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Executive Director, Legal Services and General Counsel
400 George Street, Brisbane
The Executive Director, Legal Services and General Counsel reports to the Health Ombudsman.
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring public health and safety and achieving the Office of the Health Ombudsman's strategic goals and objectives.
You will be responsible for leading and managing legal, prosecutorial, (unregistered practitioners) and legislative functions of the organisation, and identifying and addressing legal risks.
The position is required to provide expert legal counsel and high level strategic and operational leadership of the legal services division necessary to deliver high-quality legal advice and representation and to work collaboratively with other divisions.
Job details
| Position status | Contract |
|---|---|
| Position type | Non Standard Hours |
| Occupational group | Executive |
| Classification | SES2(H) |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City |
| Job ad reference | QLD/OHO637887 |
| Closing date | 20-Jun-2025 |
| Job duration | 2 year contract |
| Contact person | Kaye Jeffers |
| Contact details | 07 3211 0001 Access the National Relay Service |
In this role you will:
- Lead and oversee the culture, strategy and operations of the Legal Services Division of the OHO by providing high level strategic and operational leadership and management necessary to drive a positive workplace culture and to support teams achieve their operational and performance targets.
- Manage the performance of the team of legal and administrative officers (including Release of Information function) in the Division.
- Contribute positively and work collaboratively with members of the Executive Leadership Team and Risk and Audit Committee to deliver the OHO's legislative, strategic, and operational objectives.
- Actively support and promote a culture of continuous improvement and business excellence which encourages and recognises high performance and innovation.
- Implement effective cross functional approaches, including project management approaches, to deliver on the OHO's strategic objectives and the performance of its function
- Provide expert quality and timely legal services on complex matters across a broad range of legal areas affecting or likely to affect the performance of the Health Ombudsman's functions. These include statutory interpretation, administrative law, release of information and information privacy, evidence, employment law, health law and contract law.
- Act as general legal counsel for the Health Ombudsman, providing strategic advice and taking an active role in the implementation of the Office's strategic direction through leading and managing legal, prosecutorial, and legislative functions of the organisation.
- Provide instructions and direction to external legal service providers regarding the management of the major legal issues affecting the Office of the Health Ombudsman. This includes monitoring and managing the external legal brief out budget for the DoP and the OHO including the recovery of OHO costs and practitioner fines. Monitor and manage all internal expenditure for legal recruitment and legal divisional costs for training.
- Be an active member of cross divisional governance committees and attend other consulting meetings as required to provide legal advice in relation to systemic or other complex or serious matters.
- Lead the prosecution of unregistered complaints and other matters that are referred to magistrate court. This includes oversight of staff responsible for drafting of referrals, presenting evidence and prosecuting matters before magistrate court, and may involve undertaking these tasks in person subject to the severity of a matter.
- Manage the legal team with conduct of immediate action reviews prohibition order reviews or judicial review applications for matters not referred to the DoP.
- Participate in the conduct quality assurance reviews of the OHO and actively support and promote a culture of continuous improvement and business excellence, recognising achievement and innovation.
- Promote the values and priorities of the OHO, ensuring these values and priorities are reflected through own and team members' conduct and performance, and through system wide processes such as performance appraisal, orientation, and corporate governance.
- Preparation of complex briefs, correspondence, and legal advice for the Health Ombudsman and notices/briefs to the Minister and Parliamentary Committee as required.
The role description will outline any qualifications, licences and specific requirements of the role. If you are interested in this job we encourage you to read the attached role description and talk to the contact officer.
- Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies (identical or similar).
- Appointments are subject to criminal history checks in accordance with section 52 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
- Prior to appointment, current and previous public sector employees are required to disclose any history of serious disciplinary action in accordance with section 71 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
- All employees are required to disclose any interest/s that conflict, may conflict or may be perceived to conflict with the discharge of their duties in accordance with section 182 of the Public Sector Act 2022.
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