Manager Facilities

Manager Facilities
 

• Temporary Full Time (12 months)
• Clerk Grade 11/12 (between $145,378 - $168,130) plus super and annual leave loading
• Location: Central Sydney

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

About the role

This is an exciting time to be joining the Facilities team at Legal Aid!
 

We have a lot of exciting changes about to take place within the City Central Office of legal Aid including a re- furnishment and re-stacking of departments created to meet the ever-changing ways the Solicitors and Administration team do business with their customers. This role offers scope for working autonomously, being creative and being able to positively impact effective ways to manage space. The role offers intra- state travel and the chance to positively influence how the 28 Legal Aid branch locations, function, look and feel.   

About you

You will be a high-level communicator, a great negotiator, with proven experience gained from working in a similar role within a property, building/facilities environment or have experience working in a high-level project role where you have co- ordinated and planned high value planning programs. You have an ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders you have proven leadership skills and understand how to manage a budget.

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. 

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.

Other benefits of working with us

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
• We are an accredited Flex Ready and Carers and Employers certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

• Hold a tertiary qualification in a property related discipline and/or equivalent knowledge, skills and experience
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please respond to the following targeted question:

Targeted Question: Outline the skills and experience that you think would make you the ideal candidate for the role.

Make sure your application is complete, and you have answered all questions before you submit.

Closing Date: Monday 7 April at 11:59pm 

Do you need help to apply?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager Cherie Pittman on (02) 9134 9383 or email: Cherie.Pittman@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate. 
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Guide to creating a resume and cover letter