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.

Women’s Legal 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.
• 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 a Manager, Education and Engagement, the Education and Engagement Coordinator will develop and deliver best practice training, legal education, and community and sector development programs that build the capacity of professionals and communities to respond appropriately to women experiencing relationship breakdown or violence.

This is a full time or part time (minimum 3 days) position, fixed term for 12 months – with a possibility of extension.

What you'll need to succeed

You are a driven, motivated self-starter who has the ability to work collaboratively to deliver results that exceed the client's expectations. You have high attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with people quickly.

Key to your success is your:

• Ability to plan, design, develop and implement best practice education and training programs, including the development of learning resources
• Strong project management skills, including setting priorities, planning and organising work
• Strategic and systemic thinking and the ability to foster these skills in others
• Design and deliver effective competency-based training
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and effectively network with a range of stakeholders
• Understanding of and ability to apply an intersectional feminist framework

What you'll get in return

We offer competitive remuneration, a strong commitment to your professional development, personal development and well-being support, a genuinely flexible working environment that supports work-life balance, 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

Please submit a covering letter and resume.

A full position description is available below. 

For any other queries, please contact Lauren Wellington, People and Culture Manager at [email protected] using the subject line: Education and Engagement Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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