09808

Closes: 31 March 2025

Classification: Senior Professional Officer Grade B
Salary: $145,253 - $162,877 plus superannuation
Position No: 09808
Directorate: Transport Canberra and City Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 17 March 2025
Contact Officer: Alison Kemp on Alison.Kemp@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 5891

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Details: The Procurement, Legal and Information Access Branch is seeking a Director, Legal Services to work under the broad direction of the Senior Director, Legal Services. The Director, Legal Services provides legal services across a diverse range of subject matters and legal principles, including commercial law, contract law and administrative law. As well as providing support to business units to undertake their regulatory functions and meet their statutory obligations.

The successful applicant will have experience in a variety of legal disciplines with an emphasis on commercial and contract law including ability to interpret and advise on complex and long-term commercial contracts. They will develop innovative and flexible options to resolve novel problems. and provide written advice on management of administrative reviews, compliance with legislation and general advice.

This position requires an ability to work collaboratively across the Branch, the Directorate and the Government to successfully deliver customer service excellence. The ideal candidate will possess an innate ability to draw on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate manner, align team performance and develop capacity to achieve organisational objectives. Model commitment to continual learning and participate in ongoing development.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Law – Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (or equivalent) are required.
• Experience in providing legal services within Government is highly desirable.

Notes: This is a temporary position available immediately until 05 January 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months. An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future vacancies over the next 12 months.

This is a fulltime position that can be filled in a variety of ways. Consideration will be given to part-time or flexible working arrangements. This position is based in a workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk. Part of work hours can be spent working from home.

How to Apply: Applicants should submit a pitch of no more than two pages outlining their suitability. The pitch should address the required Skills, Knowledge and Behaviour and provide practical examples. A copy of a current curriculum vitae, contact details of at least two relevant referees and evidence of required qualifications is to be provided.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

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This is a temporary position available immediately until 05 January 2026 with the possibility of extension up to 12 months.