SES Band 1 Assistant Secretary Regulatory Legal ServicesAre you looking for an opportunity to make a difference? Are you passionate about helping Australians to stay safe by regulating therapeutic goods and curbing the supply of unlawful therapeutic goods, such as vapes? Can you see the opportunities to drive great regulatory outcomes through the provision of quality legal services?We are seeking new SES Band 1 Assistant Secretaries (General Counsel) to lead the Legislation, Advice and FOI Branch and the Dispute Resolution, Compliance and Commercial Branch in the Regulatory Legal Services Division (RLSD).RLSD provides legal and freedom of information (FOI) services to the Health Products Regulation Group (HPRG), which includes the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and the Office of Drug Control (ODC).As a General Counsel in RLSD, you will lead a Branch of over 25 lawyers to provide a range of in-house legal services to support the regulatory functions of HPRG. You will also assist the First Assistant Secretary with the leadership of the division and provide expert legal advice on matters of particular importance to HPRG.You will have the opportunity to work in partnership with our regulatory clients on high profile projects of national importance, including the implementation of the vaping legislative reforms. HPRG has responsibility for several significant and interesting regulators. Our lawyers work closely with their clients to secure robust regulatory outcomes under these schemes.The Department has recently completed a Capability Review. As part of the departments leadership team, successful candidates will play a crucial role in maintaining the strengths demonstrated through this review and implementing actions to address the areas for growth it identified.Minimum Requirements:Strategically focused with demonstrated experience in the provision of high-level legal services relevant to HPRG.Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills in solving complex legal problems.Strong statutory interpretation and administrative law skills.Excellent professional judgment and initiative.Ability to achieve quality outcomes within tight timeframes.For more information, please contact Helen Innes at Executive Intelligence Group on (02) 6232 2200. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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SES Band 1 Assistant Secretary Regulatory Legal Services