- Exciting, newly created in-house Legal role
- Establish the internal legal function for this unique organisation
- North Shore, Auckland
With a vision to inspire the nation through more New Zealander's winning on the world stage, High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) is a dynamic organisation. As the leader of the high-performance sport system in New Zealand, HPSNZ's unique operations range from investment in targeted national sports organisations, to provision of athlete performance services and coach development support, to research and innovation in sports technology.
A new role of Legal Counsel has been created to provide high quality, timely and practical legal advice to HPZNZ on a broad range of legal issues. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will establish the internal legal function and enhance systems and processes to manage risk and ensure compliance with HPSNZ's legal, statutory and policy operations. The legal work is diverse and interesting and includes advising on contracts, privacy law, public law (including co-ordinating OIA responses with Sport NZ), regulatory law, employment law, company law, IP, property and health and safety law. You will draft and review internal HPSNZ operational policies and contribute to the development of Sport New Zealand Group policies, keep HPSNZ updated on changes to law or government policy, and deliver training to staff on relevant issues. You will also maintain and manage the relationships with external Legal Advisors.
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