• Pivotal Role - Work with Key Leaders - Drive Social Justice Agenda
• Build Engagement and Understanding - Diverse Stakeholder Base
• $100K base salary plus PBI + super (11%) – Based at Yarralumla

Come and work for St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn (Vinnies) we have been serving the local community since 1924. This is your opportunity to contribute to society and make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing disadvantage. Vinnies continues to offer a “hand up” to people in need even through the most challenging times.

The Position

Working as the Social Justice and Policy Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in driving the social justice agenda and advocacy for the Society. Working with Executives and Committees you will be responsible for the overarching co-ordination of the agenda for the Society’s key priorities for improved Social Justice including homelessness and housing as a basic human right; income inadequacy and food insecurity and support for asylum seekers, refugees and first nations peoples.

About You

To be successful in this role you will see this role as more than just a job, bringing your proven commitment to social justice, with a demonstrated understanding of the broad range of issues impacting vulnerable members of our community. You will have applied and demonstrated knowledge of contemporary communication and awareness raising strategies, along with the ability to bring together quality submissions and position papers and provide quality advice to executives and stakeholders.

This is your chance to make a real difference, bringing energy and drive is key to this role, ensuring that there is a clear focus on developing the support frameworks that give people that “hand up” they need and removing disadvantage. You will have well developed communications skills along with a proactive, collaborative mindset and a demonstrated capacity to advocate on behalf of the organisation and/or community groups.

Your Qualifications

Qualifications relevant to social justice and advocacy and some previous experience in social justice and advocacy or a related field is essential.

Why Vinnies

Working in an environment that promotes work/family balance, provides true ownership over the work you do, develop your HR career with interesting, challenging and meaningful work, and working with a great team of people.

As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of others through supporting, enabling and developing the people side of our community focused and commercial programs. You will also access generous tax-free salary packaging benefits, an employee assistance program for you and your immediate family members, free onsite parking and more…..

To download position description visit www.vinnies.org.au/page/Get_Involved/Join_our_staff/ACT/.

If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, contact Phillip Jones, Director Marketing, Fundraising and Communications, [email protected] using the subject line: Social Justice and Advocacy Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For general enquiries contact our recruitment team on 02 6180 8030.

To apply please click "Apply Now" and submit your resume and a covering letter telling us why you are the best person for this role.

St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to engaging a diverse workforce. The Society strongly encourages applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

A position description is attached.