City of Rockingham

Senior Legal Officer

Fixed term contract - Parental Leave Cover (12 months)
Full-time (average of 38 hours per week)

Who we are?

The City of Rockingham is an award winning local government located 40KM south of the Perth CBD and is known as the place where the coast comes to life.  One of the largest and fastest growing local governments in Western Australia, we are responsible for the provision and delivery of high quality services, facilities and events that meet or exceed community expectations.  Providing a safe and healthy workplace for our employees is important to us and we are committed to employing team members who share the City’s Values of Recognition, Ethics, Service, Professional Development, Empowerment, Communication and Teamwork – RESPECT. These Values are incorporated into all aspects of employment at the City.

What’s the job role?

The Senior Legal Officer plays an important advisory and legal support role to the City in regards to meeting its legal and regulatory requirements; in the formation of service, consultancy and sponsorship agreements; as well as leasing and procurement requirements. The Senior Legal Officer reports to and provides direct support to the City’s General Counsel in the provision of legal services to a variety of internal stakeholders within the City.

Key duties for the Senior Legal Officer are to support the City’s General Counsel to:

• Provide internal legal advice on operational matters including:
  • Leasing, licences and occupancy
  • Service, Consultancy and sponsorships
  • Contracts
  • Freedom of Information and Public Interest Disclosures
  • Interpretation and application of applicable local government legislation
• Provide strategic legal advice on potentially litigious matters or contentious issues
• Brief legal representatives acting on behalf of the City in court proceedings where external legal support is required,
• Represent the City at the State Administrative Tribunal
• Undertake ongoing review of all City systems and legal documentation to ensure statutory compliance, minimisation of legal risk and the achievement of best practice in governance and administrative practice
• Deliver training to staff on relevant and contemporary legal topics for example: impacts of legislative change, fundamental principles of contract, industrial relations, procedural fairness, and prosecutions in the local court

Who we are looking for?

The candidate for this role will be required to have a degree in law (tertiary qualification) with post admission experience with contractual drafting, preferably procurement contracts.

To be considered for this role, you must address the following selection criteria in your application; failure to do so will render your application invalid and it will not be considered.

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working as a legal professional, providing legal advice and support in procurement and contract management;
• Demonstrated experience in dealing with diverse stakeholders both internal and external in negotiating agreements or contracts;
• Possess the required qualifications.

What do we offer?

We are offering a competitive remuneration package as well as:

• Superannuation matching, with employer co-contributions of up to 5%
• A variety of health and wellbeing programs
• Flexible working arrangements, including rostered days off and two additional paid days of absence per year
• Salary packaging opportunities for motor vehicles

Application Instructions: Applicants are requested to apply online. Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants.  As part of your application, you must also provide a detailed and comprehensive curriculum vitae and details of at least 2 referees (one preferably your current employer).

An information package, including the position description, is available on our website. If you would like to know more, please contact Helen Redmond (Manager Human Resource Development) on 9528 0377 or helen.redmond@rockingham.wa.gov.au

If you identify as a person with disability and require support submitting your application, or adjustments throughout the recruitment process please contact the Recruitment Team via email at jobs@rockingham.wa.gov.au or phone 08 9528 0333.

Applications will be accepted until 5pm, Sunday 22 June 2025.

This process may be used to fill future similar permanent or fixed-term positions that may become available in the City during the next 12 months.

The City of Rockingham encourages applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including First Nations people, people living with disability and people who speak a first language other than English.