Associate Director - Legal Transactions & Structuring

Housing Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Impact

Flexible Work

Growth Opportunities

Collaborative Culture

Job summary

Housing Australia is seeking an Associate Director, Transactions and Structuring (Legal) to manage NHIF Crisis and Transitional Housing loan documentation and related contracts. You will provide legal advice, coordinate external advisors, and align finance documents with investment mandate.

The role partners with investment teams to resolve complex commercial issues, lead advisory on financing transactions, and ensure rigorous risk management in a dynamic, governance-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Banking and finance legal expertise from private practice or in-house.
• Experience with project finance or real estate finance is preferred but not essential.
• Ability to provide strategic legal advice on finance transactions.
• Experience leading finance, security and intercreditor documentation.
• Strong risk identification, assessment and mitigation in complex transactions.
• Stakeholder management and delivery excellence in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead transaction legal advisory with investment teams to deliver commercially sound, risk-aligned outcomes.
• Oversee documentation to ensure accuracy, consistency and alignment with approvals and policy frameworks.
• Drive risk management, identify, assess and mitigate legal and commercial risks in line with organisational risk appetite.
• Orchestrate transaction delivery and team contribution, coordinating stakeholders and contributing to a governance-focused team culture.

Skills

Banking & Finance

Commercial advisory

Documentation

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Introduction:

Housing Australia is the Australian Government's independent housing agency. It supports the delivery of Government programs to improve the supply of sustainable, long-term social and affordable housing, and support home ownership for more Australians. We do this by providing finance and grant funding to facilitate housing development in order to deliver more social and affordable housing across Australia.

Our purpose is to improve housing outcomes for Australians - so when you join us, you're not just building a career, you're building a better Australia.

Description:

About The Role

The Associate Director, Transactions and Structuring (Legal) supports the finance/grant documentation for Housing Australia’s NHIF Crisis and Transitional Housing grant product, and the existing loan book while ensuring all legal advice, and finance documentation, is aligned with Housing Australia’s investment mandate and policies. You will manage multiple transactions independently and instruct and coordinate external legal advisors.

In addition, this role partners closely with investment teams to provide legal advice in relation to financing documentation and to help resolve complex commercial and legal issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead transaction legal advisory, partnering with investment teams to deliver commercially sound, risk-aligned outcomes
• Oversee documentation, ensuring all finance documents are accurate, consistent and aligned with approvals and policy frameworks
• Drive risk management, identify, assess and mitigate legal and commercial risks in line with organisational risk appetite
• Orchestrate transaction delivery and team contribution, coordinating stakeholders, and contributing to a high-performance, governance-focused team culture
  
  
  

Skills and Experiences:

Skills And Experience

• Banking & finance legal expertise from private practice and/or in-house environments, with experience with finance transactions, ideally in Project Finance and/or Real Estate Finance (but not essential)
• Commercial advisory capability, providing independent, strategic legal advice on finance transactions that balances commercial outcomes and risk
• Documentation and technical proficiency, including leading finance, security and intercreditor documentation (including by instructing external legal counsel) across diverse financing structures and products
• Risk leadership, with a proven track record identifying, assessing and mitigating legal and commercial risks in complex transactions
• Stakeholder management and delivery excellence, partnering with investment teams, influencing sophisticated counterparties and managing multiple transactions in fast-paced environments while maintaining high quality standards
  
  
  

What We Offer

Meaningful Impact: Contribute to Australia's housing solutions and work together with stakeholders who have a shared ambition to facilitate more housing for more Australians.

Flexible Work: Our hybrid operating model helps support work-life integration and fosters meaningful connection and collaboration.

Growth Opportunities: We invest in the development and wellbeing of our people to support personal and professional growth.

Collaborative Culture: Join a purpose-driven team that works as One Team supporting each other and striving for excellence.

We would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV, with a cover letter as one document outlining your interest and suitability.

We are an equal opportunity employer who values and celebrates diversity.

No recruitment agencies please - we will reach out if we require any agency assistance. Thank you.