$125,964 - $168,563

Occupation:
Legal

Reference:
VG/CC-5026

The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession to ensure quality teaching, and provide for the safety and wellbeing of children.
Our vision is for all Victorian children and young people to have the best teachers.
About us

VIT offers a supportive, inclusive working environment, plus an attractive remuneration package and flexible work options. Our teams of diverse, high performing individuals are supportive and inclusive.

Every role at VIT provides for the safety and wellbeing of children; our work enables quality teaching and the best educational outcomes for young Victorians.

VIT promotes and encourages the Victorian Public sector Employees Code of Conduct of responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.
VIT is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and identities. It is the VITs policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with disability.
We pride ourselves on allowing our staff to grow to their full potential, by offering new professional challenges and providing career growth opportunities.
VIT is centrally located near Southern Cross Station in modern and uptodate offices. Due to COVID19, staff are working in the office and remotely on a hybrid model. All equipment will be provided.
VIT is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and stakeholders. We require all employees to comply with VITs vaccination policy.

Salary range:
$125,964-$168,563 plus statutory super

An exciting opportunity exists within the VIT as the Legal Manager (Regulation) within the Professional Conduct Branch of VIT. This is a VIT Grade 6 role.

The Professional Conduct Branch is responsible for VIT's investigations and regulatory legal functions.

The legal team provides legal services across VIT in respect of the discharge of its regulatory functions.

This includes the management of disciplinary litigation involving VIT, (including reviews of decisions in the Victorian Courts and Tribunals) and conducting any criminal prosecutorial action initiated under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

The legal team within the Professional Conduct Branch is overseen by two managers, the Legal Manager (Regulation) and the Legal Manager (Disciplinary Proceedings).

Collectively, the two managers oversee the work of the whole legal team whilst having primary responsibility of either the regulatory work or disciplinary proceedings work.

The purpose of the role is to co-manage and lead the delivery of VIT's regulatory and disciplinary proceedings legal practice, including:

developing and implementing VIT's strategic and regulatory legal frameworks;

- providing expert advice on regulatory legal matters which enables and facilitates the achievement of VIT's strategic objectives;
- providing legal advice and support to investigators with the Professional Conduct Branch to ensure that investigations are undertaken lawfully and in a procedurally fair manner;
- overseeing the management of VIT's interim suspension process and the monthly reviews as well as managing the suspension processes in line with legislation; and
- strategically managing the conduct of all VIT disciplinary proceedings, criminal prosecutions and proceedings before the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and the Supreme Court of Victoria.

The Legal Manager (Regulation) / Legal Manager (Disciplinary Proceedings) collectively have nine direct reports including, Senior Lawyers, Lawyers and Legal Support Officers.

The role requires overseeing work in relation to sensitive matters, which can involve allegations of child sexual abuse.

Please see the attached Position Description for details of the role accountabilities, required knowledge and skills, qualities and specialist experience.

How to Apply

An order of merit will be established to fill any future vacancies that arise which are similar to this role.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 9 July 2023.
Our recruitment and selection process is based on the public sector employment principles and will include the following overarching principles:

Our decisions will be based on
merit. We will assess each applicant's skills, knowledge, attributes and qualifications objectively against the key selection criteria.
We will be
fair, reasonable and equitable. We will provide equal employment opportunities.
We will be
objective.

We will comply with our
privacy obligations during the recruitment and selection process.