Managing Principal Lawyer - Public Interest Disclosures

• Lead a team to provide legal advice enabling IBAC's integrity functions
• Melbourne CBD with hybrid / flexible working arrangements
• Full-time fixed term, 2/9/24 to 1/9/25, VPS 6.1 $130,673 - $152,772 + super

Our organisation

IBAC's work is vitally important to Victorians - we prevent and expose public sector corruption and police misconduct.

Our vision is a public sector and police that acts with integrity for all Victorians.

Our team

People who work for IBAC are expected to have a sound understanding of and ability to demonstrate the IBAC values when dealing with Government agencies, the community and colleagues.

IBAC's values are incorporated in professional skills and behaviours for the position.

We Lead by example, Act Impartially, Work Together, Behave with Respect, Strive for Excellence.

Your new role

We have an opportunity for an individual to join our Public Law team as Managing Principal Lawyer - Public Interest Disclosure on a full-time fixed term basis. Reporting to the Director - Public Law, Policy &
Oversight, the role will lead a team that is responsible for providing authoritative legal advice to IBAC officers (including the Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer, Deputy Commissioners and other teams) in relation to IBAC's stewardship of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012.

Duties include:

• Provide complex legal advice, including liaison and negotiation with stakeholders, to support IBAC and its business units, to meet their statutory obligations.
• Provide day to day leadership and management, guidance, and development to a team of Lawyers and legal support staff, maintaining appropriate levels of resources and managing leave requests.
• Lead the successful delivery of IBAC's Public Interest Disclosure Framework Implementation project.
• Manage and develop team members and review complex legal advice, reports, correspondence, policies and procedures.

Additional duties are set out in the position description.

Our requirements / Your skill set

We are looking for candidates with the below experience and capabilities:

• Significant knowledge of or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of IBAC's obligations pursuant to the relevant legislation.
• Bachelor of Laws or equivalent legal qualification from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Current practising certificate under Legal Profession Uniform Law, or eligibility to acquire a practising certificate.

Apply now

Your application is a two-step process. You are unable to save partial applications.

Submit your application by logging onto the IBAC careers page () and clicking on the appropriate vacancy, making sure you include:

• a cover letter
• a resume no longer than 5 typed pages (in Word format)
• responses to the screening questions within the application process

We are committed to bringing together people with differing perspectives, lived experiences and skills to make choices that reflect our integrity and community, and to creating an inclusive work environment for all.

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