The Advocacy Coordinator – Race Discrimination will drive the ongoing campaign to end racially discriminatory policing in Victoria. They will engage in parliamentary lobbying, strategic communications, community organising, and public events as they support a team of extraordinary young people to take on leadership roles throughout.

We seek an experienced, outgoing person with demonstrated skills in community organising, political analysis, lobbying, community education education and media. The position is embedded in the Centre’s Police Accountability Project, and will work closely with other legal, human rights and community sector groups on the campaign objectives.

This is a flexible 3 day (22.5 hour) 12 month contract position.

The Advocacy Coordinator works within the Police Accountability Project's legal team and the Outreach Support Worker to assess and respond to individual and community legal needs around discriminatory, unlawful or negative police contact and work toward objectives identified in the Without Suspicion campaign plan.

Successful applicant will have:

• Demonstrable experience with human rights, social justice or law reform campaigning;

• Demonstrated ability to practice strength-based approaches when working with CaLD young people and communities;
• Demonstrated experience in training or community or popular education;
• Ability to think strategically, demonstrate leadership, balance a demanding workload and set priorities with a collaborative team; and
• Familiarity with the political context of policing of indigenous and migrant communities and the impacts of over-policing and discrimination (either personal or through community networks);
• Legal training or qualification is desirable but not essential.

See the position description for a full set of selection criteria.

Please note that Indigenous or CALD candidates are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with lived experience of policing and/or the police complaints system.