Job description
About Justice Connect
In the face of rising levels of unmet legal need, Justice Connect designs and delivers high impact interventions to increase access to legal support and progress social justice. At Justice Connect, we believe in a fair and just world, where people and communities are supported to engage with and fully participate in our legal and social systems and avoid the negative impacts on their wellbeing or organisational health that flow from unresolved legal problems.
From preventing homelessness and providing legal support to disaster-affected communities, to helping not-for-profit organisations navigate complex regulatory requirements, we work across different areas of law through our multi-channel and multi-intensity legal services and network of 10,000 pro bono lawyers.
About Seniors Law
Seniors Law provides specialist legal help to older people for over 15 years. Through a Health Justice Partnership (HJP) model, our lawyers across Victoria and New South Wales work closely with health professionals to identify older people who are experiencing or at risk of abuse and refer them to our services for specialist support.
Our ideal candidate
You’ll bring to the team experience in the following areas:
- Administrative experience, with preference for experience in a legal context.
- Experience with the management, collection, analysis and reporting of accurate and current data.
- Confidence using organisational software applications and technology.
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain rapport with clients, pro bono lawyers, service providers, and other stakeholders.
Candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to Justice Connect’s vision, strategy and values.
What you will achieve in the role
In this role, you’ll work to:
- Provide ongoing support in relation to Justice Connect’s case management platform, Dynamics, ensuring maintenance of accurate records and files, and supporting the continued implementation of the Seniors Law team’s transition to a more centralised client intake process.
- Under the supervision of Justice Connect’s Seniors Law Manager, contribute to and coordinate Seniors Law’s data reporting for funders, projects, communications, and other key stakeholders.
- Support project evaluation-based tasks, such as developing and maintaining data frameworks, data collection and analysis, and contributing to the identification of trends across the organisation (including in terms of our multi-channel, multi-intensity legal supports).
- Contribute to the wider service delivery and administration of Seniors Law, including by coordinating incoming and outgoing communications, arranging meetings & taking minutes, and assisting to organise training and events as required.
A week in this role
If you were here last week, you would have:
- Participated in team meetings, including sending meeting invites, preparation of agenda, contribution to discussion at meetings, and minute-taking.
- Provided support to staff in use of Dynamics to ensure recording of accurate, consistent service delivery data.
- Entered data to Data Exchange (DeX) a reporting platform used by one of our key government funders.
- Produced service data reports for our health partners by analysing, interpreting and collating Seniors Law data and qualitative insights.
- Contributed to ideas to celebrate a Seniors Law team member’s birthday and attended a hybrid (online/in-person) catch up with the team to mark the occasion.
What we offer
If you want your next role to have purpose, support you to master new skills and build meaningful relationships then Justice Connect is the place to work.
We believe in creating an environment where people will thrive, we offer a range of benefits including:
- Progressive leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements with a minimum of 40% in the workplace attendance across the month
- Access to EAP
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New hire and ongoing learning and development
Important role information
The position reports to the manager of Senior’s Law.
Employment is part time (22.5 hours per week) fixed term until 30 June 2025.
The salary for this role is $70,465.95 per annum (pro rata) (plus 11.5% superannuation) with annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options.
This role can be based at our Melbourne or Sydney CBD offices with 40% of the month in the workplace with hybrid working arrangements.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume and a cover letter which outlines your skills and experience that will help you achieve success in this role.
For further information contact Sadie Davis on 02 9160 7174.
Candidates will be screened as they apply. Interviews may be scheduled before the closing date.