The Director of Safety Net Australia will manage and lead the Safety Net Australia team, grants and research projects, as well as our training and direct relief programs. The successful candidate will be expected to take a lead role in policy development at the national level in relation to technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Australia. They will represent Wesnet in a variety of forums, and build and maintain networks and relationships with Wesnet members, frontline DFV and other agencies working in the TFGBV space, as well as government policymakers, industry bodies and key technology and corporate stakeholders.

About Wesnet

Wesnet is the national peak body representing the 350+ women’s specialist domestic and family violence services across Australia. We work with governments, our members and stakeholders to facilitate and promote policy, legislative and programmatic responses relevant to women and children who have experienced domestic or family violence.

About the Safety Net Australia program

The Wesnet Safety Net Australia program was established in 2011 to examine the intersection of technology and Violence Against Women (VAW). The program currently includes a wide range of projects, events, the annual Technology Safety Summit, training and advice, collaborative research projects, as well as two direct relief programs.

The main objectives of the program are to:

• Work with communities and agencies to address how ongoing and emerging technology issues impact the safety, privacy and accessibility rights of victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking.

• Educate a wide range of community agencies who work with women experiencing all forms of violence on ways to use technology strategically to help find safety and escape domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, stalking and abuse.

• Advocate for strong local, state, national and international policies that ensure the safety, privacy and rights of all victims and survivors of gender-based violence and hold abusers accountable.

• Collaborate to promote digital equity and tech safety, ensuring that survivors can access and fully access and enjoy the benefits of technology as tools to improve their economic and social participation.

The Safety Net Australia Service was the first international Safety Net to be established outside the United States. For more information about the Safety Net Australia program, please visit https://techsafety.org.au/about/.