About Justice Connect
Justice Connect exists to make legal support accessible to all. They design and deliver high-impact programs that connect people and community organisations with free legal help while driving systemic reform to create fairer laws and a more just society. With offices in Melbourne and Sydney, Justice Connect is a respected, innovative not-for-profit known for its collaborative culture, digital innovation, and commitment to human-centred design. Its Specialist Legal Programs division delivers 2 nationally recognised initiatives:
- Seniors Law: pioneering health-justice partnerships that prevent and respond to elder abuse.
- Self-Representation Law: helping people navigate complex courts and tribunals, including through the Domestic Building Legal Service and the Federal and Victorian Self-Representation Services.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Head of Self-Representation and Seniors Law provides strategic and operational leadership across the two programs. This is a pivotal executive role that blends strategic vision, service delivery leadership, and people development. You will shape the next phase of these nationally recognised programs while leading a capable and passionate team through a period of growth and renewal.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set strategic direction, embedding innovation and evidence-based service design.
- Strengthen cross-sector partnerships spanning health, aged care, justice, and community services.
- Lead a cultural reset focused on engagement, accountability, and performance.
- Empower and mentor two experienced program managers (each leading established legal teams).
- Embed human-centred design, digital transformation, and lived experience into program delivery.
- Oversee budgets, funding, risk, and reporting in a resource-conscious environment.
- Contribute to Justice Connect’s executive leadership team and reform agenda.
About You
You are a strategic, people-centred leader who balances empathy with performance. You bring both vision and operational discipline, with a genuine passion for access to justice and social impact.
Key attributes include:
- A law degree and 5+ PAE in Australia (essential).
- 5+ years' proven leadership experience in program or service delivery (essential).
- Experience leading managers or senior professionals within legal, justice, or community settings (essential).
- Demonstrated success driving innovation, process improvement, or digital transformation.
- Skilled at leading through change or restructure, bringing clarity and stability to teams.
- Ability to manage budgets, funding relationships, and compliance frameworks.
- Authentic leadership style grounded in collaboration, inclusion, and accountability.
- Permanent role: part-time (0.8 FTE / 30 hrs per week) OR full-time.
- Salary up to $160K + 12% super + 17.5% leave loading (FTE), plus salary packaging benefits (up to $18,550).
- Hybrid model: approx. 40% in-office each month (Sydney or Melbourne).
- Meaningful leadership: shape programs making a tangible national impact.
- Generous leave entitlements: 5 weeks’ annual leave, cultural leave, and additional Christmas leave.
- Collaborative and values-driven executive team committed to wellbeing and inclusion.
If you’re a strategic and people-focused leader passionate about advancing access to justice, we’d love to hear from you.
Click ‘Apply Now’ and upload your CV in Word format, or contact our consultants for a confidential discussion:
Sydney: Kalinda Campbell – (02) 8270 9715 | kalinda@people2people.com.au
Melbourne: Krystal Spittal – (03) 9098 7429 | krystal@people2people.com.au
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