Senior Lawyer & Projects Officer job in Australia USD98902-123624/year
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Senior Lawyer & Projects Officer job in Australia USD98902-123624/year
Full time ongoing & maximum term position (part time 0.8FTE considered)
Salary range: $98,902 – $123,624 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model
About the role
Join a team dedicated to contributing to the safety of adults and children impacted by family violence, and to assist in reducing the incidence of family violence. This role will support Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) to develop and implement family violence service delivery improvements including providing strategic and policy advice, working on organisational initiatives and coordinating projects, community legal education, professional legal education tools and training programs and engaging with internal and external stakeholders.This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Countr
.About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Substantial professional knowledge of and experience in family violence legal practice.
- Demonstrated experience in project coordination or the capacity to quickly build those skills.
- Demonstrated experience in providing well-considered advice on legal policy, reform and practice issues within limited time restraints.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Don’t meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you’re excited about this role but your CV doesn’t align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that’s inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.
Employee benefits
- Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid work from home & office model
- Training and professional development opportunities
- Excellent
options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing * Opportunity to join
(and salary package the cost) * Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office)
- Access to discounted Private Health Insurance
How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a completed candidate application form (listed within the file attachments).If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with .For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Marquita Nolan, Program Manager – Family Violence on (03) 9300 5310 or .No agency applications will be accepted.
Description
Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 4 May 2025.Other relevant informationIt is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.
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