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Women's Legal Service Victoria

http://www.womenslegal.org.au/

Role: Treasurer, General Board Member Type: Not-for-Profit & Community Organisations Location: Victoria, Melbourne City Council
Human services Public safety Community development Human rights
Annual Budget: more than $1,500,000
Number of Paid Staff: 51 - 100
Number of Volunteers: 0
Current Board Size: 8-12
Board Meetings (frequency): every two months
Board Meetings Held: At Night

Area of Expertise Being Sought:
Accounting / Finance / Investment, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), Law & Legal Services, Strategy (Strategic / Succession Planning)

Board Meetings (Mode):
Face-to-face, Online/Dial-in

Targeting:
Females, Youth/Students, People with Disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander, English as an additional language or dialect

Payment:
Nil - honorary role

Any further information about this vacancy:

Non-Executive Director x3

Women’s Legal Service Victoria (Women's Legal) is inviting expressions of interest from women and non-binary people to fill three voluntary vacancies on its Board.

We are seeking individuals with a strong commitment to building a gender equitable society and a demonstrated understanding of governance, particularly in a for-purpose setting. Specifically, we are seeking to appoint:

  • A Treasurer with financial, accounting and/or investment experience, and
  • Two non-executive directors with experience in any of the following:
    • fundraising
    • information technology strategy

The Board therefore invites individuals with skills and experience in financial management, accounting, fundraising or information technology strategy to apply.

The Women's Legal Board consists of passionate and committed individuals, who display the following personal attributes and behaviours:

  • Ongoing learning and humility through a commitment to continually evolve our understanding of the impact of intersecting discriminations on our clients, people, communities and the legal system.
  • Integrity and trust through consistent ethical behaviour, transparent communication and individual responsibility.
  • Respect the whole person and treat all people with dignity by recognising and valuing each person’s dimensions, including their professional and lived experience.
  • Constructive inquiry through active listening, constructive questioning and collaborative exploration.
  • Independent judgment by forming well-reasoned and independent opinions while contributing to collective decision-making.

The Board meets on a bi-monthly basis with three additional strategy meetings throughout the year. Beyond formal meetings, members may be asked to join subcommittees and/or contribute to targeted Board projects or activities. In 2026, this will include driving the implementation of our intersectional feminist framework, diversifying our funding and strengthening our governance.

In accordance with the Women's Legal Constitution, Board positions are only open to women and non-binary people. More information about the Board’s ways of working is included in our Board Charter.

Women's Legal recognises that our work must be informed by the people and communities impacted by gendered violence. We encourage applications from people with diverse professional and lived experience. We value the unique knowledge, skills and expertise of women and non-binary people, including those with lived experience of family violence and sexual violence, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and people from migrant, refugee or non-English speaking backgrounds.

About Women’s Legal Service Victoria

Women's Legal is a specialised and state-wide for-purpose organisation providing services and support to women since 1982. Women's Legal's vision is that women and non-binary people live free from violence and discrimination in a gender equitable society. 

Women's Legal provides legal services within a multi-disciplinary and trauma-informed practice in the areas of family law, family violence, victims of crime, migration, child protection and criminal law. Its model incorporates social work and financial counselling to provide wrap-around support to clients.

Women's Legal partners with legal, justice and family violence organisations to build the capacity of lawyers and other professionals to better support victim-survivors to get the legal and social support they need. We also advocate for improvements to legislation, policies and practices, informed by the experiences of our clients.

For further information please visit the website Home - Women’s Legal Service Victoria (womenslegal.org.au)

Expression of interest

Please submit a covering letter and resume via email to Alex Scholz, Executive Assistant to the CEO, alex.scholz@womenslegal.org.au by COB Friday 31 October 2025.   Candidates invited for an interview will be notified with interviews commencing the week of Monday 10 November 2025.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Chair of the Board, Laura John, at chair@womenslegal.org.au.

If you require any support or adjustments to participate in this recruitment process, please reach out to Alex Scholz or Laura John.

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