Senior Legal Counsel – Sydney NSW

The University of Newcastle is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity and social inclusion. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

• Interesting and diverse role with rewarding benefits
• Join a supportive and close-knit team
• Full-time, continuing position based at the Callaghan campus
• Flexible working arrangements available

Look to the future

Our vision is to be a world-leading University for our regions. We strive to deliver an exceptional and inspiring student experience and serve our regions by taking research that matters to the world and bringing our global expertise home. We are motivated by the opportunities we see, driven by the challenges we need to solve and inspired by the future we can imagine. Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability. The spirit of looking to the future – of imagining and then realising possibilities – is embedded in the rich heritage of our University. Our motto ‘I look ahead’ has long embodied that forward-looking character and resolve.

Be challenged and imagine with us

Reporting to the General Counsel, you will be responsible to assist the University in achieving its strategic objectives by providing pragmatic and commercially sensible legal advice, while maintaining independence and objectivity. In this role you will advise the executive, academic and administrative stakeholders on a broad range of legal issues in a highly regulated environment. Operating in a highly complex environment, you will be responsible for your own files, and you will manage your own clients.

This is an ongoing, full-time position and is located at the Callaghan Campus.

For additional information on the position contact Daniel Bell, General Counsel on (02) 4985 4082 or Daniel.Bell@newcastle.edu.au.

How will you inspire us?

This opportunity will suit someone with at least five years of experience who can work within a complex and stimulating environment. You will have a genuine interest and capacity to work with multiple stakeholders, effectively providing sound advice and building meaningful relationships. You will be able to maintain strong relationships across the organisation. You will enjoy working as part of a dynamic and cohesive team. To be successful we are seeking a quick learner with a positive attitude that has:

• Tertiary qualifications in law with at least five years of relevant post qualification experience, with in-house experience desirable;
• Outstanding ability to negotiate, advise upon and draft complex commercial arrangements;
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large-scale projects and deliver expected outcomes within competing deadlines;
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills, particularly conveying complex information and preparing high level presentations, reports and briefings at a senior level;
• Outstanding interpersonal skills including the capacity to build relationships and engage with a diverse range of stakeholders, including internal clients, senior executive, external law firms, funding bodies, and government agencies;
• Demonstrated leadership capability including the ability to lead/inspire a team of professional staff to deliver exceptional performance/outcomes; and
• Demonstrated knowledge of workplace obligations to, and experience in leading and cultivating workplace practices and behaviours that, promote, support and maintain a safe, healthy, equitable, diverse and respectful workplace; including responding appropriately to adverse accidents, incidents, behaviours, issues and reports.

Conditions & Benefits

HEW Level 10 – $128,332 plus 17% superannuation.

Additional information on benefits and conditions of employment is available here and here.

Let’s create this future together. Here’s how to join us:

Your application must include:

• A Cover Letter; outlining your interest in the role.
• CV/Resume; including contact details for a minimum of two relevant referees. Your CV/Resume should be a maximum of five pages.
• A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed in the Position Description.

Your response to the Essential Criteria should not exceed 4 pages (approximately 2,000 words).

Before submitting your application please read the important information and useful tips on what to include – available via this link: Submitting your application

Additional information about our application process is available via this link: Application Process

If you have any difficulties uploading your application, please telephone HR Services (+61 2) 4033 9999 – and press 2- during business hours (AEST) or email: employment@newcastle.edu.au

Please click here to access the Position Description

Closing date: Sunday 1 May 2022 at 11.59pm

We are excited to be Looking Ahead with you