• Lead high quality legal education and engagement programs
• A key member of the executive team
• Located in Melbourne's legal precinct, with public transport on your doorstep
• Hybrid working model (part in office/working from home), promoting a true work/life balance
• A welcoming, and incredibly passionate, driven and motivated workforce all working towards the vision to help build a gender equitable society

GENDER SPECIFIC ROLE

Women’s Legal Service Victoria relies upon an exception under the Equal Opportunity Act to employ women only

About Womens Legal Service Victoria

Women’s Legal Service Victoria is a specialised and state-wide organisation providing services and support to women since 1982. We exist to help build a gender equitable society, driving systemic change and advocating for solutions for equality, safety and economic security.

We are committed to working alongside women experiencing disadvantage to promote their rights to live free from violence. We use our experience to inform our policy, law reform and education work.

WLSV provides legal services within a multi-disciplinary and trauma-informed practice in the areas of family law, family violence, victims of crime, migration and child protection. Our model incorporates social work and financial counselling to provide wrap-around support to our clients.

Our culture

We are committed to our vision of building a gender equitable society.

• We are passionate, collaborative and solution-focused;
• We work alongside women experiencing disadvantage, to promote their rights to live free from violence, and make informed choices about their lives; and
• We work in a way that is woman-focused, engaging and supporting the whole person and appreciating the complexity of her situation.

Your new role

Reporting to the CEO, and part of the Executive Management Team (EMT) the Director of Education and Engagement is responsible for ensuring WLSV’s reputation as a leading provider of specialised legal education, through the development, execution and review of strategy, policy, plans, and strategic partnerships and collaborations.

The Director will lead a high performing team, developing and strengthening the knowledge and capability in legal education delivery at WLSV.

This is an ongoing role, which can be worked either full time or part time (minimum 4 days).

What you'll need to succeed

As an expert in the field, you will be passionate about educating the legal sector, and broader community services sector, about family violence and relationship breakdown, and have extensive experience in providing best practice education programs.

You have the knowledge and skills to deliver education programs utilising a range of formats and methods.

You are an inspirational leader, who has the knowledge, capacity and enthusiasm for developing high performing teams, and the skills and capability of individual team members.

As a leader, you think strategically and can develop and implement a vision for the directorate. You have strong relationship building skills, and are able to develop effective, beneficial relationships with external and internal stakeholders.

What you'll get in return

The support of a genuine, motivated, passionate workforce, all driven in helping to build a gender equitable country.

We offer bonus leave days to support a well-rested end of year break (up to 8 bonus leave days) outside of annual leave, competitive remuneration, a strong commitment to your professional development, personal development and mental health, a very flexible working environment that supports work-life balance, hybrid working, salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year) and a vibrant and collegiate work culture.

Equal opportunity and diversity

WLSV is committed to equal opportunity and diversity and promotes an organisational environment where individuals are treated with fairness, respect, equality and dignity. To deliver the best outcomes for our clients we want a staff team that reflects the diverse community that we serve, recognising the skills, knowledge and experience a diverse staff group brings to our organisation.

To Apply

A full position description is available below.

Please email Lauren Wellington, People and Culture Manager at [email protected] using the subject line: Director - Education and Engagement enquiry via EthicalJobs for any other queries. 

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