Manager Legal Services

3 months ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Office of Sport Full time

**Are you interested in working in a collaborative and dynamic team supporting senior executives and purpose driven teams with legal, legislative and policy advice? If so, this role is for you**:
We currently have a new and exciting opportunity for a Manager Legal Services to join our team on an ongoing basis. The role will be based in our Sydney Olympic Park Head Office with opportunities for flexibility.

**Working with us**:
The Office of Sport is the lead NSW Government agency for sport and active recreation.

With a vision of sport and active recreation creating healthier people, connecting communities and making a stronger NSW, we provide the people of NSW with the leadership, policies, programs, funding and infrastructure necessary to maximise the social, health and economic benefits realised through this valued sector.

Our work is spread across NSW, with ten Sport and Recreation Centres, five Olympic Sport Venues and offices throughout the state.

***About the role**:
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, you be responsible for managing and leading on a range of complex and sensitive matters, including providing strategic and solution-focused legal advice and delivery and the formulation and evaluation of legislative proposals, on a diverse range of matters.

To learn more about this role please view the **Role Description** here.

***About you**:
You will have:

- formal qualifications which include admission as a barrister or solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW and hold a current solicitor’s unrestricted practicing certificate in NSW.
- extensive experience in providing highly complex legal advice at a senior level and conducting high level litigation.
- significant experience in one or more of the following areas: contractual matters; administrative law; legislation making.
- the capability to operate with a high level of authority in respect to exercising professional judgement on diverse legal, legislative and related policy issues.
- the ability to exercise sound judgement and effectively and ethically manage formulating and delivering strategic legal and policy solutions.
- well-developed organisation skills and a demonstrated ability to work in a high-pressure, high-volume environment with tight deadlines.
- experience and commitment to investing in the development of a small team and providing supervision on diverse matters, and
- you will share our purpose and passion for enabling everyone to play here

***The Office of Sport is a great place to work, we offer**:

- A family friendly and flexible working environment
- A competitive salary
- Generous leave entitlements including recreation, sick/carer’s, family and community services, and flex leave
- Access to salary packaging, Fitness Passport, and the Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to training and development opportunities.
- A culture that reinforces our value of a diverse and inclusive workforce, and a commitment to the growth and wellbeing of our people.

**Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**:

- The Office of Sport is committed to building a workplace that values and supports diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds._

**How to apply**:

- a resume which clearly details your relevant skills and experience (maximum 5 pages).
- a cover letter addressing how you meet the requirements and focus capabilities of the role (maximum 2 pages).

***Notes**:

- For further information about the role please contact Cassie Tuckwell on (02) 8754 8796.
- No offer of employment will be made until all relevant clearances are finalised.

**Applications Close**: Sunday, 13th October 2024, 11.59pm (AEDT)

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