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Policy & Evaluation Lead

Northern Community Legal Centre

ABOUT THE NORTHERN COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTRE

The Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) formed in early 2016 following an amalgamation of the former Broadmeadows Community Legal Service and Moreland Community Legal Centre. The NCLC operates in one of the fastest growing and disadvantaged areas of Melbourne, and has a significant catchment including the Hume City Council, Moreland City Council and Mitchell Shire Council. The NCLC operates from a central office located in Broadmeadows, with outreach services to other service areas, including Wallan, Sunbury, Coburg, Glenroy, Fawkner and Craigieburn.

Our purpose is to ensure equal access to justice for all in Melbourne’s North West and we do this by the provision legal services, community legal education and law reform aimed at the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people in Melbourne’s North West. NCLC gives priority to victims/survivors of Family Violence, Refugees and newly arrived communities, people who have a diagnosed mental illness, young people and members of our community who have or are facing multiple systemic barriers to achieving justice in their legal matters.

PURPOSE

The Policy and Evaluation Lead working collaboratively with the Management Team will contribute to program development within NCLC with a particular emphasis on monitoring legal needs in our community. Utilising data to identify legal needs including the impacts of COVID on legal needs, systemic issues and applying evaluation frameworks across internal programs to ensure that our interventions are evidence-based and demonstrating intended outcomes.

The Policy and Evaluation Lead will contribute to policy development, law reform, advocacy, research, monitoring and evaluation, submission writing and consultation to inform public policy and address systemic barriers that impact upon justice equity.

The Policy and Evaluation Lead will represent NCLC on reference and/or advisory groups and provide expert advice in line with NCLC strategic priorities.

This position is a one year contract position.

Generous salary packaging is available.

For further information on the role, please contact Tania McKenna, Partnerships & Community Development Manager on [email protected] using the subject line: Policy and Evaluation Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 9310 4376.

A position description is attached.

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