Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society
About the Role
- Full time permanent position
- Classification: Corporate Support Services Level 5 with a salary range of $97,059 - $99,195 per annum + Superannuation and NFP salary packaging
- Meaningful contribution to the mental health sector within a supportive and values-based organisation
- Flexible working arrangements and generous entitlements including monthly accrued days off, wellness leave and gratis leave
- Location: Preston, VIC 3072
Overview of the position
The Senior Legal Counsel will make an exciting contribution to the support functions of Neami, one of Australia’s largest community-based mental health providers. Providing solution-based advice on a wide range of legal matters, across multiple jurisdictions. The person filling the role will work flexibly in a changing environment and demonstrate high level analytical and problem-solving skills.
The Senior Legal Counsel will enjoy interacting and collaborating with all levels of internal and external stakeholders to ensure a legally compliant, safe and quality focussed service is delivered. Other team members include the General Counsel amp; Company Secretary, Senior Legal Counsel, Risk and Assurance Lead, and Executive Assistant amp; Board Secretary. From time to time the team hosts Practical Legal Training students.
What will you bring to the role?
- Tertiary qualifications in law and admitted to practice as an Australian Legal Practitioner.
- Demonstrated experience in corporate and commercial law, as well as experience in other relevant areas of law such as privacy.
- Outstanding ability to write with brevity, simplicity, and clarity to diverse audiences.
- Excellent legal research, analytical, and writing skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a wide variety of non-legal audiences (Senior Management, service delivery staff, Head Office departments, the Board), together with strong negotiation skills.
- Highly developed organisational and time management skills including managing competing priorities, setting, and maintaining deadlines.
Mandatory role requirements:
- Neami National will require, as part of our conditions of employment, that all candidates applying for any position must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (have received three doses), (or have received two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine and have a scheduled appointment to receive their third dose.) and provide appropriate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to Neami National.
- National Criminal History Check (Police check) disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Drivers licence
- Australian Working Rights
About Neami National
Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.
Incentives include:
- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
- Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Salary Packaging program providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
- Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave, an Accrued Day Off each month, Gratis Leave and Wellness leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar
How to apply:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:
Lauren Peta King, General Counsel and Company Secretary 0400 060 315,
Applications Close: Friday 6 January 2023
Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.