• Permanent, full time position 
• Based in North Melbourne, VIC 

About Red Cross

Australian Red Cross is part of the world's largest humanitarian movements seeking to build a better society based on people helping people. Our vision is human dignity, peace, safety, and well-being for all.

About the role

You will focus on leading and supporting a range of Red Cross colleagues across marketing/fundraising and property matters. Specifically, this role will support our First Aid team, Retail stores team, Property team, Finance and Procurement teams and provide support to other marketing and fundraising colleagues along with another Legal Counsel. This position requires a highly qualified and experienced lawyer.

What you will bring

• Bachelor of Laws or equivalent degree in law and significant experience as a practicing lawyer.
• Current Victorian practising certificate.
• Significant experience from an in-house or private practice environment and an established ability to:
  • advise clients with respect to relevant legislative requirements;
  • advise on marketing initiatives from a consumer protection perspective;
  • advise on property related initiatives such as purchase and sale of property;
  • draft and negotiate contracts;
  • engage in collaborative stakeholder management.
• Excellent ability to provide legally sound, independent, timely and practically appropriate legal advice taking account of alternative approaches and solutions.
• Established capacity to adapt and develop legal skill and expertise in other key legal subject matter fields.

Why work with us?

Work for purpose and know that your work helps keep our people and the communities we work with safe. 

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further Information

To find out more about this opportunity please refer to the position description below. For additional enquiries, please contact Tara Eaton on 03 8354 3835.

Position description:  Legal Lead - Property Finance Engagement and Support (1).pdf