Job Description Agency: NT Fire and Emergency ServiceWork Unit: Legal and Law ReformJob Title: Director, Legal and Law ReformDesignation: Senior Professional Officer 2Job Type: Full timeDuration: Fixed for 12 MonthsSalary: $148,302 - $161,638Location: DarwinPosition Number: 24240024RTF: 307843Closing: 30/10/2024 Contact Officer: Keith Fernandez, Deputy Chief Executive on 08 8985 8358 or About the Agency: Application Process: Applications must include a one-page summary about you, a detailed resume, and copies of your tertiary qualifications. Inclusion and Diversity: The NTPS values diversity and encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies. Reasonable workplace adjustments will be made for applicants with disabilities. Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. Primary Objective: The Director Law Reform is responsible for providing high-level leadership and high-quality legal advice on legislative and business reform processes with respect to NT Fire and Emergency Services administered legislation, and any related matters. The Director Law Reform is accountable for the design, management, and achievement of critical, strategic legislative reform projects that govern programs and services delivered by the Agency. Key Duties and Responsibilities Develop and lead the department's legislative reform program and establish systems to deliver the program, including identification and mitigation of key risks to its success. Lead legislative reform related matters through strategic alliances and collaborative partnerships through interagency and external working groups with stakeholders and other governance structures to ensure alignment between law, practice, and operations. Lead and manage the Law Reform Unit to design, develop and deliver legislative reform initiatives, providing high-level, strategic advice and preparing complex correspondence, reports and briefings for the Minister and Government, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Agency Executives, including cabinet submissions and drafting instructions on proposed amendments and associated policy issues and initiatives. Conduct inter-jurisdictional research, and consult, liaise and collaborate with Commonwealth, State, and Territory. Develop and support effective collaborative partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure the views of the agency are taken into consideration in the development of legislation and policy. Maintain a high level of knowledge and expertise in the relevant areas of the law and of the relevant practices and procedures. Provide expert legal advice on issues affecting the agency. Represent the agency in cross agency working groups developing broader policy to ensure effective integration of policy and legislative reforms. Selection Criteria Essential Admission as an Australian legal practitioner and eligibility to obtain a local practising certificate. Strong networking skills in developing, negotiating and managing strategic relationships and partnerships at all levels. Demonstrated advanced communication (oral and written), conflict resolution, and negotiation skills, including the ability to cultivate and work collegiately and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to conduct inter-jurisdictional research, critically interpret and evaluate complex legislation and information, and exercise sound judgement in relation to options and benefits of proposed reforms. Proven ability to direct and project manage multiple, complex projects, with limited resources and deadlines. Proven ability to design and conduct sensitive, complex, and demanding consultation and community engagement processes that include delivery of forums, presentations, and workshops in complex stakeholder and service delivery environments across the Northern Territory. Demonstrated highly developed interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively at Ministerial, Government, CEO, and Executive Government levels and liaise and collaborate, influence, and negotiate outcomes with Commonwealth, State, and Territory Departments. Desirable 10 Years post-admission experience. Background in Industrial relations matters or associated area of law. Knowledge and understanding of the functions and priorities of the agency. Further Information: The successful applicant must have no significant criminal history confirmed by a criminal history and intelligence data check. #J-18808-Ljbffr