Legal Officer

The Legal Officer undertakes research and drafts advice, that includes sound recommendations, in relation to various employment and industrial relations matters.

The Legal Officer will prepare high-quality documents such as briefs, instruments, agreements, delegations, policies, and correspondence.

The Legal Officer may undertake or provide administrative support to code of conduct investigations, review of actions, and the management of underperformance matters.

Additionally, they may provide assistance with investigation, statutory compliance, and communication with employees regarding privacy matters, public interest disclosures, freedom of information requests, and anti-corruption obligations.

They will also liaise with external specialists in relation to more complex and technical matters.

The Legal Officer may also manage employment, industrial relations, privacy, and other disputes and complaints, with limited guidance or independently.

A secondary function of the Legal Officer is to ensure that the Mint’s employment framework is correctly implemented, and relevant policies and procedures remain current.

Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on these frameworks is also required.

The Legal Officer will work closely with the Director of Human Resources and others within the Human Resources Branch as necessary and may supervise a paralegal.

The duties of this position and operational requirements of the Mint require onsite work and previous Australian Public Service experience.

This position would ideally suit a person who has recently completed an Australian Public Service legal stream graduate program.

The duties of this position include:

• Provide timely, accurate, and client-focused legal advice on a wide range of employment matters.
• Managing routine and more complex employment and industrial relations matters, under guidance where appropriate.
• Undertaking or providing administrative support to code of conduct investigations, review of actions, and managing other employment-related actions.
• Coordinating the delivery of legal services by external legal service providers, and collaborating with them to resolve complex matters.
• Negotiating with external legal and commercial parties about contracts, employee termination, and other matters.
• Managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the Australian Public Service Commission, the Australian Taxation Office, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, the Commonwealth Ombudsman, and Comcare.
• Preparing industrial instruments and their associated documents in line with relevant law and the Australian Government’s workplace relations policy.
• Managing privacy complaints, responding to freedom of information requests, and helping to ensure that the Mint’s privacy and freedom of information frameworks remain up to date.
• Drafting high-quality papers, reports, and documents for the Board, the CEO, the executive leadership team, and external parties.
• Editing and formatting documents in line with the Australian Government Style Guide.
• Supporting the Director, Human Resource and supervising a part-time paralegal.

Qualification: This position requires a law degree.

Security clearance: This position requires a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance. The successful applicant will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.

How to apply:

Please submit your application by 11:30pm on Wednesday 20 November 2024. You will need to upload:

• A current resume
• A one-page pitch that describes how your skills meet the requirements of the role as detailed in the position description
• A copy of your law degree.

Applications will need to be submitted through the APPLY button at the bottom of this page.

Should you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Anthony Szell on (02) 6202 6.