Assistant Secretary/Senior Executive Lawyer

Reporting to the First Assistant Secretary/Chief Counsel, the Assistant Secretary/Senior Executive Lawyer leads the Bargaining and Coverage Branch and is responsible for provision of legal advice, development of legislation and managing interventions in the FWC and Court proceedings relating to bargaining; enterprise agreements; gig economy; independent contractors; industrial action; stand down; transfer of business; constitutional and geographic coverage of the Fair Work Act 2009; and the Coal Mining Long Service Leave scheme.
The successful candidate will have a strong legal background (and be admitted or eligible to be admitted as a legal practitioner) with experience in legal advising, legislative development and litigation and be an outstanding leader and manager.
The key duties of the position include
The successful candidate will have a strong legal background and be admitted as a legal practitioner, with experience in legal advising, legislative development, and litigation, and will be an outstanding leader and manager.
We are seeking individuals with the following skills and capabilities:

• outstanding managerial skills
• strategic and collaborative leader
• great communicator with exceptional representational and relationship management skills
• proven ability to balance multiple competing priorities
• sound judgement and initiative
• strong legal analysis and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to advise in relation to complex legal frameworks.