Administrative Officer - Community Legal Education team

About this role

• Full time ongoing position (part-time applications considered)
• Salary range: $56,951 - $76,425 (pro rata) plus super
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
In this role you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Community Legal Education (CLE) team with a focus on helping staff, clients and stakeholders access community legal information. You will manage the CLE phone line and email inbox, and coordinate events, as well as assist the broader Communications Engagement and Legal Information (CELI) team.

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

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, focusing on communicating positively with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills, including the ability to plan and prioritise tasks.
• Demonstrated administrative and computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office programs as well as website content management systems.
• Experience working with communities such as young people, people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, First Nations communities, older people, people with a mental illness or a disability (highly desirable).
• Experience working in a legal or welfare related environment (highly desirable).
• Events and/or project management experience (highly desirable).

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.

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

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 our team.

For further information, please review the attached position description. For more information you can  contact Monica Ferrari, Manager Community Legal Education on 0427132478 or by email Monica.Ferrari@vla.vic.gov.au

This position is advertised internally and only available to current VLA employees.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Friday 8 November 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.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.