The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders. Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui. * Join a team of trusted professional legal and commercial advisers.

* Strong in commercial law with focus on contracts, including construction. * Wellington based permanent. Rare opportunity to contribute to New Zealands international aid and development programme as part of a small professional team.

About the role - Krero m te tranga As a Development Legal Counsel you will play an important role in the delivery of the International Development Cooperation Programme. You will be called on to provide accurate, prompt and pragmatic legal and associated commercial advice on all aspects of IDC Programme transactions. The position will be responsible for: * Providing legal and commercial advice in connection with the conceptualisation, development, writing, negotiation and authorisation of IDC Programme transaction documents.

(These include IDC Programme -forms of business cases, grant funding arrangements, contracts for services and for goods and grant contribution letters, bespoke IDC Programme documents and third-party-originated documents of many kinds. The other parties will include private sector suppliers, foreign governments and their entities, multi-laterals, NGOs and other New Zealand government agencies and entities.) * Providing legal and commercial advice in connection with the implementation and management of IDC Programme activities as requested.

* Supporting strategic and tactical thinking about optimal ways and means of successfully achieving particular transactions, activities, outputs and outcomes in the IDC Programm * As part of DCI, collaborating with, and supporting, other teams in DCI in providing coherent, integrated risk assurance to DS, PDG. For more details you can view the position description here. The salary range for this role is $104,670 - $141,612.

The midpoint is $123,141 total remuneration, inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution. Who are we looking for? - M wai te mahi nei? Wed like to hear from you if you are a lawyer with the following skills and experience: * 2 to 4 years post-admission legal experience in relevant New Zealand law transactions (or materially similar transactions). * Strong experience in advising upon, designing, drafting and negotiating commercial contract documentation (desirably including construction contracts using the NZS suite of contracts).

* Good understanding of intellectual property rights protection and contracting. * Working knowledge of the Privacy Act 2020, the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, the Childrens Act 2014, the Official Information Act 1982, the Public Service Act 2020, the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Construction Contracts Act 2002. Qualifications: * Bachelor of Laws (LLB).

* Holding (or immediately eligible.