Deputy General Counsel

3 weeks ago


Canberra, Australia Australian Federal Police (AFP) Full time

EMPLOYMENT TYPE - Ongoing Full time
LOCATION - ACT
AFP BAND & SALARY - Executive Level ($161,105.00 - $212,583.00)
JOB REFERENCE NUMBER - 13765
This advertisement is to fill current vacancies and create a merit pool for future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies arising over the next 12 months.
Did you know?
The mission of the Australian Federal Police is to provide dynamic and effective law enforcement to the people of Australia. It provides policing throughout Australia in relation to the prevention and detection of crimes against the Commonwealth, its laws and integrity, and community police services to the Community of the ACT.
Working for the AFP provides you with a diverse and rewarding career. Whether you immerse yourself in a position on the frontline, or provide critical operational or professional support, the work you do makes a big impact on the people of Australia.
We recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer generous remuneration and conditions including:
Five weeks of paid annual leave per year + additional paid Christmas stand down
18 days of paid personal leave per year
Generous superannuation of 15.4%
16 weeks of paid maternity leave (after 12 months of service) + an additional 36 weeks of maternity leave without pay
Generous salaries and incremental salary progression governed by the AFP Enterprise Agreement
Flexible and hybrid working arrangement that provides work/life balance
Health & wellbeing services - with a focus on early intervention, education and prevention.
Access to ongoing training and professional development opportunities
At the AFP, we recognise your contribution to our workforce and offer an attractive remuneration package, including a generous salary, superannuation benefits and flexible working conditions appropriate to the level of the position. For further details, refer to the Executive Level Enterprise Agreement
What is the role?
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is seeking a dynamic, motivated, highly experienced and suitably qualified senior lawyer with significant experience in (at least two of) the areas of law outlined below to join the AFP Legal team as Deputy General Counsel (Coordinator) of our Commercial, Governance and Information Law teams.
AFP Legal is the AFP’s in-house legal practice delivering high quality legal services across the broad spectrum of AFP activities both domestically and overseas. AFP lawyers work in an exciting and intellectually challenging environment, providing legal advice in the areas of commercial law, criminal law, information law, national security law, dispute resolution, administrative law and employment law.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel Corporate, the Coordinator Commercial, Governance and Information Law (CGI) will provide high level leadership to the AFP Commercial and Governance team, the Privacy team and the Freedom of Information team. The Coordinator CGI will work in partnership with the Legal Management team, AFP senior executives and external stakeholders, to provide high level legal advice to achieve AFP outcomes.
You will work under the strategic direction of the senior executive and are responsible for the leadership and management of a number of teams to deliver outcomes. You will be required to develop an in depth knowledge and understanding of the AFP business and the impact of roles and functions undertaken in AFP Legal in relation to the organisation’s reputation to effectively manage operations.
Executive Level employees must also ensure the achievement of outcomes are in accordance with the regulatory framework, the AFP Code of Conduct and the AFP Governance Instruments.
What will you do?
The Successful Executive Level employee will be responsible for:
Providing high level technical and strategic legal advice required by the AFP in relation to:
complex commercial law matters, including advising on procurement, tendering, contract drafting and negotiation, contract management, property and construction, intellectual property law and commercial disputes.
responsibility for the AFP compliance with privacy and data integrity obligations under the Privacy Act, including privacy impact assessments, privacy complaints, and data breaches,
governance matters, and drafting of governance instruments including Commissioner's Orders, National Guidelines, Better Practice Guides, authorisations and delegations
Representing the AFP in complex negotiations and meetings with other parties or their legal representatives in relation to commercial matters involving the AFP.
Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships within the AFP and externally, including with external legal service providers.
Providing briefings to the AFP senior executive on relevant commercial, governance, privacy and FOI matters, and coordinating the provision of training on procurement, contract management, administrative decision making and privacy to the broader AFP as required.
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