Our Financial Abuse Service is an innovative and dynamic statewide practice with a specialist, cross-jurisdictional, and integrated approach that provides holistic legal and non-legal support to clients, increasing their safety and wellbeing and leading to financial independence and empowerment. We employ specialist financial abuse lawyers in the areas of credit, debt and consumer law, family law, company and tax law and immigration law as well as financial counsellors and social workers.
We also drive systemic change through test cases, advocacy and law reform. This includes coordinating the Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG) which is a network of over 50 Australian community organisations which share expertise with government and industry to improve laws, policies and business practices and reduce the financial impact of domestic and family violence.
The Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer leads the systemic advocacy, policy, law reform and capacity building work of the Financial Abuse Service and the Economic Abuse Reference Group to both address the causes of financial and economic abuse and improve outcomes for victim survivors. It is an exciting opportunity to supervise and mentor another policy officer in the service.
Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change. We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales. We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform. We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.
The closing date for applications is Monday 26 May at 9am.
Your application should be no more than six pages and must include:
a cover letter;
your resume; and
a statement addressing the Essential Knowledge Skills and Experience Criteria in the position description
Please send your application to recruitment@rlc.org.au. Enquiries should be directed to Catherine Hewett, catherine@rlc.org.au.
Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing. We require staff to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19. We strongly encourage applications by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability.
