Specialist - Senior Legal Counsel

Te Tākinatanga | Our Story  

Ko tā Contact e whakapono nei, ko te taiao tonu te taonga nui katoa o te ao. Koinei mātou e whai atu nei kia mahue atu i a mātou tētahi ao hauora ake, tēnā i te ora i kuhu ai mātou. He pakihi whakarato hiko, ipurangi mātou, engari arā kē atu anō ā mātou taha. 

Kei te whakawhanake mātou i ā mātou mahi ake, i ngā ara hoki e whai hiko ai a Aotearoa, kei te kōkiri kia tukua te hiko tukurua, ā, kei te whakaputa i tētahi wheako matihiko mō ā mātou kiritaki kāore anō kia kitea i tēnei whenua. 

He tīma kotahi mano mātou nō ngā hau e whā, e ngākau nui ana ki ā mātou mahi, e aroha ana tētahi ki tētahi, e ako ngātahi ana, e whakapono tahi ana ki ā mātou tikanga ārahi: mā te manaaki kia toa, ka mana te katoa. 

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We're a power, mobile, and broadband company, but we're so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and how Aotearoa is powered, leading the charge on renewable energy and digitising customer journeys in ways not yet seen here. A team of 1000+ from all walks of life who love what we do, look out for each other, and learn from one another every day, we're stoked to be guided by our tikanga: we touch lives to make life better. 

We're passionate about powering Aotearoa's future and making a real difference for our customers, communities, and environment. Our Corporate Affairs team, including the Legal Team, is at the heart of our business – supporting good governance, enabling growth, and helping Contact deliver its promises. You'll be joining a group that values collaboration, authenticity, and a supportive approach to work, where your contribution is recognised and your growth is encouraged. 

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

This role is part of Contact's legal team, which sits within the Corporate Affairs business unit.

As Senior Legal Counsel you will provide strategically focused-legal services to all business units across Contact and advice on a wide range of legal issues. You will provide pragmatic legal advice, and be a trusted advisor, to help enable the business to achieve its goals.

We're looking for a Specialist – Senior Legal Counsel to join our Corporate Affairs team. You'll play a key part in providing pragmatic, effective legal advice across all areas of our business. This is a hands-on role where you'll work closely with a variety of people, support projects, and help shape the way we do things. 

What you'll do: 

• Provide clear, practical legal advice to all Contact business units 
• Negotiate, draft, and review contracts 
• Support dispute resolution and business-as-usual activities 
• Be an active member of project teams, offering legal insight and solutions 
• Maintain and improve our standard contract templates and legal processes 
• Help ensure our governance and compliance activities are robust and effective 
• Deliver excellent customer service to stakeholders, making sure outputs are meaningful and support decision-making 

Ko wai koe | About You 

You'll be someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, brings a pragmatic and can-do attitude, and enjoys working with a wide range of people and topics. You're organised, adaptable, and comfortable managing your own workload. Most importantly, you're committed to delivering excellent service and making a real impact through your work. 

What you'll bring: 

• LLB degree and a current practising certificate 
• 8 years' relevant legal experience 
• Knowledge of, or interest in, the energy sector 
• Strong client-service ethic and practical problem-solving skills 

There are a bunch of perks to being a permanent Contact kaimahi. Along with great leadership, teammates, development, and growth and progression opportunities, you'll enjoy flexible working, free health insurance cover, 4% KiwiSaver, access to Contact Shares, a 'Good to be Home' annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail-blazing parental leave policy, discounts on Contact Energy products, and more.

This ad will close automatically on Sunday 15th November but we're considering applications as they come in which may alter this date, so apply now if you're keen

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko), we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing – including flexible working arrangements, employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko, we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age, stage, background, and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. We're not about box ticking, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet everything stated above, please still get in touch. We'd love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent team. In the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.