Assistant Secretary/Senior Executive Lawyer - Canberra, Australia - Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Canberra, Australia

3 days ago

Full time

Description

Senior Executive Service Band 1
Canberra, ACT

About the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
We enable access to quality skills, training and employment services to support Australians find secure work in fair, productive and safe workplaces – supporting individuals and our nation to prosper.

The Role
Reporting to the First Assistant Secretary/Chief Counsel, the Assistant Secretary/Senior Executive Lawyer leads the Bargaining and Coverage Branch and is responsible for provision of legal advice, development of legislation and managing interventions in the FWC and Court proceedings relating to bargaining; enterprise agreements; gig economy; independent contractors; industrial action; stand down; transfer of business; constitutional and geographic coverage of the Fair Work Act 2009; and the Coal Mining Long Service Leave scheme.
The successful candidate will have a strong legal background (and be admitted or eligible to be admitted as a legal practitioner) with experience in legal advising, legislative development and litigation and be an outstanding leader and manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have a strong legal background and be admitted as a legal practitioner, with experience in legal advising, legislative development, and litigation, and will be an outstanding leader and manager.
We are seeking individuals with the following skills and capabilities:

outstanding managerial skills
strategic and collaborative leader
great communicator with exceptional representational and relationship management skills
proven ability to balance multiple competing priorities
sound judgement and initiative
strong legal analysis and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to advise in relation to complex legal frameworks.

Qualifications and Education
To be eligible for a position in the Workplace Relations Legal Division, applicants must:

hold a degree in law from an Australian tertiary institution or comparable overseas qualification, and
admission or the ability to be admitted as a legal practitioner, however described, of the High Court or the Supreme Court of and Australian State or Territory.

How to Apply
Applicants are required to provide up to a one and a half page summary (no more than 750 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

The APS work level standards accommodate the diversity of roles across the APS and are structured to clearly differentiate between the work expected (i.e. responsibilities and duties) at each classification level.

In the eRecruit (the department's online recruitment system) you will also need to:

upload a Curriculum Vitae
provide contact details for 2 Referees.

Eligibility

Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack and Candidate Pack for more information about the role.

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