About the Commission
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) is an independent statutory body with responsibilities under Victoria's key human rights laws - the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001, the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 and the Change and Suppression Practice Prohibition Act 2021.Our vision is for a fair, safe, and inclusive Victoria where every person is respected and treated with dignity. We work with others to eliminate inequality and build a community that respects and promotes human rights and equal opportunity.     

We are a small and buzzing organisation that embraces the VPS values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.
Our teams are filled with highly motivated, conscientious, and collaborative people who love what they do and uphold our values.  We know that our work has the greatest impact when it is informed by diverse experiences and perspectives.

For more information on working with us please visit https://www.humanrights.vic.gov.au/ 

Here at the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission we have an opportunity for a Senior Legal Adviser.

About the Role
The Senior Legal Adviser will provide high-quality legal and policy services to the Commission, with a strong focus on the proposed work from home protections. As a Senior Legal Adviser, you will lead consultations with employee and employer stakeholders and lead the development of resources including a comprehensive guideline. The role requires excellent legal analysis, policy and writing skills, and an ability to develop productive working relationships across government and with community stakeholders. The role will also undertake the broader work of the Legal Branch when required.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Significant knowledge and/or specialist expertise or the ability to quickly acquire in providing strategic legal advice on complex and time sensitive matters, in relation to employment and discrimination law. Experience in vilification, change or suppression practices and human rights law also highly desirable.
• Significant and relevant expertise or the ability to quickly acquire in providing authoritative legal advice in relation to in house government legal issues (including privacy, freedom of information, contracts and administrative law).
• Significant and specialist expertise or the ability to quickly acquire in undertaking regulatory or other types of complex investigations or review

Qualifications

• Must be a Barrister or a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

To be considered for this position, applicants are required to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 3 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience against the key selection criteria.     

We strongly encourage Aboriginal people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities to apply.     

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.