Deputy General Counsel and Director, Legal, Policy and Harm Minimisation

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / Fixed term up to 5 years
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $225,000 - $290,600
Occupation: Executive Management
Reference: VG/JEP770-JUL24
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Calling for leaders of regulatory and organisational change.
• Executive Officer contract for up to 5 years within Liquor Control Victoria.
• SES Grade : $225,000 - $290,600 Total Remuneration Package.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Deputy General Counsel and Director, Legal, Policy and Harm Minimisation to provide a critical role within Liquor Control Victoria.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Admitted to the legal profession as an Australian Lawyer, holder of a Victorian Practising Certificate and five years post admission experience.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Deputy General Counsel and Director, Legal, Policy and Harm Minimisation is responsible for leading an ambitious change agenda as a member of LCV’s leadership team. You will provide expert legal advice; support the implementation of LCV’s strategic plan; enable the Chair, Commission, and LCV to exercise statutory functions including the Commission’s tribunal functions; implement governance best practices; implement a proactive, risk based, integrated, and principles based approach to regulation; and support staff to achieve their full potential.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• High-level communication and interpersonal skills combined with demonstrable ability to liaise and negotiate at senior levels, developing innovative solutions to resolve complex and sensitive issues.
• An understanding or demonstrated capacity to quickly acquire an understanding of the liquor industries and the regulatory framework together with a sound appreciation of the government’s social and economic objectives, in particular harm minimisation, and strategic priorities for regulation of the industries.
• Demonstrated knowledge and breadth of understanding of the practical application of administrative law.
• Highly developed stakeholder management and influence and negotiation skills with a track record in building and maintaining successful partnerships with a broad client base, including industry stakeholders, community groups and other government and regulatory agencies, to enable the achievement of outcomes consistent with organisation objectives.
• Demonstrated strong written communication, conceptual and analytical skills and proven ability to provide strategic leadership in the development and implementation of agreements, contracts, policy, procedures, regulations and orders, and proposals for legislative amendment, preferably within a complex regulatory framework