- Maximum term position up to January 2028
- This is a parental leave coverage
- Salary range: $143,076 - $166,922 plus super
- Up to $15,900 in salary packaging, flexible hybrid work arrangement
- Training and professional development opportunities

About the role

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking a people leader to lead our Geelong office, supporting the communities of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire, Colac Otway Shite and Queenscliffe Borough.

This key leadership role involves managing a team of 32 legal and non-legal staff and ensuring the effective delivery of legal services across multiple areas, including criminal law, family law and child protection.

As Regional Manager, you will oversee the daily operations of the Geelong office, manage resources and budgets, and ensure services are delivered effectively to meet local legal needs. You will lead a diverse team, provide guidance and support while maintain a positive and productive work workplace.

The role also involves building strong relationships with local stakeholders and community groups, advocating for access to justice, and ensuring that legal services align with the community's needs across areas such as criminal law, family law, and civil justice.

This role is based at our Geelong office on Wadawurrung Country.

Why Geelong?

- The Geelong office is just over an hour drive from Melbourne and Ballarat.
- All the amenities of a city, without the extended commute to work.
- Exposure to multiple practice areas including summary crime, indictable crime, youth crime, child protection, civil law, family violence, and family law.
- Opportunity to lead the delivery of community legal education and stakeholder engagement in the region.
- Feel a sense of connectedness and community from working in regional Australia.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

- Extensive leadership and people management experience,



including the ability to inspire and develop a diverse team.
- Significant legal practice experience, particularly in criminal, family, and civil law, and familiarity with legal aid service delivery.
- Strong strategic planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to respond effectively to emerging legal trends and needs.
- Tertiary qualification in law, public policy or a related field or equivalent relevant experience (mandatory).
- A current Australian practising certificate which entitles you to practise in Victoria as a government legal practitioner (mandatory)

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn't align perfectly with our , we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.

About VLA

We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1500+ 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 as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits

- A focus on work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements
- Hybrid work from home & office model




- Generous leave benefits, including:
- Three days paid seasonal leave (to be taken between Boxing Day and New Year's Day public holidays)
- Paid gender affirmation leave
- Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year

- Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives
- Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing
- Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals
- Free annual flu vaccinations
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.

How to apply To be considered for this role, you MUST submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing the following:

- Your People Management and Leadership Skills.
- Key opportunities in the Barwon Region and how you would address them.

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 further information, please review the attached position description or contact Marquita Nolan, Acting Associate Director, South West on (03) 5226 5696 or [email protected].

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 1 November 2026.

Other relevant information

It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

📌 Regional Manager (Geelong)
🏢 Victoria Legal Aid
📍 Geelong