Senior Legal Adviser (VPSG5)

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Melbourne | CBD
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $106,534 - $128,897
Occupation: Legal
Reference: VG/DJ6413FEBRUARY2024
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?

• Utilise your Legal expertise to provide support and advice to the Civil and Enforcement Services branch
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 5: $106,534 - $128,897 plus superannuation.

As a senior member of the FES Legal and Commercial team, the Senior Legal Adviser will provide legal, commercial and strategic advice on a wide range of commercial, administrative and public law issues as well as litigation matters.

Some of your duties will include:

• Providing specialised, solutions-based legal advice and counsel in relation to complex and sensitive contractual and administrative law matters to senior management and key internal and external stakeholders related to the FES portfolio
• Overseeing all aspects of legal and commercial matters relating to designated contracts including preparing commercial and contractual terms and conditions for contracts, contract variations, subcontracts and other instruments and providing advice on contractual issues. This includes managing and briefing professional advisers and monitoring payments to contractors to ensure that expenditure does not exceed approved expenditure
• Providing legal support in the development, tender and negotiation of contracts in accordance with policy and approved processes. This includes contract drafting, evaluating tender responses, formulating strategy, and negotiating commercial and legal terms.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.