Aboriginal Identified - Senior Project Officer - Closing the Gap Clerk 9-10

at  NSW Legal Aid Commission Office of the

• Temporary – Full-Time contract up to 30 June 2025
• Clerk Grade 9/10 (between $120,859 - $133,183 plus super & annual leave loading)
• Criminal Law Division
• Location – Central Sydney Office (Haymarket)
  This vacancy is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identified recruitment under Part 5, clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014.
  If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch for a confidential discussion by emailing: aboriginalservices@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
  We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

ABOUT US

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

DO YOU NEED HELP TO APPLY?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Melissa Burgess on (02) 9219 5816 or email: melissa.burgess@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Closing the Gap Senior Project Officer brings their experience and understanding, focusing on challenges which are related to the criminal justice system through the over-representation of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
The Senior Project Officer will manage and coordinate the development, implementation, and evaluation of Criminal Division’s Closing the Gap projects. The role works closely with Criminal Division staff and the Crime Executive as well as a range of justice agencies and external stakeholders which support the justice targets and other organisational objectives.
Please Note: Legal Aid NSW considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
Applicants for this role must satisfy the Aboriginality criteria. Aboriginality is defined by descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such. In the pre-screening questions you will need to provide information on how you satisfy the Aboriginality criteria.

THE ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE

You must:

• be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Melissa Burgess on (02) 9219 5816 or email: melissa.burgess@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NS