The Australian Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is Australia's national human rights institution, dedicated to fostering a society where human rights are upheld, protected, and celebrated. We envision an Australia where every individual is valued equally in dignity and rights.
Our mission involves promoting and safeguarding the human rights of all Australians by:
* Advising all levels of government and various public and private organisations.
* Strengthening laws, policies, and practices while providing accessible investigation and conciliation services.
* Engaging inclusively with civil society, communities, and the private sector.
* Raising awareness about human rights and offering educational resources.
* Collaborating with partners to cultivate a culture of respect for human rights across the nation.
Our Legal Division is a small, dynamic team that provides the services of in-house counsel to the Commission. The Positive Duty Team is a multi-disciplinary team that sits within Legal Services and is responsible for the regulation of the positive duty (section 47C of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) (SDA)) and related functions.
We are looking for an experienced strategic leader to lead the Commission's regulatory functions under the positive duty provisions of the SDA. In this pivotal role, you will oversee compliance monitoring, enforcement activities, and stakeholder engagement and drive the strategic implementation of the Commission's positive duty mandate. You will manage a multi-disciplinary team to deliver impactful regulatory outcomes that align with the Commission's corporate plan and broader strategic objectives.
This full-time ongoing position offers a competitive negotiable EL2+ base salary with additional 15.4% superannuation. Part time options will be considered for the right candidate.
We offer flexible, hybrid and remote work options.
The key duties of the position include:
* Develop and implement strategic approaches to regulate compliance with the positive duty under the SDA, ensuring effective monitoring, assessment and enforcement activities.
* Oversee the conduct of inquiries into compliance with the positive duty, including systemic inquiries, and coordinate enforcement actions including compliance notices and enforceable undertakings.
* Work with Legal Services to direct litigation strategies in Federal Courts to enforce Commission decisions and ensure regulatory compliance across relevant sectors.
* Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary team of compliance officers, analysts, legal professionals and support staff in a complex regulatory environment.
* Build and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders including government agencies, industry bodies, business leaders, legal practitioners and civil society organisations.
* Represent the Commission at high-level forums, consultations and public events to promote understanding and compliance with the positive duty requirements.
* Collaborate with Senior Executives and cross-Commission teams to integrate positive duty activities with broader Commission strategic objectives and regulatory functions.
* Analyse emerging trends, risks and opportunities in positive duty compliance to inform strategic planning and resource allocation decisions.
* Provide expert advice to the President, General Counsel and Senior Management on complex regulatory matters, enforcement strategies and policy development.
* Oversee development and publication of guidelines, research and educational materials to promote understanding and compliance with the positive duty.
* Lead initiatives to build organisational capability and public awareness of positive duty requirements across different sectors and industries.
Eligibility
* High level knowledge of, or relevant experience in, legislative compliance and enforcement activities, Diploma in Government Investigations or Law Degree.
* Excellent interpersonal, leadership and staff management skills with a demonstrated capacity to develop and maintain high performing teams in a regulatory or similar environment.
* Understanding of the positive duty in the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth), the unlawful conduct covered by the positive duty, gender equality issues or the capacity to quickly obtain it.
* Extensive experience in liaison, negotiation, influencing and consultation skills at a senior level, and ability to engage and develop relationships with senior stakeholders and government agencies.
We value inclusivity and diversity and seek people who support and model the behaviours we promote in our workforce. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations Australians, mature workers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, culturally and marginalised communities, carers, LGBTIQA+ and people with disability.
Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999 (Cth), employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
The Commission is committed to providing an accessible, inclusive work environment to enable people with a disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment. Applicants are encouraged to request reasonable adjustment as required to assist your participation in this recruitment process.
To apply, please provide a resume and a statement (maximum of 2 pages) outlining your interest in this position, your experience that would lead to impactful outcomes in the role, and the skills and capabilities you bring.
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