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National Co-Coordinator - Legal Advisory Service for Disability Royal Commission - NATSILS

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

This is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This employment opportunity is only available to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

About the role:

  • This role will be responsible for co-coordinating the national rollout of the legal advisory service for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The National Coordinator’s will understand deeply the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities.
  • This role will work closely in corroboration with the National Coordinator and in partnership with National Legal Aid who are coordinating the other elements of the legal advisory service (for all non-Indigenous people), and other key stakeholders across the disability and legal services sector, including First Peoples Disability Network. The NLAS incorporates a central coordinating team and mobile legal advisory team, a National Helpline, and ATSILS staff in each state and territory. The Royal Commission (DRC) also has a range of disability support services and helplines to assist and engage communities. The National Coordinator will be a conduit between the DRC and our service where necessary.
  • The National Coordinator will coordinate the systems development, design of service model and triaging processes, service accessibility, strategy, coordination and evaluation/reporting of project delivery, training of staff and support for ATSILS delivering the service. The National Coordinator has senior experience of project management and legal service delivery, stakeholder management and evaluation, monitoring and reporting skills. The National Coordinator has significant knowledge and experience of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities and their families, carers and supporters.
  • The National Coordinator will undertake duties with regard to reporting to our funding bodies however will be supported in this process by the corroborating National Coordinator and Executive Officer.
  • The successful applicant will respond to calls to the national helpline from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with advice, referrals to support services and information about any issues arising from engagement with the Royal Commission. In addition, where appropriate, the role will also include arranging referrals to ATSILS members for follow up legal advice, as well as non-legal referrals to appropriate support services. This work will corroborate with the National Coordinator of Your Story Disability Legal Support within the NATSILS team.

Key Selection Criteria:

  • Knowledge: knowledge and understanding of the social, legal and justice issues including abuse and systemic racism, faced by members of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities across Australia; detailed knowledge of and relationships across the disability sector.
  • Service design: Experience in developing and implementing a vision for a project, preferably relating to legal and/or disability service provision, on a national scale; designing the service to be culturally safe, trauma-informed, disability appropriate, and comply with accessibility and other standards.
  • Research, evaluation and analytical skills: understanding of the social, legal and justice issues including systemic racism faced by members of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities across Australia; experience in research, monitoring, reporting and skills in extracting insights and recommendations from data that conveys a compelling story.
  • Values: an alignment to the values and vision of NATSILS through a demonstrated appreciation of and sensitivity to the challenges our community members have faced and continue to face in their right for justice and equity.
  • Cultural capability: understanding of the histories, cultures, languages, traditions of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples; ability to work effectively and respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, organisations, communities; and ongoing commitment to developing own cultural competence in a two-way process.
  • Relationships: proven expertise building relationships, mapping services, driving partnerships and networking between varied stakeholders, especially in disability support and advocacy, and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  • Project and people management: demonstrated experience in project management, including coordinating a team across different jurisdictions, experience working in legal service delivery, data collection and analysis, evaluation, research and monitoring.
  • Initiative and vision: shows independence, initiative and ability for self-direction and self-management.

Qualifications and experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience.
  • Holding a relevant tertiary degree, law degree or qualifications in disability support would be advantageous.
  • Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability would be highly advantageous.
  • Previous experience and networks within the legal, not-for-profit, government or disability sector is desirable.

Mandatory Requirements:

  • A copy of your current Employee Working with Children card
  • You will be required to complete a current Criminal History Police Check

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

This role will be responsible for coordinating the national rollout of the legal advisory service for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, specifically for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This role will work closely in partnership with National Legal Aid who are coordinating the other elements of the legal advisory service (for all non-Indigenous people).

The NLAS incorporates a central coordinating team and mobile legal advisory team, a National Helpline, and staff in each state and territory.

The National Coordinator position will:

  • Provide high quality leadership of the service, including design, funding and delivery of legal services across Australia for members of the public wanting to engage with the Royal Commission including ensuring accessibility.
  • Coordinate a team of professional and support staff and develop a framework for training, governance and professional supervision.
  • Ensuring the staff of the NLAS are trauma informed and skilled in supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability by sourcing or developing appropriate training.
  • Plan for, oversee and manage the development and maintenance of strong, productive, respectful and influential relationships with a diverse range of key stakeholders including NLA, NATSILS, First Peoples Disability Network, Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, the Royal Commission, the disability sector, the Commonwealth and the CLC sector.
  • Working closely with NDAP providers and other peaks and stakeholders that services supporting the Royal Commission are not duplicated.
  • Monitor service delivery including engaging with consumers and analysing statistical data to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of NLAS and to inform service delivery planning.
  • Monitor budget and coordinate reporting requirements to the Commonwealth.
  • Develop referral pathways for the legal advisory service.
  • Develop strong working relationships with key non-legal service providers.
  • Provide leadership in the development of high quality and consistent legal services across Australia within the constraints of available resources.
  • Be responsive to the strategic direction and focus of the Royal Commission.
  • Identify areas of strategic importance for people with disabilities in the context of the RC’s terms of reference and coordinate and allocate available resources accordingly.
  • Maintain effective relationships with NLA, NATSILS, FPDN, Aboriginal peak bodies, Office of Counsel Assisting and service providers, and other key stakeholders.
  • Obtain feedback and direction from the National Advisory Group and national project team.
  • Respond to calls to the national helpline from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with advice, referrals to support services and information about any issues arising from engagement with the Royal Commission. In addition, where appropriate, the role will also include arranging referrals to ATSILS members for follow up legal advice, as well as non-legal referrals to appropriate support services.

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