Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $110,357 - $127,333
Grade: WVR 4.2
Occupation: Human resources
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/1877565-2
Drive strategy. Mentor a team. Make a difference.
We're seeking a Senior Recruitment & Retention Consultant to help us shape the future of legal assistance in Victoria.
Working closely with senior leaders, you'll play a key role in solving some of our most pressing talent challenges—attracting and retaining skilled, purpose-driven professionals to deliver specialist legal and other services to remote and regional communities where they're needed most.
This is more than recruitment. It's an opportunity to help create a stronger, more accessible justice system for people facing disadvantage.
What you'll do:
About you
Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.
About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.
Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well a s diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.
Employee benefits
How to apply
Apply now with your current resume and a cover letter, to help us build a stronger workforce—and a fairer justice system for all.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
For more information or a confidential conversation, contact Elisé Burch, Associate Director Advisory / Resourcing / Payroll on [email protected].
Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 7 October 2025
Other relevant information
This role requires a minimum of three days per week office attendance at our Bourke St office in Melbourne CBD, on Wurundjeri Country.
VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.