• Full time or part time ongoing position
• Salary range: $101,869 - $118,844 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
In this role, you will coordinate the governance, reporting, administration, and financial management of the Private Practitioner Short Service Scheme (PPSSS), which delivers duty lawyer and Help Before Court services.

You will also manage financial tasks for private practitioner short legal services and administer contracts for the scheme. Additionally, you will provide advice on process and strategy and work to improve the stakeholder experience and strengthen client and practice partner relationships.

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

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated experience in leading policy development and project management, design, coordination and implementation.
• Well-developed data management, contract management, reporting, analysis and financial skills. This includes the ability to analyse financial and statistical data and produce concise reports.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with people across all levels of the organisation and with external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Tertiary qualification in law, public policy or a related field (not mandatory but 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.

About Victoria Legal Aid
We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1400 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.

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 or contact Thea Nye, Manager, Panels and Practitioner Engagement on (03) 5226 5613 or [email protected].

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 14 October 2025.

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.