Assistant Director, Legal Coordination | Full-time Permanent

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

ACT Public Service invites applications for the role of Assistant Director, Legal Coordination within the Industrial Relations team. The successful candidate will provide strategic legal coordination and high-quality advice on complex employment, industrial relations and workplace matters across the ACT Public Service.

The role involves working with stakeholders across government, contributing to employment policy and legislative initiatives, and supporting informed decision-making on major

Qualifications

• Legal qualification or extensive experience in a legal discipline is highly desirable.
• Qualification/s or extensive experience in an IR or HR related discipline are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal coordination and high-quality advice on complex employment, industrial relations and workplace matters across the ACT Public Service.
• Work closely with stakeholders across government and contribute to employment policy and legislative initiatives.
• Support informed decision-making on significant workforce issues.

Education

Legal qualification

IR/HR discipline experience

Job description

Assistant Director, Legal Coordination
Full-time Permanent

Details: An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced and motivated professional to join our Industrial Relations team as Assistant Director, Legal Coordination. Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, you will provide strategic legal coordination and high-quality advice on complex employment, industrial relations and workplace matters across the ACT Public Service. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with stakeholders across government, contribute to employment policy and legislative initiatives, and support informed decision-making on significant workforce issues.

We are seeking a highly organised and analytical professional with strong legal or industrial relations expertise, excellent communication skills, and sound judgement. Further information about the role and the capabilities we are seeking is available in the Position Description.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACT Public Service (ACTPS) and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements: Legal qualification or extensive experience in a legal discipline are highly desirable. Qualification/s or extensive experience in an IR or HR related discipline are highly desirable.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .