Organisation : Justice Connect
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Sector : Law, Justice & Human Rights
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 14 Dec, 2020
About the organisation
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of Australia’s most successful public interest and social justice organisations. Justice Connect is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision of a fair and strong community in which people have a fair chance at a better life, the community sector is strong and vibrant and the justice and social systems are fairer and better.
At Justice Connect, we believe everyone deserves a fair chance at a better life. Too often, our legal system is complicated, expensive and inaccessible. And when the system doesn’t work for everyone, it works for no one. It holds our community back. That’s why we use the law to help people and community groups left behind by an unfair and complicated legal system. Whether it’s a single mother facing homelessness, a local community group struggling with overwhelming regulation or an older person dealing with family violence, real-life problems so often have legal solutions. That’s why we connect people with legal help. We use the power of the law to open up the legal system for those locked out of it, and to change the system where it is broken.
The key to our impact is the passionate commitment of our people. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, driven by a desire to deliver real improvements in the lives of the people and communities we help.
Homeless Law is our specialist legal service for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. We work closely with pro bono lawyers to provide hundreds of people with legal representation, advice and information. Our services are outreach based and client centred, and we don’t just focus on legal issues. Homeless Law's social workers and our partnerships with the community sector build our capacity to holistically understand and respond to clients with a range of financial, personal and health needs.
Homeless Law’s targeted projects provide tailored legal and non-legal supports, which make a real difference to the lives of Victorians experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The Homeless Law Digital & Data Lead will play a key role in the effective development, delivery and evaluation of our projects, with a particular focus on digital strategies, interventions and engagement.
About the role
Role purpose:
The Homeless Law Digital & Data Lead is a new role focussed on digital interventions and engagement across a range of projects for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in Victoria. In line with Justice Connect’s strategy to sustainably scale our reach and impact, this role will predominantly help to design and deliver digital products and resources in response to identified needs related to housing insecurity, with a user-design and partnership-focus. This will include establishing and maintaining data frameworks, regular analysis of key data and feedback from Homeless Law’s digital products and service delivery to inform service design, planning and production of resources.
The role will work closely with our Homeless Law Senior Project Lawyer and Principal Lawyer and wider-team, our Innovation and Engagement team, and with other Justice Connect subject matter experts, including multi-disciplinary project teams.
Key responsibilities:
The Homeless Law Digital & Data Lead will be responsible for:
- Supporting the development of new digital interventions, products and self-help tools for Victorians experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
- Making product improvements to digital resources (primarily using WordPress and Gravity Forms).
- Conducting user-design interviews and workshops.
- Liaising and working with other Justice Connect teams through our collaborative cross-organisational projects.
- Supporting project evaluation-based tasks, such as implementing data frameworks, data collection and analysis, and identifying trends across the organisation (including between direct service delivery and digital insights).
- Reporting on outcomes and drafting reports, briefing notes and internal and external communications related to the projects.
- Providing timely information and progress updates to Homeless Law’s Senior Project Lawyer and Principal Lawyer, along with other Justice Connect team members, helping with managing risk, planning timelines and meeting key project deliverables.
- Managing internal project documents, including project plans, measurement evaluation and learning structures, and data frameworks.
- Contributing to Justice Connect’s Reconciliation Action Plan Activities.
- Performing other duties as directed and necessary to the proper performance of the role.
Selection criteria:
- Please view the attached PDF for information regarding the selection criteria.
Employee Benefits:
Justice Connect offers employment benefits including salary packaging (making part of your salary tax-free), flexible working arrangements, above award annual leave provisions and opportunities for professional development. Justice Connect is an organisation that strives to show leadership, operate sustainably and demonstrate our effectiveness. You will be rewarded with a workplace culture that is professional, committed, collaborative and creative and where you can make a real difference through your work.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Digital & Data Lead via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Law_Justice_and_Human_Rights
