ABOUT SAFCA

The South Australian Financial Counsellors Association (SAFCA) is the peak body for financial counsellors across South Australia and the Northern Territory. As a professional member organisation, SAFCA provides valued services to members to promote excellence in financial counselling to effectively help people by improving financial wellbeing.

We support our members to achieve the best possible outcomes for people experiencing financial difficulty, and support the financial counselling sector to adopt and maintain best practice through casework, advocacy and law reform.

We do this by:

• Providing our members with relevant, up-to-date information and professional development.
• Advocating for a fairer marketplace, to increase access to financial counselling, and to improve hardship processes for people in financial difficulty by meeting regularly with government and industry.
• Advocating for the continued funding and expansion of financial counselling to enable people experiencing financially difficulty to receive free financial counselling services.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The SAFCA Northern Territory Project Officer (NTPO) will assist the SAFCA team in a range of projects and tasks, in addition to leading some projects and tasks that contribute to the work of the South Australian Financial Counsellors Association (SAFCA), as the peak body for financial counsellors in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The role aims to support financial counsellors and financial capability workers to achieve the best possible outcomes for people who are experiencing financial difficulty, and the financial counselling sector to adopt and maintain best practice by supporting SAFCA’s advocacy, professional development and law reform objectives. While this role will mainly focus on NT member services, it will support all SAFCA members.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who wants to support a sector and people who are making a significant difference in the lives of people experiencing financial difficulty. This role will work across a number of areas of the organisation including, membership, training advocacy and projects. Please view the job description below for more details.

Essential Minimum Selection Criteria

• An understanding of the role of financial counsellors and the context in which they work
• Awareness of the social and economic issues impacting financial wellbeing in the NT
• Experience in managing a diverse workload
• Highly motivated to work individually to meet deadlines and deliver work of a high standard with minimal supervision
• Work collaboratively as part of a small team
• Commitment to SAFCA’s vision and values
• Good interpersonal and organisational skills and an ability to relate to SAFCA members and key stakeholders
• Highly developed verbal, written communication and administration skills including minutes, reports, newsletter stories, and submission writing, and public presentation skills
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including facilitation and negotiating skills and the ability to effectively consult and liaise with SAFCA members and others from industry, government and other NGOs
• Skills in the use of Microsoft suite of programs and learning new database systems
• Hold a current driver’s license and have access to a vehicle (mileage reimbursed)
• Minimum qualification of Diploma of Community Services or related tertiary qualification.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

SAFCA offers a flexible working arrangement between home and office. Optional salary packaging is available.

A position description is attached.