Job Overview
The role of Assistant Director at ACCC is an exciting opportunity to work on significant consumer and business issues.
This is a mid-senior administrative position requiring strong leadership and management skills.
Key Responsibilities:
* Leading teams to identify and analyse relevant information to draw evidence-based conclusions on competition matters.
* Developing, implementing, and reviewing plans for investigations and/or projects.
* Identifying suitable resolutions for identified actions, changing market behaviours, activities, and issues, and providing recommendations to senior management.
* Preparing for litigation in the Federal Court, including drafting briefs for lawyers and counsel, and obtaining witness statements.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Tertiary qualifications in economics, law, or related fields.
* A demonstrated understanding of competition provisions and relevant legislation, or the ability to quickly acquire this knowledge.
* Experience leading and managing investigations into complex matters and/or competition law issues in accordance with developed plans, ensuring investigations are undertaken with established investigative principles.
* Ability to undertake objective, systematic analysis to draw accurate conclusions, critically assess, and support evidence-based decision making.
* Strong written drafting skills and experience in producing high-quality documentation, including staff papers, notices, correspondence, reports, minutes, and briefs.