Senior Advisor: Secondary Legislation & Guidance

Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel – Wellington Central, North Island is seeking a Senior Advisor Secondary Legislation to provide end-to-end expertise on the secondary legislation system. You will draft, publish and improve empowering provisions while guiding agencies and decision-makers.

The role focuses on guidance, training, capability-building, and resolving system issues through collaboration across government.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of legislative design, drafting and publication.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance.
• Experience developing guidance, training or capability-building.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Analytical and systems-thinking skills with a focus on improvement.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance, tools and resources to support good secondary legislation practices.
• Deliver training and capability-building initiatives across government.
• Provide advice to agencies and decision-makers on secondary legislation processes.
• Build strong relationships with agencies and stakeholders as a key interface.
• Identify and resolve practice issues to improve the system.

Skills

Legislative design

Drafting & publishing

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Cross-organisational collaboration

Education

Law degree + NZ Bar admission

Job description

Australian Office of Parliamentary Counsel – Wellington Central, North Island is seeking a Senior Advisor Secondary Legislation to provide end-to-end expertise on the secondary legislation system. You will draft, publish and improve empowering provisions while guiding agencies and decision-makers.

The role focuses on guidance, training, capability-building, and resolving system issues through collaboration across government.