• Progressive working environment
• A high-profile and dynamic peak body with strong sector and government relationships
• Committed leadership at CEO and board level
• NFP salary packaging
• Salary will range between 102-107k (depending on experience) plus super

About Us

Community legal centres play a vital role in ensuring access to justice for everyone. They provide free, expert and holistic legal assistance and information to hundreds of thousands of people in Australia every year, particularly to some of our must vulnerable citizens.

With a long and successful history, community legal centres bring about systemic change through policy, advocacy and law reform. Direct access to communities that experience discrimination and disadvantage, mean community legal centres are often the first to identify laws, policies and practices that are unfair or have unintended impacts.

Community Legal Centres Australia is the national peak body for the community legal sector across Australia. We advocate on behalf of the sector and lobby for legal and social change. We draw upon sector expertise to inform government decision-making, advocate for legislative, policy and practice reform and build capacity in the sector.

About the Role

• Working closely with our CEO, the Advocacy Manager at CLCs Australia is responsible for the development and delivery of our national advocacy program focused on improving the reach and impact of a national sector committed to access to justice and human rights.
• This highly visible and hands-on role is involved in all aspects of our advocacy - from grassroots campaigning to black letter law reform to influencing government policy at the national level.
• No two days will be the same as our Advocacy Manager, building and maintaining strong relationships that facilitate collaboration across a national network of over 170 organisations and their supporters in the public and private sector.
• Harnessing the resources of our highly valued pro bono partners to provide enhanced capacity to achieve CLCs Australia’s advocacy and campaign goals.

Skills and Experience Required

• Commitment to social justice with experience in the legal assistance, social justice or related sectors
• Demonstrated experience in writing and researching government submissions, reports and position papers
• Demonstrated experience in strategic campaign planning and the implementation of national campaigns focussed on social change
• A successful track record in developing and maintaining a diverse range of stakeholder relationships including government, advisors, lawyers and campaigners
• Excellent advocacy skills including demonstrated high level negotiation, facilitation and networking skills to achieve strategic advocacy goals
• Excellent attention to detail, communication and people skills, ability to work to deadlines
• Relevant tertiary qualifications e.g. law, policy plus least five years’ experience in a similar or related advocacy role
• Commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace and to working cooperatively and respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and organisations
• Digital competency including using the Microsoft 365 suite
• Self-motivated, flexible, adaptable, collaborative and solutions focused, ability to work well in teams

Supporting materials

For more information about the role and Community Legal Centres Australia please refer to the position description attached below and the  Community Legal Centres Australia website.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.