Legal Officer
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1. Click here for the Role Description
2. Find out more about applying for this position
3. All applicants must attach your CV (no more than 5 pages) and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages)
4. A Recruitment pool may be created for future vacancies.
5. Please note that you cannot apply for this role using iworkfornsw, please click here to access the advert through the Health Career Portal.
6. Please note, temporary opportunities may lead to ongoing.
For role related queries or questions contact Dean Bell, Director Legal and Deputy General Counsel, on 9391 9601 or Dean.Bell@health.nsw.gov.au
If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact Stephanie Nastevska on Stephanie.Nastevska@health.nsw.gov.au
To apply for this position, please attach to your application:
• An up-to-date CV of no more than 5 pages, which clearly details your skills, capabilities and experience as relevant to this role, and
• A response to the two targeted questions below (maximum of 2 pages in total)
Targeted Questions (1-2 pages)
If you do not include responses to the below questions your application will not be considered.
1. You have been asked to provide urgent advice on an unfamiliar area of law for a NSW Health agency you know nothing about. What strategies would you use to ensure your advice is accurate, comprehensive and timely? If you can, provide an example from your own experience that is relevant to this situation.
2. What communication skills do you see as being important for in an house junior legal officer role in a government agency? Give an example that you consider shows you have capabilities relevant to the role?
Our Commitment to Diversity
The Ministry of Health values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
To be eligible for employment in these roles you must be one of the following:
• an Australian Citizen, or
• a permanent resident of Australia, or
• a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or
• a citizen of another country with an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
You can only be offered employment in this role for the duration that your current visa allows you to work in Australia, and you can only be offered ongoing employment if you have a permanent visa that allows you to work in Australia.
To learn more about working at the Ministry of Health, please visit our career portal.
Applications Close: 11:59pm, Monday 16 August 2021