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Director (Deputy General Counsel), Commercial and Legislation Branch

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Full-time
$193,946 - $263,771 a year
5 days ago

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Work from home
Employee assistance program

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Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $193,946 - $263,771

Grade: VPS 7

Occupation: Legal

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/DE/PES/1936528

The purpose of this role is to share responsibility with a co-Director, for leading and managing the Commercial and Legislation Branch of the Legal Division, and to support the Executive Director in relation to strategic, business and human resources functions for the whole Division. This role will have primary responsibility for leading the legislation, regulatory reform and governance advice work of the Branch.

About us

The Department of Education (the department) is responsible for delivering and regulating state-wide learning and development services to approximately one-third of all Victorians across the early childhood and school education sectors. The department is also one of Victoria's biggest employers, with approximately 80,000 teaching staff and around 5,000 public service employees.

The Legal Division provides highly valued legal services to support the delivery of the department's strategic objectives, key reforms and to manage legal risk. In doing so, Legal Division provides direct, practical and strategic legal advice to portfolio ministers, the secretary, other senior staff and over 1,600 government schools, supporting approximately over 650,000 Victorian Government school students.

About the role – ongoing, fulltime

The Commercial and Legislation (CAL) branch provides advice and manages major legislative projects in relation to all aspects of the Department's regulatory agenda, provides governance and government law advice in relation to all aspects of the Department's operations.

The branch also provides legal advice on a wide spectrum of commercial and property law matters, with a view to managing risk for the Department and the Victorian Government. The team may be required to advise on, and provide strategic advice in relation to, commercial disputes including on building and construction matters.

Why join us?

Meaningful work that is varied, satisfying and rewarding – A career as a government lawyer provides opportunities that are unrivalled by the private sector. Scale, impact and richness of work sets the public sector apart from almost every other employer. To find out more about the wide range of opportunities for bright publicly minded lawyers visit Legal profession | vic.gov.au

Flexible and hybrid working arrangements — Part time, flexible start and finish times, work from home to help manage your work and personal commitments.
Competitive salary – Annual salary increases in line with the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement
Diversity and inclusion - As one of Victoria's largest employers, the department is committed to creating an organisation that is inclusive and ensuring it has a workforce that represents the community it serves.
Values – The department has adopted the public sector values which are set out in the Code of Conduct for Victorian Public Sector Employees, which are Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values underpin how we interact with colleagues, students and families, members of the community, suppliers and government.
Employee assistance program — For emotional, mental and general psychological wellbeing and support

How to Apply

For more information, please review the attached position description.

Applicants are required to submit a CV and a cover letter (no more than 2 pages).

For a confidential discussion regarding the role, please contact Lucy Guthrie, Executive Director, Legal Division, 03 7022 0925.

Visit http://www.careers.vic.gov.au/vacancies/tips-for-applying for guidelines and tips for applying for government positions.

Applications close Wednesday 29 July 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted

15 July 2026

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