Senior leadership opportunity to drive best‑practice training that strengthens sector responses to family violence within a feminist, values‑driven organisation.
Women’s Legal Service Victoria | Melbourne CBD | Immediate start | Hybrid working model | Full time or Part time – negotiable (minimum 0.8 FTE) | Ongoing
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Be a part of a feminist community legal service supporting Victorian women and non-binary people.
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Your expertise will directly contribute to building a more gender-equitable society.
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Competitive remuneration, 5 weeks annual leave and flexible work arrangements.
About Us
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 Manager, Education & Engagement, you will lead the design and delivery of high‑quality training and capacity building programs for community sector professionals supporting victim‑survivors of family violence. You will guide a skilled multidisciplinary team and contribute to Women’s Legal’s advocacy and systems‑change priorities.
This includes:
- Alongside the Director, E&E, set the strategic direction for community sector professional training programs,
- Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of training and learning resources,
- Build and support a high‑performing, collaborative Education & Engagement team,
- Strengthen relationships with sector partners, funders and stakeholders,
- Ensure programs reflect best practice, meet funding requirements and respond to sector needs, and
- Contribute to organisational strategy, advocacy priorities and innovation across programs.
About You
You are a collaborative and values‑driven leader with a strong commitment to gender equity and systems change. You bring curiosity, flexibility and emotional intelligence to your work, and thrive in dynamic environments where collaboration and impact matter.
Key to your success is your:
- Strong strategic thinking and program planning capability,
- Ability to lead, mentor and inspire high‑performing teams,
- Excellent collaboration and relationship‑building skills,
- Skilled communication and stakeholder engagement approach,
- Capacity to manage competing priorities in a changing environment, and
- Commitment to inclusive, feminist and trauma‑informed practice.
You will:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Have experience in adult education, instructional design and training facilitation.
- Bring experience designing and delivering workforce development or capacity‑building programs.
- Ideally have experience or knowledge in family violence prevention/response and intersectional feminist frameworks.
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 personally align to Women’s Legal values as described in the attached position description.
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 hr@womenslegal.org.au.
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.
