This is an exciting time to be working at the National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA) and contributing to the work of the Agency which is conducted in genuine partnership to enable First Nations communities. The NIAA Legal Services Branch provides the full suite of government legal services to the NIAA. Our services include provision of legal advice on a range of corporate law, commercial law, and public law matters, development of legislation, management of litigation and procurement of specialist legal advice when necessary. Working under the direction of senior staff, the successful candidates will be responsible for: contributing to Branch outcomes and the NIAA's broader strategic directions conducting research and analysis on complex legal matters providing expert legal advice in relation to grant agreements, procurement contracts, intellectual property, employment law and other commercial law matters providing legal advice, strategic guidance, and analysis on the design, development and implementation of effective legislation and programs in support of the NIAA's objectives. This is underpinned by contextual awareness, stakeholder consultation and legislative interpretation making decisions using sound judgement, expertise and knowledge understanding and exercising appropriate delegations and ensuring decisions are governed by the application of legal frameworks, best practice principles and NIAA operating instructions and procedures where necessary, procuring high quality advice from external services providers and providing guidance on the interpretation and application of that advice to the circumstances as required. The key duties of the position include Our Ideal Candidate possesses legal qualifications and eligibility to hold a government restricted Australian legal practising certificate. As a Legal/Senior Legal Officer, you must be able to demonstrate some or all of the following: capacity to attain cultural competency, including the ability to understand issues affecting, and to communicate effectively with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples strong technical legal and analytical skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and experience in providing high quality legal services on government legal issues ability to assist with the supervision and development of less experienced team members to cultivate and promote the legal practice, and to maintain professional skills strong communication skills, collaboration skills and a solutions focused approach to legal services ability to undertake legal research and provide accurate, clear and concise plain English advice success in building and maintaining professional relationships, and consulting with internal and external stakeholders ability to respond quickly and flexibly while managing competing priorities ability to work under the general direction of senior staff while exercising a degree of independent judgement proficiency in managing workloads and statutory time frames.
