Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Policy Manager

Legal Services Council

• Principal location - Sydney CBD - Flexible working arrangements may be negotiated.
• Employment type - Ongoing - Full time (35 hours)
• Salary - Departmental Professional Officer - Grade 8, Base Salary ($171,261- $173,174), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Lead and deliver legal policy and reform projects that shape the national regulation of the legal profession. This is a high-impact role supporting the Legal Services Council and key committees under the Legal Profession Uniform Law. You will drive legislative and non-legislative initiatives, provide expert advice, and contribute to national consistency in legal regulation. It is a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of law, policy, and governance while mentoring a skilled team.

What you'll do

As part of the Legal Services Council Secretariat, you will lead the development and implementation of a portfolio of legal policy initiatives and reforms that support the objectives of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.

You will manage legislative and non-legislative projects, provide policy advice, and deliver secretariat support to the Legal Services Council, its Admissions Committee, and the Law Admissions Consultative Committee.

You will also:

• Lead the preparation of policy papers, briefing notes, discussion papers, and correspondence on complex legal and regulatory matters
• Develop and implement strategies for monitoring and evaluating policy outcomes and risks
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement and public consultations, including interjurisdictional collaboration
• Provide high level secretariat support to advisory committees and working groups
• Represent the Secretariat in meetings and consultations with senior government, legal and regulatory stakeholders
• Contribute to the strategic planning and governance of the Secretariat, including work planning and reporting

• Play a key leadership role in managing the Secretariat, including mentoring and supporting junior staff and managing direct reports.
• Work as part of a small, expert policy team embedded in the NSW Department of Communities and Justice and enjoy a collegial, flexible and professional environment focused on integrity, public service, and legal excellence.

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in law and experience in legislative and policy development
• Knowledge of the Legal Profession Uniform Law or a comparable legal regulatory framework
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships across jurisdictions
• Strong leadership, written communication and analytical skills in a legal policy context

Appointments are subject to reference checks. The roles may also require a National Criminal History Record Check.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Describe a complex policy or legal matter which you have led on. What were the challenges, and how did you manage these?

• Describe a project you worked on where you had to manage competing stakeholder views. What approach did you take to reconciling these view and progressing the project?

Applications close: Sunday, 20 July 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Stephen Bray at [email protected]

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Lois Jebin at [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

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