Rōia Legal Counsel

5 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Z Energy Full time

Rōia Legal Counsel
- Full-time

**Company Description**:
We believe that if we want to be a world class Kiwi Company, we shouldn’t just employ people, divide them into functional departments and tell them what to do. Instead, we defined a purpose - to solve what matters for our customers and their moving world - and go about achieving this by setting clear goals and expectations and embracing diversity of thought.

At Z, Customer Experience is at the heart of everything we do - our strategy, capability development and investment decisions. We're creating and continually developing products and digital channels our customers will love and that make their lives easier.

Our legal team support all areas of Z’s business and ensures that enterprise legal risks are appropriately managed. We enable and empower Z’s business outcomes within the law and protect Z’s licence to operate and keep our people safe.

We are currently resourcing our Legal Team to support Z’s goal of solving what matters for a moving world enabling our transition to a Low Carbon Future. As our Rōia Legal Counsel you will enable the effective and integrated delivery of legal services to Z and to ensure enterprise legal risks are appropriately managed across the business to support Z’s strategy and ultimate delivery of our extraordinary outcomes.

**You will have the opportunity to**
- Deliver legal advice and support which is commercial, clear, pragmatic and fit for purpose across all investment streams, including direct accountability for the areas of Customer, Procurement, Property and Caltex
- Identify risks and opportunities, working with stakeholders to support advocacy for Z
- Participate in and guide squads as legal support for key strategic outcomes
- Build knowledge and capability across the business including written and verbal training, ‘how to’ guides, templates and other tools for self help
- Support good contract and contractor management across the business
- Assist flexibly inside the legal team across individual portfolios
- Be part of the broader Ampol group and a valued member of the Z legal whānau

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll bring to Z**
- An admitted Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand with 5 years PQE
- Generalist experience, you may have worked across commercial, competition, company, privacy, energy, property and/or consumer law
- The ability to build strong relationships across the business and communicate legal advice to a wide variety of stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience of adding value, finding innovative ways to make things better and improving the process of giving and receiving advice
- Experience in drafting and negotiating commercial arrangements and operating in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment

And of course, you’ll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

**Additional Information**:
**What we can offer you**
- A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive (bonus) plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
- The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
- A chance to build your own capability through learning from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
- Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The base salary range for this role is $128,690 to $151,400 per annum, plus 15% bonus based on company performance, a 5% KiwiSaver employer contribution and health insurance through Southern Cross.

**Why Z?**

Z is a dynamic and innovative Kiwi company that provides energy solutions for today while working on playing our part in Aotearoa’s shift towards a low-carbon future - a transition that we’re passionate about.

Being proudly Kiwi, we’re up for challenging the status quo, stand-up for what we believe is right and most importantly, we back our team to bring their true selves to work every day. Our flexible working approach and Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations - backed by our strong company values, Stand Up Tū Kaha, Speak Out Tū Maia, Side by Side Tū Kotahi - have created an open and inclusive workplace that promotes personal development, and is underpinned by a desire for our people and our communities to succeed.

We’re distinctive in our approach and if you’re up for a challenge, we’d love you to be part of it. If


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