Manager, Legal

Company description:

NSW Reconstruction Authority

Job description:

Manager, Legal

• Ongoing full-time role based in Sydney CBD/Parramatta with flexible work arrangement options
• Clerk Grade 11/12 ($139,787- $ 161,663) plus employers' contribution to superannuation

About the Agency

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is a statutory corporation that will improve how NSW plans for disasters and ensure that we recover from them faster.

To reduce the severity and impacts of disasters, the NSW Reconstruction Authority will complete critical planning and preparation with communities, businesses and government. When disaster does strike, we will get recovery started swiftly and coordinate reconstruction efforts across agencies, communities and other stakeholders.

About the role

The Manager, Legal provides expert legal advice, guidance and solutions on complex operational, commercial and reputational issues, to internal stakeholders and the leadership team.

Reporting to a Director, Legal, you will provide advice to and represent the CEO and Executive Directors in discussions with other key stakeholders in matters requiring legal representation including negotiation of complex commercial transactions and agreements.

Undertaking a wide range of tasks with often tight or competing timeframes, the role requires excellent organisational skills, attention to detail, enthusiasm, and a commitment to providing high quality advice and services. Your communication and interpersonal skills are highly developed, and your strong stakeholder management skills provide you the confidence and ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with a variety of stakeholders and team members.

We will also support the development of your leadership capabilities, providing the opportunity to mentor and uplift junior team members.

For more details about this role please click here to view the role description. When downloading the role description, you will need to click on 'Free Download' and then 'Slow Speed'. If you have trouble downloading this role description, please try downloading using Microsoft Edge or contact people@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au and a copy will be sent to you.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated extensive knowledge, and/or experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Property law
• Commercial law;
• Construction law;
• Drafting and negotiating Project Delivery Agreements, Funding Deeds, complex grants arrangements and ancillary side deeds;
• Structuring complex transactions;
• Agreements for Lease and Leases; and
• Privacy law.

High calibre candidates will have an admission as a legal practitioner of the Supreme Court of NSW and a current practicing certificate, as well as tertiary qualifications in a relevant legal field. They will have extensive knowledge and experience in providing legal advice in a complex multifaceted agency or business. Strong candidates will have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, and an ability to deliver outcomes while working in a dynamic environment.

Joining our team with a rewarding job in a community-driven agency is just the start. The RA also offers:

• Flexible working practices
• Contemporary workspaces and technology
• Access to learning and development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellbeing program (with a cool app)
• Workforce that values inclusion
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Fitness Passport with a choice of 200+ gyms and pools across NSW

To apply for this role, please submit an online application and attach your resume and cover letter which outlines your skills, experience, and capabilities relevant to this role.

Closing date: 11:59PM, Sunday 14 April 2024

Contact: Bianca Fernandes, Director Legal - bianca.fernandes@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au

Great people come from all walks of life. At NSW Reconstruction Authority we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which reflects the community and customers we serve. We actively promote gender diversity in our workplaces, the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the employment of people with a disability. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background or sexual orientation.

Please contact people@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au if you would like an adjustment to assist you in your application.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.