HOBAN Recruitment is recruiting for the role of APS5 level Legal Practice and Capability Officer, located in Deakin Canberra, ACT.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-profile government agency, supporting the legal operations and capability functions that help build a world-leading disability support scheme.

About the Role:
As the APS5 Legal Practice and Capability Officer, you will play a key role within the Legal Operations team, providing vital administrative and operational support. This role requires strong attention to detail, organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while working within legislative frameworks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative and operational support to legal teams within a government agency.
• Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including legal teams, case managers and tribunals.
• Researching and assessing case information and preparing case summaries, draft responses and supporting documentation.
• Managing administrative processes relating to Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) matters, FOI requests and complaints.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory timeframes and internal processes.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of processes and procedural documentation within the Legal Operations team.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay rate of $55.24 per hour, including casual loading, providing you with financial stability and recognition for your expertise.
• 11.5% superannuation to secure your future and support your retirement planning.
• ASAP start date, allowing you to embark on this exciting opportunity without delay.
• Full-time position, offering 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, enabling a healthy work-life balance and time.
• Contribute to meaningful outcomes for people with disabilities.

About You:
We are seeking candidates with strong administrative and organisational skills, who thrive in fast-paced, process-driven environments and can work both independently and collaboratively.
To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• High-level computer literacy, particularly across Microsoft Office.
• Ability to produce high-quality work within tight deadlines.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• A methodical, process-driven approach.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Desirable skills include:

• Basic to intermediate data analytics skills.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

Please note you do need to be an AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN for this Federal Government role.
Positions close for submissions on MONDAY 17th MARCH 2025 COB.

At HOBAN we encourage applications from people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of all genders, LGBTI people, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We provide reasonable adjustments; including alternate formats to the recruitment process for individuals with disability. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process, please email our Adjustments Coordinator at [email protected] or visit hoban.com.au/adjustments for additional contact details.