eSafety requires an experienced senior legal practitioner with considerable operational experience to oversee legal staff and ensure the quality of legal advice across a spectrum of disciplines. 

Reporting to the Commissioner, the General Counsel will be trusted source of strategic legal advice and will have deep experience in regulation and enforcement. They will possess a deep understanding of how to manage teams involved in a broad range of legal work and have a proven track record of supporting enforcement outcomes within a changing and multi-dimensional regulatory setting. 

The role will require the occupant to build and sustain senior-level professional relationships across government, and within eSafety.  

The successful candidate for this role will demonstrate strong knowledge of and understanding about the online industry, including key sectors such as social media services, and will ideally be familiar with key technologies relevant to online harms regulation. 

Due to the work of the eSafety Commissioner, the General Counsel may be exposed to highly distressing and disturbing content.

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment with eSafety, applicants must be an Australian citizen.

Successful candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an NV1 level security clearance or hold a current security clearance of an appropriate level. More information on the security clearance vetting process is available on the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency (AGSVA) website. 

Legal qualifications are required. You must hold or be able to obtain and maintain an unrestricted practising certificate. In addition, membership of relevant professional associations or institutes will be well regarded.