About the Opportunity

Our Legal, Governance & Risk team is seeking a Senior Legal Officer, accountable for using a high level of understanding and insight into the law and legal issues specifically relevant to the delivery of school-based education in NSW to provide internal legal advice, ensure legal compliance, and support strategic decision-making for the organisation. This role will lead privacy and information management approaches for CSPD and will be the nominated Privacy Officer for the organisation. This role is ongoing full-time with hybrid working offered.

If you are currently employed by Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese, please submit your application via our internal Careers Site on EmployeeConnect. We are excited to support you in the next step of your career.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the General Counsel, the Senior Legal Officer is accountable for:

• Providing pragmatic and business-focused solutions to legal issues, both simple and complex

• Advising the Executive Leadership Team, senior system and school leadership and Board on legal and privacy matters

• Drafting and reviewing contracts as well as providing contract-specific and general corporate and commercial advice

• Overseeing privacy and information management, serving as CSPD's Privacy officer

• Representing or coordinating representation of CSPD in courts and tribunals

• Supporting Principals and other leaders in legal issues arising from operation matters, including compliance with court orders

• Providing legal input on strategic, governance and administrative matters and sourcing and managing relationships with external providers where external expertise is required

About You

• 5+ years PAE with a reputable firm and/or in house
• LLB
• Current practicing certificate
• Excellent negotiation and decision making skills
• Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work confidently with people at all levels within the business
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to manage competing priorities and short deadlines
• Strong commercial outlook and “team player” attitude

Why Join Us?

This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute your skills and experience to a respected educational institution guided by Catholic values. Join a collaborative team where your skills will be valued and your contributions will have a meaningful impact on the effective operation of the Legal, Governance and Risk directorate.

If this is the role for you - don't miss out and apply today! Interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date.

Benefits

There are so many great things that Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese has to offer! As a valued employee, you can benefit from up to 25% off school fees for your children enrolled in our schools. But that's not all, we offer:

• Salary packaging for eligible employees 

• Fitness Passport (discounted gym membership and more)

• Flexible work arrangements for eligible employees 

• Extensive growth and development opportunities 

• Cultural leave for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander employees

• State-of-the-art facilities

The Organisation

CSPD is committed to responding to the needs of all students. With over 5,000 employees located across 80 primary and secondary schools and office communities, our aim is to transform learning and unlock the full potential of each of our 43,500 students while enriching the professional lives of staff.

Child Safeguarding Statement

This position involves working with children. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening for child-related employment, including holding a cleared NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and compliance with CSPDs Safeguarding Procedures and Code of Conduct When Working With Children and Students. For more information regarding WWCCs, click here.

Diversity Statement

CSPD strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as well as people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds.