Resources Safety and Health Queensland (RSHQ) is providing a temporary opportunity for a highly experienced Director, Legal to join the Corporate Leadership Team.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Directors are responsible for providing expert advice to stakeholders; and provide direction and leadership, enabling and supporting the regulation of safety and health in Queensland's resources industries in line with RSHQ's strategic plan.

Job details

The Director, Legal provides expert advice to senior stakeholders, leads the development and implementation of RSHQ's legal strategy and systems for managing its legal risks, and directs the legal functions across RSHQ.

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• Financial stewardship
• Efficiently managing team resources and prioritising workloads to deliver outcomes
• Experience working with diverse stakeholders on a range of complex issues

As Director, Legal, the role is responsible for:

• Providing expert legal advice to Senior Executives and internal stakeholders to facilitate management and resolution of a diverse range of legal, regulatory and compliance matters impacting RSHQ's capacity to achieve its strategic goals
• Leading RSHQ's legal function, including providing leadership and guidance to our small team
• Effectively managing service delivery, including productive relationships with external legal providers and advisers and ensuring quality of service delivery
• Keeping abreast of contemporary legal advancements and develop innovative legal options in response to challenging operational requirements
• Assessing and responding to the impact of changes in the operating environment on relevant legislation, legal, policy and regulatory frameworks to ensure a high level of integration with the broader context, including RSHQ's strategic goals and role within government
• Leading RSHQ's legal team in providing expert legal services
• Managing external provider relationships and outputs

Degree qualifications in law and admission as a legal practitioner eligible to practice in Queensland is essential.

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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Further information

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Documents

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• RSHQ655713 EOI - Director, Legal (44994) - RD (PDF, 403KB)
  Role Description