Head of Legal Housing Projects
Mission Australia
- Sydney, NSW
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Full Time, Permanent Role
- Location: Sydney with Work From Home options!
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
- Review, draft, negotiate and analyse a variety of documents including contracts, government tenders, financing arrangements, project documentation, due diligence, construction and conveyancing arrangements, license agreements, strategic alliances, and development agreements
- Assume responsibility of the processes for the efficient provision of legal services to support housing growth initiatives
- Determine the appropriate legal course of action to meet the business needs for Housing Projects at Mission Australia
- Engage and manage retainer of external legal advisors, including scopes of works and terms of engagements
- Reviewing and advising on external and internal financing documents and arrangements, including complex property financing matters
- Supporting governance, compliance and risk to ensure legislative compliance and good corporate governance as relevant to Housing Projects
- Work closely with the General Counsel to ensure full and accurate disclosure of areas of legal risk and compliance across Housing Projects
- Support the General Manager of Housing Growth, General Manager of Commercial Contracts and Compliance, and others as required
- Work and liaise with relevant external government bodies/agencies and external legal advisors/tax advisors as required in respect of Housing Projects
- Proactively ensure internal stakeholders understand the structuring and regulatory arrangements overlaying Housing Projects
- 10+ years PQE experience
- Current practising certificate
- Demonstrated experience in Commercial Law, Property Law Construction Law and Community Housing Law (preferred)
- Proven experience in Finance / Finance Transactions
- Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave