Administrative Officer – Women's Legal Services Australia

Use your administrative expertise to help strengthen access to justice. Support national advocacy, coordination and connection across all Women's Legal Services.

Women's Legal Service Victoria | Melbourne CBD | Immediate start | Hybrid working model | Part time (0.6 FTE) | Ongoing

• Be a part of a feminist community legal service supporting women and non-binary people.
• Your expertise will directly contribute to building a more gender-equitable society.
• Competitive remuneration, 5 weeks annual leave and flexible work arrangements.

About Women's Legal Services Australia

Women's Legal Services Australia (WLSA) is the national peak organisation for 13 specialist Women's Legal Services across every state and territory. Our mission is to promote a legal system that is safe, supportive, non-discriminatory and responsive to the needs of women, particularly victim-survivors of gender-based violence. WLSA members also offer services to trans and gender diverse people who have experiences of oppression.

WLSA's purpose is to:

• Engage in national advocacy for policy, law reform and systemic change to achieve justice, safety and equality for women.
• Build the capacity of Women's Legal Services to deliver gender-specialist, integrated legal services for women.
• Create collaborative spaces for the network of Women's Legal Services to work together, learn from each other and develop best practice in the delivery of high-quality services.

WLSA members work within a collaborative feminist framework.

About Women's Legal Service Victoria

For over 40 years Women's Legal Service Victoria (Women's Legal) has championed women's rights to live free from violence. We are a dedicated team with a passion for working with women and non-binary people to live free from violence and discrimination by:

• Providing high quality integrated legal services for Victorian women and non-binary people who are victim-survivors of family violence and disadvantaged or marginalised by structural and systemic barriers.
• Building the capacity of professionals who work with women and non-binary people, to better understand the law and navigate the legal system safely.
• Advancing gender equality by challenging unsafe and discriminatory policies and laws and informing and advocating for legal and policy initiatives that respect and promote the rights of women and non-binary people.

About the Role

As our Administrative Officer, you will play a key role in keeping Women's Legal Services Australia (WLSA) running smoothly. You'll provide high level administrative support to ensure our national network functions efficiently and collaboratively. This includes:

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Executive Director, Chair and team.
• Coordinate meetings, manage calendars and prepare agendas and minutes.
• Draft, format and proofread reports, correspondence and presentations.
• Maintain accurate and accessible digital records and website content.
• Support policy and procedure reviews.
• Help coordinate logistics for national meetings and events.

About You

You're a skilled administrator who thrives on organisation, efficiency and collaboration. You bring initiative, professionalism and a genuine commitment to intersectional feminist values and gender equality.

Key to your success is your:

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive, can-do attitude with the ability to be flexible in a changing environment.
• The ability to build rapport and work respectfully with diverse stakeholders.
• Integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.

You will:

• Have extensive experience in an office environment with exposure to a broad range of administrative duties.
• Experience in administrative support within a legal of not-for-profit setting will be highly regarded.

Why Women's Legal?

In return for your dedication, we offer:

• Competitive remuneration
• 5 weeks annual leave, plus bonus leave between Christmas and New Year
• Paid parental leave and reproductive health leave
• Cultural leave
• A strong commitment to your professional development, personal development, and wellbeing
• A hybrid working model and a flexible working environment that supports work/non-work balance
• NFP salary packaging benefits (up to $15,900 in tax-free pay every year) plus meal and entertainment benefits (up to $2,650 tax-free pay per year)
• Fresh fruit available in the office
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program

To apply

Submit a resume and covering letter to tell us how you are the right candidate for this role. Please ensure the cover letter addresses how you meet the key selection criteria.

Research shows that women are less likely to apply for roles if they don't meet 100% of the selection criteria. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the criteria, but this role sounds like a good fit for you.

All successful candidates will be required to produce a national criminal history check prior to the commencement of their employment.

Disclosure of a criminal record does not necessarily preclude appointment by Women's Legal, but if needed, we invite applicants to address this issue early in the application phase. Should a criminal record disclosure be advised by a candidate, Women's Legal will endeavour to provide clarity over whether the conviction would preclude a candidate from being able to carry out the position duties.

Please note, all staff employed by Women's Legal Service Victoria are required to comply with Section 121 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.

Enquiries

Enquiries can be emailed to Ruth McKendrick, HR Officer at

Equal Opportunity Employer

We recognise our work benefits greatly from the unique knowledge, skills, and expertise of individuals with diverse experiences, including people who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, with disability, with lived experience of family and sexual violence, and from migrant, refugee, culturally and racially marginalised backgrounds.

If this is you, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Women's Legal relies on an exception under the Equal Opportunity Act to employ women only.