Principal Lawyer and Manager, Negligence
22 hours ago
About us
The Department of Education (the department) is responsible for delivering and regulating state-wide learning and development services to approximately one-third of all Victorians across the early childhood and school education sectors. The department is also one of Victoria's biggest employers, with approximately 80,000 teaching staff and around 5,000 public service employees.
The Legal Division provides highly valued legal services to support the delivery of the department's strategic objectives, key reforms and to manage legal risk. In doing so, Legal Division provides direct, practical and strategic legal advice to portfolio ministers, the secretary, other senior staff and over 1,600 government schools, supporting approximately over 650,000 Victorian Government school students.
About the role - ongoing, full-time
A rare opportunity has arisen to work as a Principal Lawyer and Co-Manager of the Negligence, Litigation and Redress (NLR) unit in the WEL branch of the Department of Education's Legal Division.
The primary responsibility of this role is to work with and support the management of the Legal Division and Workplace and Education Law branch in litigation managed by the NLR unit in accordance with the department's values and objectives.
The role requires a strategic and highly experienced litigation lawyer with a sensitive and compassionate approach given the nature of the claims and reputational risks for the department. The sucessful candidiate will also have excellent communication, project management and stakeholder management skills.
Why join us?
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements — part time, flexible start and finish times, work from home to help manage your work and personal commitments.
- Competitive salary - Salary increases in line with the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement.
- Diversity and inclusion - As one of Victoria's largest employers, the Department is committed to creating an organisation that is diverse, fair and inclusive and ensuring it has a diverse workforce that represents the community it serves.
- Values - The Department has adopted the public sector values which are set out in the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees, which are Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The Department's values underpin how we interact with colleagues, learners and families, members of the community, suppliers and Government.
- Employee assistance program — for emotional, mental and general psychological wellbeing.
How to apply
Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter summarising their skills and experience (no more than two pages).
For more details regarding this position please see attached position description. For a confidential discission please phone Emily Lett (03 7022 1177) or Lucy Guthrie (03 7022 0925), Directors, Workplace and Education Law branch.
Applications close at 11.59pm on 23 September 2024
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