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Australia’s largest public museum organisation is seeking a Senior Lawyer and Risk Adviser to deliver high quality legal and risk management support within Museums Victoria, including in particular providing legal advice on a broad range of matters to ensure that managers and staff appropriately manage legal and other risks in planning, project management and delivery of organizational objectives.

ABOUT MUSEUMS VICTORIA:

Museums Victoria cares for the State scientific and cultural collections, providing visitor access, activities and events at five distinct venues:  Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum, Scienceworks, IMAX Cinema and world heritage listed Royal Exhibition Building.

To learn more about Museums Victoria, please visit museumvictoria.com.au/about/

ABOUT THE POSITION:

This position supports Museum Victoria’s Head of Legal and Risk in the delivery of legal and risk advisory services across Museums Victoria, including in particular advice and support in relation to:

Some notable skills and experience required:

  1. Significant experience in providing authoritative, accurate and practical legal advice in relation to highly complex and time sensitive matters, including in relation to areas of law for which the role has duties or accountabilities, such as commercial law, intellectual property, and collections management.
  2. Demonstrated ability to identify, research, advise on and resolve complex and novel legal issues.
  3. Demonstrated ability to navigate complex issues, documentation and areas of law to provide business areas with simple, plain English advice and guidance.
  4. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to collaborate, influence and negotiate effectively at all levels and a proven capacity to develop effective relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
  5. Demonstrated conceptual, analytical and decision making skills, including the ability to manage pressure, ambiguity and change, and to self-manage by prioritising tasks, proactively managing client expectations, meeting deadlines and achieving identified outcomes.

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