Director Legal (424278)
Department of State Growth
Business Services
Legal and Governance
Applications must be submitted by
Position details
Applications close:
AEST
Award/Classification:
Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 8
Salary:
$140,703.00 to $150,200.00 per annum
Employment type:
Permanent, flexible
Job description:
The position is accountable for leading and managing the team that delivers specialist legal advice, the Department’s Right-to-Information obligations, statutory review functions, and liaison with external legal bodies. The position assures that advice rendered is thoroughly researched, authoritative and tailored to stakeholder need, resulting in the delivery of timely and accurate responses that inform strategic decision making.
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Duties
- Direct and manage the Branch’s business planning and day to day operations to achieve timely, customer-centric and cost-effective business results. This encompasses developing operational plans and budgets, managing physical and human resources, prioritising, allocating and monitoring activities and work tasks, and providing leadership to team members.
- Manage requests for formal legal advice, including holdings of advice received.
- Manage key external relationships and negotiations between the Department and the Office of the Solicitor General, the Office of the Crown Solicitor, the State Litigation Office, and the Director of Public Prosecutions to ensure a consistent, coordinated and effective approach to the provision of State Growth legal services.
- Manage the Department’s contact with external legal bodies, including the Ombudsman, Coroner, and Integrity Commission.
- Oversee the conduct of research and the drafting and preparation of timely and expert advice, reports and recommendations for stakeholders, with respect to the Department’s legal obligations, Right-to-Information requests, and statutory review functions. In achieving this, the position ensures the delivery of high quality, tailored and specialist advice that informs key decision making activities.
- Provide leadership to direct reports and external service providers, as required, by clearly articulating strategic direction, operational implementation and expectations of service delivery, defining and negotiating priorities and utilising contemporary program and people management practices to deliver effective and timely business outcomes. A key aspect of this is the management of team performance to ensure that all employees of the Branch are effectively engaged and motivated in the delivery of services to meet customer needs.
- Foster and sustain productive partnerships within the Department, across other government departments and relevant external organisations to understand broader whole of government issues and other factors that impact the management of the Department’s legal obligations. This will necessitate representing the Department at inter-agency meetings, forums and advisory groups.
Desirable Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent workplace experience in law, management or business.
Download the Statement of Duties and Associated Documents
Director Legal - 424278.docx
Director Legal - 424278.pdf
Advice to applicants.DOCX
Advice to applicants.pdf
For more information
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dsbsadmin@stategrowth.tas.gov.au |
How to apply
To apply, please provide a one to two page document outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.
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Complete the following application form and email your application to us at recruitment@stategrowth.tas.gov.au
Application for Employment (Form 201).DOCX
Application for Employment (Form 201).pdf