Senior Solicitor – Scheme
- Permanent, full-time
- Wellington preferred, other locations considered
Join the highly performing and highly engaged legal team at ACC and help deliver great outcomes on issues that matter for all New Zealanders.
Ko wai matou - Who we are
Ta matou nei whakakitenga, he waihanga I nga honongo ahurei me nga Tangata katoa o Aotearoa, kia ngawari ake nga wa e whara ai te tangata, hei whakapiki i ta ratou nei oranga.
Our vision is to create a unique partnership with every New Zealander, improving their quality of life by minimising the incidence and impact of injury. ACC touches the lives of a large number of New Zealanders.
The health, rehabilitation and service providers who help people who are injured, the businesses, vehicle owners and workers who contribute to the Accident Compensation Scheme (Scheme), and any New Zealander or visitor to New Zealand whos injured in an accident.
We're committed to the Treaty of Waitangi - te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) by providing space for matauranga Maori based approaches to lead, support and develop approaches, tools, actions and knowledge that creates space for Maori and Tangata Tiriti (non-Maori). Our Te Tiriti direction is guided by the Whaia Te Tika Pursue What is Right Maori Strategy. It illustrates our commitment to improve Maori access, experience and outcomes through our role managing the ACC scheme.
Mo tenei turana mahi - About this role
The Scheme Legal team is part of the larger ACC Legal function. We advise on complex strategic and operational matters relating to the running of the Scheme. We are looking for a passionate public lawyer, who is comfortable advising in a large Crown Entity with a range of stakeholders. In this role, you will advise on ACCs legislative functions (including cover, entitlements and the management of the scheme), ACCs public law obligations (including scope and lawful exercise of Crown Entity powers, and wider issues such as privacy, official information, human rights, and the application of Te Tiriti) and policy development and legislative changes.
Given the breadth and complexity of our work, we are looking for someone with exceptional communication skills, who can build strong relationships and work collaboratively. Your ability to focus on the big issues and provide simple, solutions focused advice will fit well with us. We are a high performing team with a great culture working in a flexible environment. Wellbeing and development are important to us.
Ko wai koe - About you
To succeed in this role, you'll have:
- knowledge of ACC, public sector legislation, and the wider system within which ACC operates
- knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Maori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Maori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of Te Tiriti as it applies in the public sector
- proven ability to interpret complex legislation and synthesise it so it can be easily translated, understood, and operationalised
- strong experience and confidence engaging, influencing, and advising at senior leadership levels as well as the skills and ability to work with diverse teams and people organisation wide
- high levels of customer focus, initiative, and self-motivation
- excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- an awareness of issues related to people with disabilities and experience working in an environment requiring cultural and social awareness
- a tertiary qualification in law with eight to ten years post qualification experience
- a current New Zealand Law Society practicing certificate, or eligibility to hold one.
To add value to ACC in this role you'll also bring:
- high integrity, values, and a spirit of service
- experience working with a range of technical experts with experience in highly regulated, insurance or health sectors and Crown Entities being an advantage
- the ability to robustly apply public sector disciplines as well as business and commercial nous.
With this role comes a great opportunity to continuously improve, deliver and innovate. ACC embraces customer experience, design and agile methodologies alongside its critical legislative functions and responsibilities to improve the quality of life for New Zealanders and deliver on business goals.
Working at ACC
We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers and we welcome candidates from every ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with a disability or who have additional mental health needs.
It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work.
The base salary range for this role is approximately $114k $160k with 9% superannuation and flexible working conditions.
Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply
Applications can only be accepted when submitted through our ACC career website. If you encounter accessibility issues when submitting your application, or if you have any questions about the role, please email [email protected]
