Legislation, Policy and Programs (LPP) in the Justice and Community Safety Directorate (JACS) have temporary opportunities in the Criminal law Branch to cover periods of leave. The Criminal Law Branch develops and implements policy, law reform, legislation and programs relating to the criminal justice system. The vacancies are in the Domestic Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) team and the Frontline Criminal Justice (FCJ) team. The work of the DFSV team includes policy and legislative reforms relating to domestic, family or sexual violence, including forced marriage, the family and personal violence order scheme and implementation of justice-related recommendations of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response report. The FCJ team deals with policing and corrections related legislation including firearms, drugs and terrorism/national security.
Senior Directors in the Criminal Law branch is responsible for managing a small team of policy officers. You will work in a fast-paced environment, with responsibility for working on a range of challenging and interesting policy issues, supported by a friendly and experienced executive leadership team. The work undertaken is relevant and current to the ACT and you are often rewarded with seeing your work take shape within the community.
The Senior Director will be an experienced legal policy officer, with a strong legal background and excellent communication and leadership skills, enabling them to effectively and efficiently developing and delivering sound policy initiatives to achieve the ACT Government's objectives. You will need to be highly organised, engage critically with challenging and complex legal policy issues, possess high attention to detail, be a strong team player, and be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of justice stakeholders and community stakeholders.
Knowledge or experience in criminal law, or the ability to gain this quickly, will be an asset.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements: Relevant tertiary qualifications in law or a related field are highly desirable but not essential to this role.
Notes: These are temporary vacancies for approximately four weeks and six weeks. Selection may be based on applications and referee reports only.
How to Apply: Interested applicants are requested to submit a 1–2-page pitch that demonstrates your ability to undertake the role and a current curriculum vitae including the details for two referees.
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Note These are temporary vacancies for approximately 4 weeks and 6 weeks.
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