Director of Legal Services – Women’s Legal Centre ACT – Canberra

The Women’s Legal Centre ACT (WLC) is an innovative community legal centre based in Canberra, committed to providing comprehensive legal and social support services to women, trans and gender-diverse people to keep them safe and in control of their lives. A leader in trauma-informed lawyering in the ACT, WLC collaborates with health and community services to deliver a holistic, wrap-around service to clients. Working in close collaboration with the CEO, and as part of the executive leadership team, you will lead the direction, management and supervision of the practice and support principal solicitors to provide leadership and technical direction to their teams. The organisation offers an attractive remuneration package, including salary packaging, five weeks paid leave plus an annual health and wellbeing allowance and paid cultural and reproductive health leave. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, contributing to WLC’s mission of empowering women across the ACT.

How to apply

If you want to use your legal and leadership skills to support women at risk of violence, discrimination and systemic disadvantage, please send your resume together with a cover letter responding to the Skills Required section of the position description to cv@ngorecruitment.com quoting 1301482 or call Debbie Jardine at NGO Recruitment on (02) 82430570.