Executive Assistant / Project Officer

•         Full time ongoing position (part-time applications considered)
•        Salary range: $76,426 – $98,901 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
•        Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking an Executive Assistant/Project Officer to support our First Nations Services team. In this role, you’ll provide essential administrative support, manage key projects, and help track and report on the implementation of First Nations strategies. You’ll also coordinate meetings, assist with recruitment, and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This is a great opportunity for someone who is organized, proactive, and passionate about supporting First Nations communities.

This is a special measures role and only First Nations people are eligible to apply, as per the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Lived experience working with First Nations people and understanding their cultural norms and challenges, especially with the legal system.
• High organisational skills to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and coordinate projects.
• Experience in reporting and tracking tasks.
• Excellent communication skills to influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability for high flexibility of changing priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Proven experience providing high level executive and administrative support.

Don’t meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you’re excited about this role but your CV doesn’t align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1300 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.  

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that’s inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
• Opportunity to join Myki Commuter Club (and salary package the cost)
• Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office)
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

How to apply
To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (listed within the file attachments).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Kristen Bell, First Nations Employment Consultant on (03) 9269 0168.

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Ashley Morris, Director, First Nations Services on 0447 293 498 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 10 December 2024.

Other relevant information
It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

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