HR/IR jobs
Legal Officer
| Location: | Can be based in Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide |
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| Salary: | Pro Rata (0.6 FTE) $90,000 plus Superannuation |
| Company: | Retail and Fast Food Workers Union |
| Website: | https://raffwu.org.au/legal-officer-position-with-raffwu/ |
| Email: | jobs@raffwu.org.au |
| Telephone: | 1300 723 398 |
| Apps close: | Friday 24th September 2021 |
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union represents members across Australia in the retail and fast food sectors. The Union is the fighting union for the sectors having launched in November 2016.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Legal Officer to join our team on a part time basis (0.6 FTE). The primary focus of the role is to develop and implement the Litigation Strategy of the Union. This will involve representing the Union in Courts (usually by instructing Counsel) and Tribunals such as the Fair Work Commission.
The Union is engaged in numerous campaigns and actions involving members at some of Australia’s largest retailers and fast food companies. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work across a variety of matters – including national negotiations, complex litigation, class actions, significant disputation, ground-breaking industrial campaigns and more. This position will involve working closely with Union officials, delegates and members on campaigns to fight for the rights of Australia’s lowest paid workers.
The position will build on and extend the litigation successes of RAFFWU, including having been found by the Federal Court in 2020 as acting in the national interest. An unsupervised practising certificate is essential for the role.
Key Duties:
• Providing accurate and up to date legal and industrial advice to officers, organisers and members of the Union taking into account the strategic priorities of RAFFWU;
• Preparing and filing applications, taking affidavits, providing advice and advocating for a wide range of industrial matters.
• Representing the Union in courts and tribunals, including by instructing Counsel.
• Interpret, analyse and apply instruments, including policies, Awards, Agreements, contracts of employment and legislation pertaining to members and the Union.
• Identifying and providing advice on governance issues that impact on the Union, including compliance with relevant legislation.
Applicants are encouraged to address the key selection criteria and include a CV when applying for the role. Enquiries can be made to the Secretary, Josh Cullinan, at jcullinan@raffwu.org.au.
Salary: Pro rata (0.6 FTE) of $90,000 plus superannuation.
A full position description is available on our webpage. Applications must be received at jobs@raffwu.org.au by 4pm AEDT on Friday 24 September 2021.