Position Overview
The position provides support to the Director, Legal and Compliance in managing the Legal and Compliance Team. The team assists the Registrar in performing their functions, including processing, managing, and notifying native title determination applications and ILUA applications, making decisions about the registration of claims and ILUAs, and providing assistance and information services to assist stakeholders to comply with their obligations under the Native Title Act.
This role requires strong organisational and administrative decision-making skills, along with initiative and a proactive approach to supporting a team that is dispersed nationally. The Manager may be asked to review the work and decisions of the team as well as provide expert and strategic advice to the Registrar, President, Members, staff of the NNTT as well as other internal and external stakeholders in relation to legal requirements and compliance under the NTA. Managers may also undertake any other task or project assigned to them by the Director, Legal and Compliance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: Possess and demonstrate an understanding and cultural awareness of the issues affecting First Nations peoples, in particular when communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People. Highly developed administrative, organisational, analytical and communication skills with the ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Well-developed research skills with an ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures within a legislative framework. Sound knowledge of legal process and demonstrated expert knowledge of native title, the NTA, regulations and the Registrar's functions and the jurisdiction of the NNTT and its practical application with the Registrar's functions. Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to represent the NNTT in a variety of forums displaying discretion, integrity, and sensitivity. Leadership and management skills, including the ability to manage and supervise allocated team members. Demonstrated professionalism, including the ability to work constructively with a wide range of stakeholders. Eligibility:
Employment with the Court is subject to the conditions prescribed in the Public Service Act 1999, and the following:
Australian citizenship – the successful applicant must hold Australian citizenship; Security and character clearance – the successful applicant must satisfy a Police Records Check, and may also be required to complete security clearances during the course of their employment; Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period. Interested candidates who have received a redundancy benefit from an APS agency are welcome to apply but note that they cannot be engaged until their redundancy benefit period has expired.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Federal Court Australia is committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcomes and encourages applications from People with Disability, First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Mature age workers, as well as young workers and supporting an inter-generational workforce and supporting gender equity and families.
Federal Court Australia will provide reasonable adjustments for candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process and discuss workplace adjustments to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role.
RecruitAbility:
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit:
Contact Officer:
For more information, please contact Paulette Dupuy by email
How to apply:
To apply, please complete the application for on the Federal Court of Australia's careers portal. If you have any issues with applying, please email .
Application Close: Wednesday 13 November 2024, at 11:30 pm (AEDT)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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