Th Role

Seeking a Senior Solicitor to provide authoritative legal advice on contracts and commercial issues for State Government. The role involves drafting legal documents, assisting with contract negotiations, advising on written agreements, maintaining contract records, and providing training to in-house clients. The role is a contract until mid-October 2024 with a potential of extend.

Responsibilities

• Drafting tailored and template legal documents
• Assisting with contract and agreement negotiations
• Advising on and developing written agreements for various transactions
• Maintaining records of contracts and developing supporting materials
• Advising on contract management and performance issues

About You

• Experience with commercial contracts
• Government procurement experience
• Tertiary qualification in Law
• Admitted to practice in Victoria
• Legal expertise in contract law and commercial transactions

If this sounds like you apply now or email Ahmad at ahmad.jahfar@talentinternational.com

We are searching for a Manager of Legal and Compliance for one of our esteemed state government clients based in South Perth. As a manager you’ll play a crucial role in providing high-level legal and compliance advice, managing disputes and overseeing contract drafting and review.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to and manage Organisation’s compliance function, including maintaining legislation registers, compliance frameworks, education, reporting, and accountability allocation.
• Research, prepare, and review legal documentation, including commercial agreements.
• Provide targeted and commercially focused legal advice on various business areas, including agreements, property, workplace health and safety, projects, environment, disputes and external relations.
• Offer leadership and management strategies for litigation, claims, and disputes.
• Support and undertake investigations into significant incidents and oversee compliance reporting to regulatory agencies.
• Manage day-to-day relationships with external law firms.
• Ensure timely reporting of legal changes to the Board, Board Sub-Committees, and Executive Team.
• Manage direct reports, formulate team objectives, and operational plans to achieve corporate targets.

Required skills and experience:

• Legal practicing certificate with extensive PQE and in-house experience.
• Extensive knowledge of legislative and statutory compliance environments.
• Proficient in applying governance-related principles in a business environment.
• Well-developed leadership skills with experience managing legal teams.
• High attention to detail with experience crafting policies, procedures, reports, and other documentation.

Please note only Perth based candidates will be considered!

If you match the selection criteria and are interested in finding out more about the position, please forward your updated CV to Huma.irshad@talentinternational.com by clicking the “APPLY NOW” button. For a list of all vacant positions, please see our website www.talentinternational.com.

For further enquires please call 0418594901.

The Opportunities:

Our client is a community focused federal government agency. They have two exciting opportunities available for Freedom of Information Officers (FOI) to join the Parliamentary, Ministerial & FOI Branch in managing the relationship between the Agency and the Minister’s Office.

Initial Labour Hire contracts through to early September 2025 with the opportunity to extend:

• 1 x APS6 Level with Delegated Authority to mentor and lead a small team of FOI Officers – $60.25 + super
• 1 x APS5 with ability to operate independently as part of a small team – $55.24 + super

These are hybrid positions, offering 2 days working from home, with the remaining 3 on site.

The opportunities can be based in Geelong, Broadmeadows, Canberra, North Brisbane, and Newcastle.

About the roles:

The APS5 FOI Action Officer will, under direction, assist the team in the coordination of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests made to the Agency and will ensure the Agency meets its legal obligations in relation to the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

The role will assist the team with Participant Information Access (PIA) requests made to the Agency and contribute to the development of the Agency’s information handling requirements.

The ASP6 FOI Officer will lead the work effort and mentor a small team of FOI Officers and drive continuous improvement for the team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking procedures to assist a FOI Decision Maker to create, process, make and close FOI decisions, ensuring all matters are recorded correctly on all databases in accordance with the FOI Act
• Preparing and drafting a range of material including data reports, briefing material and correspondence
• Providing administrative support to develop systems, processes and practical tools including training to support FOI and PIA handling and awareness
• Providing administrative access where necessary to relevant local servers, distribution lists and agency databases to FOI team members
• Assisting in preparing statistical reports for senior staff where required
• Undertaking procedures to assist a PIA Decision Maker to create, process, make, record and close PIAs and ensure all matters are recorded and closed correctly on all databases where required
• APS6 only – lead and drive a small team

About you:

• Australian citizenship is a requirement to be eligible for this position
• Resilient, efficient, organised, high degree of empathy, and ability to work with sensitive content including abuse, neglect, and harm towards people with disability
• Demonstrated experience in the use of ICT (Adobe, MS Outlook, etc) to support administrative tasks is considered essential for success in this role
• Be self-motivated, committed and possess strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• High-level attention to detail against established priorities, practices, and methodologies to deliver quality outcomes
• Experience working in disability
• Experience with the FOI Act or any other areas requiring access to information processes (eg legal)
• Experience working with the Office of Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)

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Submit your resume, or for further information please contact
Kylie.McManus@talentinternational.com / 0408 388 680