Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Legal
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/1873713
About us
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.
The Office of the General Counsel (OGC) is part of DGS' Digital Transformation Group. OGC navigates legal and policy challenges with technically excellent legal advice and strategic solutions. OGC was recently announced as a finalist in the Australian Law Awards, in the category 'In-house Team of the Year'.
About the role
The purpose of the role is to manage complex, sensitive and strategic litigation and provide authoritative and timely advice on complex and sensitive public law issues. Most litigation matters involve representation of the Secretary of DGS in WWC Check and NDIS Worker Screening matters. Other areas of litigation the role will manage includes births, deaths and marriages, local government, freedom of information and other general litigation matters.
The position provides expert legal advice in relation to legislation that DGS administers including the Worker Screening Act 2020, the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996, the Local Government Act 2020 and others. The position operates within a particularly sensitive political and community perceptions environment.
To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:
Technical expertise
Mandatory requirements
Key accountabilities
For specific responsibilities please review the attached position description.
This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.
How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date 11:59pm on 28 July 2025. All applications should include:
Other relevant information
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete a Pre-employment Declaration and Consent Form. Employment of successful candidates will be subject to a National Police Check.
DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.