About us and the role (overview)

Sexual Assault Services Victoria (SASVic) is the peak body for specialist sexual assault and harmful sexual behaviour (SA & HSB) services in Victoria. We work to promote rights, recovery and respect for all those impacted by sexual violence and harm.

This is a time of significant growth for SASVic. We are seeking to recruit a Civil Justice and Recovery Project Lead. This is a new position. The focus areas include:

1. the creation of referral pathways between plaintiff lawyers and financial counsellors;
2. the establishment of a network of financial advisors who have undertaken sexual violence training, developed as a part of the project;
3. the creation of sexual violence resources to assist victim survivors in navigating their civil justice options;
4. supporting future engagement of Justice Navigators within specialist sexual assault services via the scoping of that role and groundwork undertaken via the resources, referral pathways and networks outlined above.

Tenure and FTE: The role is 0.5 - 0.6FTE (either 2.5 or 3 days per week). It is a 12 month position funded by a grant from the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner.

Office Location: SASVic supports a hybrid work from home and office model and flexible work arrangements. All staff are required to work in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For all other days, staff have the choice of either working from home or attending the office.

Key SASVic staff relationships

You will report to the Legal Policy Manager and develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with your team and all SASVic staff to achieve our shared aims.

About the role

The role will involve:

• Consulting closely with colleagues, members and other experts, and refining and reworking ideas, approaches and documents reflecting input.
• Developing strong working relationships with SASVic members, government representatives, law firms, financial counsellors, other organisations and victim survivor representatives.
• Developing and documenting referral processes and memorandums of understanding between stakeholders.
• Developing accessible written resources tailored specifically to victim survivors of sexual violence on navigating civil justice options.
• Leading the development of video resources tailored specifically to victim survivors of sexual violence on navigating civil justice options.
• Coordinating and undertaking the evaluation, review and reporting obligations of the grant.
• Representing SASVic at high level forums as required.
• Participating in organisational development activities required to support the growth of SASVic.
• Undertaking other duties as required.
• In addition to grant funding, this role is partly funded by SASVic core funding. The role will support the Legal Policy Manager in researching and preparing submissions to government inquiries or in response to proposed legal and policy changes and other tasks that support the Legal Policy team. Legal qualifications are not required for this role.

What you bring to the role

• Relevant formal qualifications or experience, including degree qualifications and at least five years working in a relevant context.
• Experience developing and implementing service innovations in the community, legal, health or similar sectors.
• An understanding of intersectionality in relation to sexual assault and of barriers to recovery.
• Strong analytical skills, ability to synthesize complex information, an understanding of systems and willingness to explore and debate issues from multiple perspectives.
• Well-developed project management skills.
• Well-developed stakeholder engagement and consultation skills, with the ability to facilitate problem solving in complex environments.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including presentation and group facilitation skills.
• Excitement about helping shape an organisation undertaking significant growth.
• Feminist understanding of the dynamics, causes and impacts of sexual violence, at an individual, social and political level.
• A deep commitment to ending sexual assault and the rights and recovery of victim survivors.

Additionally, you:

• must be legally entitled to work in Australia
• must have a current Australian police check (and international where applicable), and Victorian Working with Children Check

Why work with us

This is an exciting role at a time of significant cultural and policy change in relation to sexual violence. You can help influence sexual violence policy and practice and community views in Victoria, drawing on the expertise of practice leaders from across the state – our members ensure that our policy is grounded in the reality of victim survivors and the services who respond to them.

We are located in a central office location but also offer flexibility to work partly from home (if you chose to). There is scope to negotiate working hours to accommodate caring or other responsibilities.

Benefits include salary packaging and extra leave days between Christmas and New Year.