• Take the lead on the Commission’s legal function
• Stimulating and meaningful work
• Superb career role

We’re seeking a proactive Senior Solicitor to provide high quality legal advice at an independent Crown Entity, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC).

The Role

As Senior Solicitor you’ll take the lead on the legal function for the Commission, ensuring accident investigations and investigation reports are legally robust and that the organisation meets its Crown Entity obligations.

Engaging right across the organisation, you’ll provide high quality and timely legal and analytical leadership to the Commission, TAIC Board, management and staff, and build effective relationships with key external stakeholders.

The work is varied and highly interesting as you’ll provide legal leadership on transport accident investigations and reports, ensure legal assurance, policy services, and statutory obligations are proactively managed, and provide legal leadership to both projects and operational obligations.

You’ll support the Commission General Counsel and be competent to step up into an acting capacity when needed.

The role provides the opportunity to work closely with all sectors of the organisation, including the senior leadership, Chief Executive and Commissioners – and presents an excellent opportunity to further enhance your career.

The remuneration band for this role is between $105,300 to $140,400 depending on skills and experience.

About You

The role will suit someone with at least five years’ experience PQE, and has:

• a strong understanding of administrative law in a public sector context
• very strong critical and analytical thinking skills
• evidential analysis experience
• high level communication skills – and a plain English champion
• excellent relationship skills and diplomacy
• proactive, agile mindset
• a law degree and is qualified to hold a legal practicing certificate.

Experience within regulatory systems, the transport sector, or a Crown entity, would be a bonus.

Given the nature of the work, you’ll need the psychological maturity to handle what might be stressful and emotionally difficult circumstances, evidence, and material.

The organisation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigates significant transport accidents across the three modes of aviation, rail, and marine, with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. Multi-disciplinary teams investigate and analyse the circumstances of these occurrences, supporting the Commission to consider the facts, and make findings and recommendations to improve transport safety, rather than to ascribe blame.

The investigation process leads to a report outlining the findings and safety recommendations to the sector.

The Commission has set a visionary goal of “No Repeat Accidents – Ever!”

In return, you’ll be able to grow your career in a friendly organisation that respects and supports your development, provides world class training, is internationally regarded – and is clearly focused on the avoidance of repeat accidents.

How to apply

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity to showcase your high caliber skills, then apply now!

For further information and a detailed job description, please contact Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996 or Harleen Verma on 027 326 2129 at Talent International.

Applications close on Sunday 8 September 2024.

• Excellent legal career opportunity – be our chief legal advisor
• Have your finger on the pulse of a sporting administration body
• Enjoy a broad variety of work in a new role that touches all corners of the organisation

In proud partnership with the Racing Integrity Board we seek a General Counsel to join the team and serve as the chief legal advisor.

As General Counsel you will play a pivotal role supporting our work to deliver integrity within the racing sector, and also managing the broader legal and regulatory issues impacting the organisation.

About Us

The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is the independent regulator for thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing in New Zealand. The RIB has the responsibility to promote and ensure compliance with high standards of animal welfare, integrity and professionalism by participants in the racing industry.

Established under the Racing Industry Act 2020, the RIB has a national presence working across the three racing codes. Our race day teams attend nearly one thousand race meetings across 59 tracks each year. We work to ensure racing is safe, fair and high standards of animal welfare are maintained.

About the Role

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, in this new role you will embed legal processes and systems within the organisation and ensure sound advice is provided across all legal and regulatory issues.

Your work will focus on key areas:

• legal counsel and advice
• RIB policy and compliance
• racing rules and policy
• contract management and negotiation
• racing integrity processes
• company secretariat.

You will provide sound legal, risk and governance advice to the CEO, Board, and senior team, supporting them through all corporate, commercial, statutory and regulatory obligations.

Collaborating with other stakeholders, you will play your part in developing and reviewing policies, rules and procedures governing racing activities across the codes, and have your finger on the pulse of any legislative or regulatory developments.

Supporting investigations, disputes and enforcement activities, as well as advocating for the organisation when required, are also aspects of the role.

You will be across any other legal activities, including contract reviews and engagement with external legal advisors, regulatory bodies and government agencies.

The General Counsel will also act as a conduit between the Board and senior leadership, performing all company secretariat functions, including Board minutes and agendas.

About You

This is an excellent role for a General Counsel, who enjoys being part of a high performance executive team, working in a fast-paced sports administration environment.

You will be valued as a trusted advisor, leveraging your strategic acumen and robust risk management capabilities to support the RIB in meeting its legislative responsibilities.

We’re seeking a person with:

• a legal qualification and New Zealand practising certificate
• around ten years’ legal experience PQE
• ideally, experience within a statutory or sports administration body
• proven experience in contract negotiation, dispute resolution and litigation management
• a solutions focused lens, able to formulate practicable solutions to complex challenges
• excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• a very high level of integrity and professionalism.

In return, you’ll join an organisation that strives for excellence while making a meaningful contribution to the sporting sector. You will have the support of an invested and committed leadership team.

How to Apply

For a copy of the full position description or to chat about this role please contact Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996 or Harleen Verma on 027 326 2129 at Talent Aotearoa. To apply, please click the APPLY NOW link, attaching your CV and cover letter.

Please don’t delay, applications for this role will be reviewed daily, closing at 5pm on Wednesday 28 August 2024.

Only people with the right to work in New Zealand may apply for this position. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa visit www.immigration.govt.nz.