Deputy General Counsel

4 weeks ago


Garden City, Victoria, Australia ClearCompany Full time
About Us

The Department of Government Services (DGS) is a dynamic organization established to enhance the experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.

We bring together essential day-to-day services in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.

Our goal is to connect and digitize our systems and platforms across state and local government, as well as streamline our corporate and procurement services.

About the Role

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the experience Victorians have when they do business and interact with Government.

As a member of the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), you will be part of a dynamic team of professionals driven to achieve legally sound and pragmatic outcomes.

We promote a supportive, flexible, collegiate, and high-performing work environment, and emphasize the importance of enjoying our work together.

The Deputy General Counsel is a new role that will fulfill an important senior leadership position within OGC, working closely with the General Counsel to manage and lead OGC in delivering strategic, authoritative, and high-calibre legal advice to the Ministers, the Secretary, Deputy Secretaries, and other departmental entities on intricate and complex legal and policy matters.

About You

  • Extensive leadership and management experience at a senior level, with a proven ability to lead and motivate a high-performing team and nurture a positive workplace environment.
  • Highly developed conceptual and analytical skills and a proven ability to provide sophisticated, authoritative, concise, solutions-focused advice on complex legal and policy matters arising in the operations of the Executive Government.
  • A proven ability to work in a sustained way and deliver results under pressure.
  • A truly collaborative approach to working with a range of stakeholders, coupled with highly developed and proven communication, relationship management, and negotiation skills.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria through one of the following platforms: Jobs and Skills Exchange (JSE) website, Victorian Government careers website, Seek, or LinkedIn.



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