Manager - Education & Engagement
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Women's Legal Service Victoria
Hybrid- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: Hybrid
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: AUD 124,389.20 AUD / yearly
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 28/05/2026
- Location: Australia
About Us
For over 40 years Women’s Legal Service Victoria (Women’s Legal) has championed women’s rights to live free from violence. We are a dedicated team with a passion for working with women and non-binary people to live free from violence and discrimination by:
- Providing high quality integrated legal services for Victorian women and non-binary people who are victim-survivors of family violence and disadvantaged or marginalised by structural and systemic barriers.
- Building the capacity of professionals who work with women and non-binary people, to better understand the law and navigate the legal system safely.
- Advancing gender equality by challenging unsafe and discriminatory policies and laws and informing and advocating for legal and policy initiatives that respect and promote the rights of women and non-binary people.
About the Role
As Manager, Education & Engagement, you will lead the design and delivery of high‑quality training and capacity building programs for community sector professionals supporting victim‑survivors of family violence. You will guide a skilled multidisciplinary team and contribute to Women’s Legal’s advocacy and systems‑change priorities.
This includes:
- Alongside the Director, E&E, set the strategic direction for community sector professional training programs,
- Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of training and learning resources,
- Build and support a high‑performing, collaborative Education & Engagement team,
- Strengthen relationships with sector partners, funders and stakeholders,
- Ensure programs reflect best practice, meet funding requirements and respond to sector needs, and
- Contribute to organisational strategy, advocacy priorities and innovation across programs.
About You
You are a collaborative and values‑driven leader with a strong commitment to gender equity and systems change. You bring curiosity, flexibility and emotional intelligence to your work, and thrive in dynamic environments where collaboration and impact matter.
Key to your success is your:
- Strong strategic thinking and program planning capability,
- Ability to lead, mentor and inspire high‑performing teams,
- Excellent collaboration and relationship‑building skills,
- Skilled communication and stakeholder engagement approach,
- Capacity to manage competing priorities in a changing environment, and
- Commitment to inclusive, feminist and trauma‑informed practice.
You will:
- Hold a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
- Have experience in adult education, instructional design and training facilitation.
- Bring experience designing and delivering workforce development or capacity‑building programs.
- Ideally have experience or knowledge in family violence prevention/response and intersectional feminist frameworks.
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