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Senior Executive Service (SES) Band 1Canberra, ACT; Sydney, NSW; Melbourne, VIC; Brisbane, QLD; Adelaide, SA; Perth, WA; Hobart, TAS; Darwin, NTAbout The Department Of Employment And Workplace RelationsWe are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the department of great jobs where our people reflect our purpose.The RoleReporting to the Chief Counsel/First Assistant Secretary, Workplace Relations Legal Division, the Senior Executive Lawyer is responsible for leading a branch of lawyers to develop legislation and provide expert legal advice on cutting edge workplace relations issues and policy.You will be an outstanding leader with exceptional stakeholder management, communication and legal skills with demonstrated experience in leading complex legislative programs or deep knowledge of the workplace relations framework.You will work with the Chief Counsel and other Senior Executive Lawyers to contribute to the strategic leadership of the division to manage a busy legal practice and work collaboratively with colleagues in policy and legal branches to deliver legal policy objectives.You will demonstrate a collaborative working style with a strong focus on building effective relationships both within the department and externally, as well as the capability to develop and strengthen teams within in your branch.Duties And ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Executive Lawyers duties and responsibilities will include:leading and being accountable for delivering the governments workplace relations legislative agenda as it relates to your branchleading the provision of clear, accurate, timely and strategic written and oral advice on complex legal matters in accordance with legal professional obligationsproviding professional supervision, management and leadership of legal teams providing practical, timely and client-focused legal advice to stakeholders, and building capability of those teamscollaborating across legal and policy divisions both internally and externally on legal policy issuesbuilding and sustaining productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure cooperative, solution-focused legal service delivery within constrained timeframesrepresenting the department at Senate Estimates hearings, parliamentary inquiries and other external-facing meetings and eventsdeveloping the strategic direction for the branch to support higher level agency objectivesactively contributing to the strategic leadership of the Division, fostering positive change and improved work practices, andsupporting legal teams to provide expert legal advice and briefings to stakeholders.You Must Also Be Able To Demonstratesignificant technical expertise in the delivery of complex legal services and the development of complex legislationexceptional judgment, problem solving skills and efficiencyhigh standards of integrity and professionalisma strong track record of achieving outcomes in line with corporate goals, influencing processes and building staff capability, andstrong leadership skills and experience managing legal branches and/or policy branches.Qualifications And EducationMust have tertiary qualifications in lawMust be admitted as a practitioner, however described, of the High Court or the Supreme Court of an Australian State or TerritoryMust hold a practising certificate or be eligible to hold a practising certificateMust have a high degree of expertise, and extensive experience, in legal policy and/or legal advice.How To ApplyApplicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 500 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.TheIn the eRecruit (the departments online recruitment system) you will also need to:upload a Curriculum Vitaeprovide contact details for 2 Referees.EligibilityDont meet all the role requirements?At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesnt align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.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 for more information about the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr