Workforce Project Lead

Community Legal WA (CLWA) is the peak body for 25 community legal centres and Aboriginal Community Controlled Family Violence Prevention Legal Services members. We have a vision of fairness in WA where everybody has access to justice. We build capacity and promote effectiveness, sustainability and collaboration in the community legal sector and advance human rights and social justice through law reform, policy and advocacy.

We are now looking for a Workforce Project Lead to join our tight knit East Perth team. This role works collaboratively across CLWA to advance workforce prioritites and is responsible for translating workforce research, data and sector feedback into practical resources, capability-building initiatives and strategic workforce development opportunities.

The Role:

• Identify workforce development needs through member and stakeholder consultation and workforce data analysis
• Lead and deliver sector wide workforce projects including project planning, implementation schedules, monitoring and evaluation frameworks
• Administer project documentation, contracts, governance and reporting requirements
• Coordinate team members and consultants, contractors and other project resources to ensure project deliverables are achieved on time, within budget
• Manage the workforce development grant program, including activities with a specific regional, rural and remote focus
• Lead the development, organisation and promotion of workforce learning opportunities and practical learning resources through CLWA's Learning Management System (LMS)
• Contribute to future workforce priorities such as award analysis and advocacy, award related change management, capability frameworks, minimum levels of service delivery, sector commissioning readiness and leadership development
• Coordinate workforce benchmarking and workforce data collection activities, working collaboratively to create workforce intelligence resources and sector insights
• Lead initiatives that address workforce challenges experienced by RRR community legal services
• Contribute to alignment between workforce activities and relevant regional justice, access and workforce priorities, including emerging partnership opportunities
• Identify opportunities to use workforce evidence to inform future policy, funding and sector investment
• Represent and support CLWA’s participation in relevant committees, forums, and workforce-related meetings

Requirements:

• Experience successfully managing end to end projects, including planning, implementation, time management, monitoring, evaluation and reporting
• Relevant Qualifications in human resource management, organisational development, learning and development, project management, social sciences or community development or equivalent
• Previous experience developing and implementing workforce capability, workforce development, sector development or organisational capability initiatives
• Demonstrated experience collecting, building, maintaining, analysing and interpreting datasets, and proactively using data and evidence to identify trends and insights
• Understanding of, or experience working with the community legal sector, desirable
• Experience working within a member-based organisation, peak body or not-for-profit organisation, desirable

On Offer:

• Hours: 0.8 - 1.00 FTE, negotiable (60-75 hrs per fortnight)
• Salary: SACS Award level 7
• Employment type: Fixed Term to 30 Sept 2027
• Salary Packaging: PBI Salary Packaging is available
• Leave and other conditions: Generous personal and annual leave
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid workplace.

If you are interested in rewarding project-based opportunity, working alongside a purpose driven team apply today with a copy of your current resume and cover letter or contact Sara Scarboro for more information [0400 789 144](tel:0400 789 144).

People from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note that as part of the recruitment process a national police clearance is required, no more than 6 months old.