An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of Australia’s most successful public interest and social justice organisations. Justice Connect is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision of a fair and strong community in which people have a fair chance at a better life, the community sector is strong and vibrant and the justice and social systems are fairer and better.

At Justice Connect, we believe everyone deserves a fair chance at a better life. Too often, our legal system is complicated, expensive and inaccessible. And when the system doesn’t work for everyone, it works for no one. It holds our community back. That’s why we use the law to help people and community groups left behind by an unfair and complicated legal system. Whether it’s a single mother facing homelessness, a local community group struggling with overwhelming regulation or an older person dealing with family violence, real-life problems so often have legal solutions. That’s why we connect people with legal help. We use the power of the law to open up the legal system for those locked out of it, and to change the system where it is broken.

The key to our impact is the passionate commitment of our people. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, driven by a desire to deliver real improvements in the lives of the people and communities we help.

Homeless Law is our specialist legal service for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. We work closely with pro bono lawyers to provide hundreds of people with legal representation, advice and information. Our services are outreach based and client centred, and we don’t just focus on legal issues. Homeless Law's social workers and our partnerships with the community sector build our capacity to holistically understand and respond to clients with a range of financial, personal and health needs. 

Homeless Law’s targeted projects provide tailored legal and non-legal supports, which make a real difference to the lives of Victorians experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Homeless Law Digital & Data Lead will play a key role in the effective development, delivery and evaluation of our projects, with a particular focus on digital strategies, interventions and engagement.

The Homeless Law Digital & Data Lead is a new role focussed on digital interventions and engagement across a range of projects for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. In line with Justice Connect’s strategy to sustainably scale our reach and impact, this role will predominantly help to design and deliver digital products and resources in response to identified needs related to housing insecurity, with a user-design and partnership-focus. This will include establishing and maintaining data frameworks, regular analysis of key data and feedback from Homeless Law’s digital products and service delivery to inform service design, planning and production of resources.

The role will work closely with our Homeless Law Senior Project Lawyer and Principal Lawyer and wider-team, our Innovation and Engagement team, and with other Justice Connect subject matter experts, including multi-disciplinary project teams.

Employee benefits

Justice Connect offers employment benefits including salary packaging (making part of your salary tax-free), flexible working arrangements, above award annual leave provisions and opportunities for professional development. Justice Connect is an organisation that strives to show leadership, operate sustainably and demonstrate our effectiveness. You will be rewarded with a workplace culture that is professional, committed, collaborative and creative and where you can make a real difference through your work.

We know our team and our organisation is stronger with a diversity of backgrounds and experience, including lived experience of the issues we work on. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour, people from culturally and linguistically diverse and refugee backgrounds, people with diverse religious beliefs, gender diverse people, LGBTIQ+ people and people living with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

For further information about Justice Connect and its work please visit www.justiceconnect.org.au.

Interviews will be held remotely on Tuesday 15 December 2020 and Thursday 17 December 2020.

A position description is attached.