Manager Legal Services

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia National Heavy Vehicle Regulator Full time

**About the role**

Assist with managing the NHVR’s Legal Services Unit to ensure that the agency’s strategic priorities are achieved and are supported by appropriate advice and structures, and that risk is effectively managed. Support the Director Legal Services and the legal team members in providing high quality advice and legal services.

**Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities**
- Manage and supervise a team of lawyers, who provide legal advice and assistance in relation to employment contracts, employment and IR-related disputes and litigation, changes to employment law, anti-discrimination matters, grievances, disciplinary matters, WHS legal matters, and legal issues related to workers’ compensation claims. This includes managing their activities and performance and providing mentoring, guidance, and professional development.
- Working with the Property, Commercial, & Insurance team, and the Public Law team, within Legal Services, as may be required.
- Contribute to leading a positive culture within Legal Services and input and contribute to improvements in service delivery.
- Provide advice and support relating to matters involving the above areas.
- Ensure procedures incorporated into NHVR’s policies to manage legal risk are consistent with corporate governance processes surrounding fiscal integrity, resource management, people management, ethics and accountability to improve consistency in decision making and diligence in meeting statutory and legal requirements.
- Assist with managing the provision of legal services from external providers to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.
- Assist and contribute to the management of the Legal Services unit.
- Ensure the provision of accurate advice in interpreting the Heavy Vehicle National Law.
- Assist in the leadership and coordination of strategic contractual, legal and legislative review processes.
- Ensure that the NHVR is appropriately represented at negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, hearings, and appeals, when required.
- Assist with managing and facilitate continuous staff development in research into new and emerging legal matters concerning the heavy vehicle industry.
- Liaise with stakeholders and staff, to identify their needs and expectations of service delivery and to determine if current service is satisfying their requirements.
- Understand and comply with WHS legislation and NHVR policies and procedures to ensure that employees are compliant, actively promote the benefits of a positive workplace health and safety culture and maintain a safe work environment.
- Adhere to all NHVR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with NHVR internal processes.
- Comply with WHS policies and procedures and contribute and promote a safe and health work environment

**Skills and Capabilities**:

- Experience in managing a team with differing levels of knowledge and experience - demonstrated ability and experience in mentoring, coaching and developing team members
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a positive team environment and culture that aligns with NHVR values and behaviours
- Demonstrated experience in employment, IR, and WHS law.
- Demonstrated experience providing senior managers and Boards with legal advice in a complex technical environment.
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate productive working relationships with a network of key internal and external stakeholders.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skill and a demonstrated attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to manage priorities and deliver quality outcomes within required timeframes.
- Demonstrated experience in cultivating a positive work environment and high performing, collaborative culture.

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Admitted as a legal practitioner of the High Court or Supreme Court of a State or Territory.
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience working in a legal capacity in employment, IR, and WHS law in a commercial or government environment.
- Ability to lead, manage people, communicate effectively.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, innovation and self-motivation and the ability to work effectively and flexibly, think strategically, set priorities and manage variable workloads.

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