Manager - Civil Litigation, Dispute Resolution and

7 days ago

Parramatta, Australia NSW Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 65554- **Temporary 12 months with a view to ongoing - Full-Time - available March 2024**:

- **Location: Parramatta/flexible working**:

- **Clerk Grade 9/10, Salary base ($120,859 - $133,183), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

**Your role**

We are seeking a highly organised, analytical professional who excels at identifying and driving business improvements and efficiencies, enjoys working with stakeholders and is highly focussed on people development and engagement.

This role supports the Director and Principal Solicitors in a wide range of administrative and management responsibilities to facilitate the smooth operation of the Civil Litigation Team, as well as leads and supports a diverse team of administrative professionals. It includes the management of central workflow for administrative tasks, improvements of service delivery, information management, data analytics, staff engagement and development and a wide range of reporting activities. The role will be responsible for leading and supporting various projects within the Civil Litigation Team.

**What you’ll do**

The primary responsibility of the Civil Litigation Team is to:

- Manage civil claims against DCJ, including historic abuse claims involving Youth Justice and out-of-homecare and other civil claims involving Housing, Courts Services, Corrective Services NSW, disability, and other personal injury claims.
- Manage claims against Government figures and bodies including the Attorney General, the State of NSW, Court and Tribunals and the NSW Sheriff’s office.
- Provide advice and liaise with internal and external stakeholders in relation to matters within the Attorney General’s portfolio, including constitutional matters, complex charitable trust matters and policy and law reform issues.
- Manage proceedings brought under the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986
- Provide advice and liaising with internal stakeholders in relation to matters under the Hague Convention of Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Enforcement and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children
- Meet statutory reporting obligations.

**What we’re looking for**
- Prior experience managing and supporting direct reports.
- Advanced excel and Microsoft 360 suite skills.
- Hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Resident
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Download the role description.

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Describe a situation when you or your team were given an urgent task, when you were otherwise busy with other tasks and the techniques you used to manage and juggle the competing priorities, so that all your work was dealt with in a timely manner? (300 words)
- What barriers or challenges have you run into on a project? What did you do to overcome them? What was the outcome? (300 words)

**Applications close** Sunday, 17 March 2024

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ web

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