Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 19th Jul 2021
The National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum (Forum) was formally established in May 2012. It is the national peak body comprising fourteen Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services (FVPLS) member organisations across Australia.
The FVPLSs deliver culturally-safe, specialist, legal and non-legal supports, as well as early intervention and prevention programs, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at risk of or experiencing family violence – predominantly women and their children. Nationally, over 95% of people accessing our services are women and children.
The goal of the Forum is to work in collaboration with the FVPLSs to increase access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victim/survivors of family violence and sexual assault. The Forum enables the FVPLSs to form unified responses and input to the Government at a national level to address family violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
A list of the Forum’s member organisations can be accessed here: https://www.nationalfvpls.org/Where-We-Are.php.
The location for this position is flexible.
For candidates residing in Victoria - 292 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Victoria, 3067 with some remote work required due to COVID-19.
If you are the successful applicant and you live in another State or Territory, your location can be negotiated. As part of the screening requirements all staff must have (or are able to obtain) an Employee Working With Childrens Check and a National Police Check. You must also be able to demonstrate an understanding of Child Safety.
This dynamic role will contribute to increasing access to justice for Aboriginal victims/survivors of family violence and ensuring the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander victims/survivors of family violence shape social, legal and system reform across Australia.
The Executive Officer will work closely with relevant managers, the National Chairperson, Deputy Co-Chairs and Forum members.
Key responsibilities include, but limited to:
We’re looking for someone who has:
We’re looking to understand a little more about you - to do that, click "Apply Now". We would like you to submit your cover letter and your resume. There will also be a few key questions to answer at the bottom of the application form.
Please refer to https://djirra.org.au/ for more information. If you’d like to know more about the role or the work we do, please refer to our website www.nationalfvpls.org or call Teresa Kyprianou, Human Resources Advisor at Djirra on (03) 9244 3333. Only applications received via the Djirra website will be considered.
Applications for this position will close as soon as a suitable candidate is sourced, therefore we encourage your application as soon as possible. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
A position description is attached.