Legal Advisor

2 weeks ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia Fair Work Commission Full time

**Position No**: 1978

**Date Posted**: 13/01/2023

**Applications Close**: 29/01/2023 11:45 PM

**Classification Level**: APS 6

**Division**: Communications, Legal & Organisations Branch

**Occupation**: Legal and Parliamentary

**Location**: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

**Work Type**: Non-ongoing - Full Time, Non-ongoing - Part Time, Ongoing - Full Time, Ongoing - Part Time

Eligibility

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) requires Australian
citizenship as a condition of engagement.

To be eligible for employment with the Commission, the successful
applicant must undergo and satisfy a National Police
Check.

About the
Position

We are
seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Legal Advisor with a
minimum of 3 years’ relevant post-admission legal experience
to join our Legal Services team to advise on a range of legal
matters, working in a dynamic and cohesive environment. Working
under limited direction from the Director, Legal Services, Senior
Legal Advisor or in-house Legal Counsel, you will use your
professional knowledge and experience to contribute to the delivery
of the teams services by providing high quality legal advice and
assistance on a range of corporate, government or commercial legal
matters, in particular human resources and finance.

As a
Legal Advisor in Legal Services, you will have a thorough
understanding of and an ability to interpret and advise on privacy
and FOI law, administrative law and the Commonwealth’s
governance, risk management and financial framework. You will be
expected to manage competing requests and demands and invest in
knowledge sharing. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders,
proactively contribute to process improvement and behave with
integrity, enabling you to build trust and communicate with
influence.

Duties

Provide accurate,
practical and impartial legal advice and assistance to the
Commission’s Executive and staff on a range of corporate,
administrative and workplace relations issues.

Manage issues
surrounding the collection, management, use and disclosure of
personal information under the Privacy Act including advising
on and promoting awareness of compliant information privacy
practices.

Contribute to the
coordination and processing of requests for access to documents
made under the FOI Act including issuing decisions on internal
review.

Draft and review
Commission policies, procedures, forms, resource materials,
contracts and other legal documents for internal and external
use or publication, providing advice and recommendations, and
solving problems that arise.

Support and mentor
team members to build their knowledge and capability, providing
feedback and guidance when required.

Build and maintain
constructive working relationships and work collaboratively
with other Branches to ensure high quality support and services
are provided to Commission Members and staff.

Other duties as
directed by the Director, Legal Services.

How to Apply

The Position Description (PD) is attached at
the bottom of this advertisement which will provide you with
further information.

Your

**requirements**:
A
statement of claim of no more than 800 words ,
outlining your skills and/or experience relevant to the
as your basis.

A
resume detailing your employment history relevant to this
position and details of at least two recent
referees.

Submit
by Sunday, 29 January 2023 no later than
11:45pm AEDT.

If you have questions regarding this role, please contact Alexandra

Additional
Information

This recruitment
process will be used to fill a current non-ongoing vacancy, as
well as any future ongoing and non-ongoing
vacancies.

A merit pool of
suitable applicants may be created from this process and will
be active for 18 months from the date of this
advertisement.

The FWC is an equal opportunity employer which upholds the APS
employment principles and actively encourages a diverse and
inclusive workplace.

RecruitAbility
applies to this vacancy.


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