Senior Legal Advisors

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**1 x Senior Legal Advisor (Operational) and 1 x Senior Legal Advisor (Commercial) | for up to 12 months to cover maternity leave (Wellington/Auckland).**
- Join our diverse and talented people and work at the heart of national security, providing essential intelligence to the NZ government to protect New Zealand and its people._

At the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) | Te Tira Tiaki, our mission is to protect and enhance Aotearoa New Zealand's security and wellbeing. We provide Signals Intelligence and Cyber Security and resilience to organisations of national significance to successfully navigate in an unpredictable world.

We're looking for two talented Senior Legal Advisors to join our GCSB Legal Team for up to 12 months to cover periods of maternity leave. One role will have an operational focus while the other will have a commercial focus. Both will ideally be based in Wellington.

We can't reveal all the details of what you'll get to work on - but our work is complex and challenging, covering a wide range of operational, commercial and administrative activities including those of the utmost sensitivity.

As an enthusiastic and practical lawyer, you'll demonstrate:

- Experience providing excellent legal advice at a senior level
- A minimum of 8 years' post-qualification experience
- Knowledge of public and administrative law
- The ability to identify and manage legal risk

You'll be able to accurately and concisely provide advice in our unique environment, demonstrating a principled and practical attitude to your work. As a trusted adviser you'll be discreet, identifying and offering solutions to legal problems.

Along with your knowledge and a commitment to the Crown's Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership, you'll be mindful of its impact on GCSB's work and keep up with developments recognising tikanga and te ao M ori in the law.

This is an opportunity to work somewhere really different on really interesting work in a supportive, fun and highly collaborative team environment. If this sounds like you and you can demonstrate the above requirements, we are keen to hear from you.

**Appointing range**: $120,359 - $128,383

**Why work for us**

Alongside getting to work with our talented people, we also offer a range of comprehensive benefits which include:

- Medical Insurance and Vision Care packages
- Enhanced employer contributions to your Kiwisaver
- Generous Leave benefits, including additional paid days off and enhanced sick and parental leave
- Childcare allowance for your preschoolers
- Onsite free gym (Wellington only)
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth and career pathways across the intelligence community
- Great work-life balance

**Before you apply**

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must:

- Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years

OR

Hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years
- Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
- Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

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