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About the Role
As the Principal Manager Community Engagement, you will lead the team responsible for helping people across NSW understand their legal rights, navigate legal challenges, and connect with the support they need. You will drive the strategic direction of Legal Aid NSW's communications, public education, and engagement function, leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver trusted information and initiatives that reach diverse communities. You will influence decision-making, build partnerships, and champion innovative, audience-centred approaches to improve access to justice.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team responsible for helping people across NSW understand their legal rights, navigate legal challenges, and connect with support.
- Drive the strategic direction of the communications, public education, and engagement function.
- Lead a talented multidisciplinary team to deliver trusted information, community education, and engagement initiatives.
- Influence decision-making across the organisation.
- Build strong partnerships.
- Champion innovative, audience-centred approaches.
- Improve access to justice.
- Help create better outcomes for the people and communities served.
Requirements
- Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing roles).
- Undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Working with Children Check, Criminal Record Check, and Conduct Service Check.
- Possess Tertiary qualifications in communications, public engagement, digital content, adult education, journalism, law, public policy, social sciences or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Willing to travel to regional and metropolitan offices as required.
Skills
- Communications
- Public engagement
- Digital content
- Adult education
- Journalism
- Law
- Public policy
- Social sciences
- Community engagement
- Public education
- Strategic thinking
- Collaboration
- Influence
Location
- Haymarket
Work Type
- Ongoing
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leader
- Emerging executive
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in communications, public engagement, digital content, adult education, journalism, law, public policy, social sciences or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Salary/Compensations
- $154,231 - $178,369 pa (plus superannuation and entitlements)
Benefits
- Flexible Working (Flex Ready certified and Carers and Employers accredited)
- Professional Growth opportunities (regional graduate programs, Practical Legal Training, work placements, mentoring, training, secondment opportunities)
- Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing programs, training, resources, and respectful work practices
About the Company
- Legal Aid NSW provides legal advice, support, and representation in criminal, family, and civil law.
- They partner with private lawyers, Community Legal Centres, and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT.
- They have a presence throughout the state, including a Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.
- They are committed to fairness, shaping their culture, services, workplace, and decisions.
- They aim to help people navigate hardship and complex legal issues.
Equal Opportunity
- Legal Aid NSW is committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier free.
- They welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with visible and invisible disability, culturally diverse communities, and LGBTQI+ communities.
- They are building a workplace where every culture, identity, ability, and voice are included and valued.