Senior Legal Advisor

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Undertake meaningful work where you can directly impact our regulatory system with your legal expertise
• Be influential in advising and providing legal advice on issues relevant to Government
• Help stand up a new central agency

 About us:

The Ministry for Regulation is a newly established small Government agency with a big job to do.

We are charged with improving the rules and regulations imposed by Government to make them more streamlined and easier for New Zealanders to navigate.

We are a small group of dedicated professionals, working in a 'can do' environment.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Legal Advisor to join a professional and results driven legal team based in Wellington.

As our Senior Legal Advisor you will be responsible for providing robust and practical legal advice on a complex range of issues to help produce well-reasoned and high-quality decisions.

In this role you will:

• understand and advise on constitutional and administrative law, the public management system, and the regulatory management system
• deliver complex and sometimes urgent legal advice to various senior stakeholders including Ministers and senior leaders
• proactively engage with Crown Law and other departmental legal teams
• assist  with legislative and regulatory processes including sector reviews
• develop and provide corporate legal services such as advising on contracts and procurement; official information and privacy requests; health and safety; and internal policies.

 The successful candidate must be able to hold a NZ Government National Security Clearance.

 This role is banded from $127,142 - $168,973. The sucessful candidate will be appointed within this range dependent on skills and experience.

You will have the following:

• A tertiary qualification in law while currently holding or be eligible to hold a practising certificate
• Knowledge of the machinery of government and of public sector and government processes  
• Significant strategic, conceptual and critical thinking skills and strong analytical ability 
• Confidence to apply your skills and knowledge across a breadth of legal disciplines
• An ability to convey complex legal issues succinctly - verbally and in writing
• Desire to share your experience and knowledge with other members in the team
• Flexibility and resilience to handle changing and competing demands while managing your workload.

The following direct experience will be beneficial:

•  Advising and supporting Ministers and senior leaders to make informed decisions and manage risk 
• Drafting contracts and knowledge of government procurement rules and processes 
• Progressing legislative and regulatory proposals from policy design to implementation

What we offer:

•  A dedicated and supportive team and flexible work options
• The opportunity to apply your experience to real and interesting problems to deliver change
• Exposure across government agencies with interesting work

 How to apply:

Role closes 5pm 14th May 2024.

Please apply directly via the link below or direct any queries to people@regulation.govt.nz