Regional Manager, Wodonga

**About this role**:
**_ Shape the Future of Legal Aid in North-East Victoria_**
- **Ongoing, full-time role**:

- **Salary range: $138,909 - $162,060, plus super plus salary packaging**:

- **Build strong partnerships across north-east Victoria and Riverina**:

- **Shape vital legal services in child protection, crime and family violence**:

- **Relocation support available, and up to $15,900 in salary packaging.**

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is establishing in-house services across the Ovens Murray region - and we're seeking a dynamic leader to guide this exciting new chapter. Based in Wodonga on Wiradjuri and Dhudhuroa Country, the **Regional Manager - Ovens Murray** will lead a dedicated team of lawyers and administrative staff, working to expand services across north-east Victoria.

This is a rare opportunity to take on a leadership role with genuine impact - building services from the ground up, strengthening partnerships and ensuring communities in the Ovens Murray and Riverina region have access to the legal support, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy services that they need.

**In this role, you will**:

- Lead and inspire a growing team through VLA's Ovens-Murray office “start-up”, shaping how services are delivered in Wodonga and beyond.
- Partner with key VLA stakeholders, Hume Riverina Community Legal Service (HRCLS), New South Wales Legal Aid, panel practitioners and community stakeholders to coordinate responsive, holistic services.
- Oversee delivery of legal services in key areas of need, including child protection, summary and indictable crime, and family violence.
- Build and maintain strong community relationships that recognise the interconnected nature of legal issues and support cross-referrals.
- Manage regional operations, budgets and resources, while contributing to statewide strategies and reforms.
- Act as a senior lawyer and advocate - providing legal supervision, complex casework, duty lawyer services, and high-quality representation across courts and tribunals in the region.

**About you**
You are a proven leader who thrives on building and motivating teams. You bring a strong legal practice background (or substantial exposure to practice), combined with the ability to:

- Establish and grow services in partnership with community stakeholders.
- Navigate complex legal and community environments and identify emerging needs.
- Deliver effective operational management while maintaining focus on people and service quality.
- Champion social justice and work respectfully and effectively with First Nations communities.

**About Victoria Legal Aid**
We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

**Our employee benefits** include:

- Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements in a supportive team
- Hybrid work from home & office model
- Generous leave provisions, including three days' paid seasonal leave between Boxing Day and New Years' Day public holidays,
- Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
- Supportive team environment in modern offices
- Access to discounted Private Health Insurance and subsidised eyewear

**Why join us**
This is more than a management role - it's a chance to create lasting impact by shaping VLA's presence in the Ovens Murray region. You'll have the autonomy to lead local services, backed by the support of a statewide organisation committed to fairness and justice.

Join us to lead a passionate team, strengthen community partnerships, and ensure access to justice across north-east Victoria.

**Why relocate to Albury/Wodonga**
Albury and Wodonga are vibrant twin cities on the Murray River, at the heart of the Riverina region. Just over three hours from Melbourne and surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, the region offers an enviable lifestyle with affordable housing, quality schools, cultural and sporting opportunities, and easy access to snowfields, wine country and national parks.

This role is not only a chance to take on a career-defining leadership project - it's also an opportunity to enjoy a thriving community and an outstanding work-life balance.

**How to apply**
To be considered for this role, please submit your current **resume** and a brief **cover letter**about why you will be an amazing Regional Manager at our Wodonga office.

**Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 30 Sept