Job Summary
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- $110,000 - $119,999 per annum
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- Job posted on: 5th Sep 2022
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We are looking for an exceptional lawyer with a courageous vision for national environmental law to liaise with the Commonwealth Government and other stakeholders to achieve law reform.
The Environmental Defenders Office is the largest and most impactful environmental law centre in the Australia Pacific. We are dedicated to protecting our climate, communities and shared environment by providing access to justice, running ground-breaking litigation, and leading law reform advocacy.
Working with the Head of Policy & Law Reform and sitting in the Systemic Change Team, the Special Counsel - Commonwealth & Government Liaison is a Canberra based position and will be the EDO’s key interface with the Commonwealth Government. It is focused on ensuring strong engagement by the EDO with key Commonwealth law reform processes in our areas of strategic focus.
The Special Counsel - Commonwealth & Government Liaison will:
We’re looking for an experienced lawyer passionate about working in the public interest during this decade of consequence.
The Special Counsel - Commonwealth & Government Liaison is responsible for providing policy and legal advice in the context of EDO’s national environmental law reform priority areas: including biodiversity, safe climate and freshwater. The successful candidate will, among other things, be responsible – in consultation with the Head of Policy and Law Reform – for leading EDO’s work on reform of the EPBC Act and the establishment of a Commonwealth EPA.
In addition to working internally and with Government, the successful candidate will work closely to develop EDO’s partnerships within the broad range of organisational stakeholders involved with environmental law reform, ensuring – with the Head of Policy and Law Reform – that EDO creates and maintains a leadership position on issues within the Policy and Law Reform Program’s remit.
This role involves liaising with Government departments and agencies, Members of Parliament, and a range of stakeholders and experts working on national environmental law reform. A critical part of this role is the ability to build positive relationships with Government, parliament and other stakeholders.
We’re looking for a lawyer with a vision for environmental advocacy and national environmental law reform - who is comfortable liaising with Government, parliament and a wide range of stakeholders. You will need to be enthusiastic, flexible, take initiative. At a personal level you will be comfortable working with our distributed team across Australia.
All staff have a responsibility to:
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.
Commitment – We are committed to; a united organisation, to each other, to collaboration, to justice, to our communities and to creating a world where nature thrives.
Diversity – We are respectful of and welcome diversity of staff, volunteers, offices, environmental regions, communities, stakeholders.
Integrity – We work effectively, efficiently, strategically, professionally, and ethically; “justice is in our nature”.
Vision – We lead change and environmental empowerment using innovation, creativity, and courage.
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