Senior Legal & Governance Associate

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport is seeking a Clerk Grade 9/10 to join the Legal and Governance team in Sydney CBD. The role is full-time and temporary (up to 30 June 2027), with hybrid working arrangements possible. Salary ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 per annum plus super.

Responsibilities include providing legal advice to statutory bodies, drafting and negotiating contracts, and supporting governance and risk management across the department.

Qualifications

• Commercial law
• Intellectual property law
• Property law
• Statutory interpretation
• Experience in policy making and legislative process
• Demonstrated experience preparing complex legal advice and drafting, executing and administering contracts, agreements and instruments
• High level drafting skills and ability to manage significant legal risk
• Experience delivering expert legal analysis of policy, probity and operational issues to provide solutions

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to clients from the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner, Create NSW, Sound NSW and the Cultural Institutions to advance key policy priorities and projects
• Advising on and drafting a range of commercial transactions, intellectual property matters, leasing and licensing property matters, and statutory interpretation matters
• Working collaboratively with the Principal Legal Officer and key client stakeholders to progress legal matters

Job description

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport is seeking a Clerk Grade 9/10 to join the Legal and Governance team in Sydney CBD. The role is full-time and temporary (up to 30 June 2027), with hybrid working arrangements possible. Salary ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 per annum plus super.

Responsibilities include providing legal advice to statutory bodies, drafting and negotiating contracts, and supporting governance and risk management across the department.