Director, Legal

The Victorian Ombudsman is seeking to employ a Director, Legal to lead a high performing team of Lawyers and legal staff. Reporting to the Deputy Ombudsman, the Director, Legal will provide an in-house legal advisory service to the Victorian Ombudsman's Office on a diverse range of issues relating to the Ombudsman's duties, powers and functions.

Reporting to the Deputy Ombudsman, the role of the Director, Legal is to provide an in-house legal advisory service to the Victorian Ombudsman Office. The success of the role and the broader Legal Team will be through leading and driving a culture of integrity and high performance to provide quality oral and written legal advice across the organisation on a diverse range of issues relating to the Ombudsman's duties, powers and functions.

• Senior Executive
• Fixed term 5-year appointment
• SES1 - $216,376 to $279,238 TRP per annum inclusive of employer superannuation contribution.

The Organisation

The Victorian Ombudsman (VO) is independent of Government and answerable to the Victorian Parliament, in part through the Integrity and Oversight Committee of the Parliament.

The VO provides a free, independent, accessible and impartial service to the public. Our purpose is to ensure fairness for the public in their dealings with the Victorian public sector, to improve public administration, and engage within both public organisations, the government sector and the broader community. The Ombudsman Act 1973 (Vic) is the governing legislation.

The VO's role is to ensure that the services of state and local government, and other public organisations are delivered in a fair and reasonable manner that is compatible with the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic) and that human rights have been taken into consideration in decision making.

The role:

A Bachelor or Laws, Juris Doctor or equivalent qualification or be admitted (or be eligible for admission), to the legal profession as an Australian Lawyer within the meaning of the Legal Profession Act 2004 is required for this role.

Effectiveness in this position requires demonstrated experience in administrative law, managing and developing legal staff, proven research and analysis skills and be able to make sound judgements while under pressure, have excellent written communication skills, high level oral and interpersonal communication skills as well as experience working in a legal capacity for government, local government or statutory authorities.

Please review the position description for full details.

How to apply:

Applications need to be submitted online via the 'Apply Now' button.
To be considered for this role, you must include:

• a 1-page Cover Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria;
  
• a Resume, no longer than 5 pages

VO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive, accessible and safe work environment. We want to ensure all applicants and employees with disability are treated respectfully and equitably in all stages of the recruitment process.

We encourage job applications from people of all genders, ages, religions, disability, LGBTIQ and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

VO is committed to supporting our employees balance their work and life commitments. All requests for flexible working arrangements will be considered in line with operational requirements.

Employment at the Victorian Ombudsman is subject to:

- Criminal Record check
- Working with Children check
- Statutory Declaration
- Confidentiality Agreement
- Conflict of Interest check