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Administrative Assistant – Civil Law (Darwin)
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – CIVIL LAW (Darwin) Closes: 18th April 2024
Position Title | Administrative Assistant – Civil Law |
Salary | PSO3.1 $70,832 – PSO3.2 $73,498 (depending on experience) |
FTE | Fulltime – 12 month contract |
Location | Darwin |
Commencement | Immediately (Negotiable) |
Positions | 1 |
Reports to | Practice Manager, Deputy Managing Lawyer |
About NAAJA:
Be a part of one of Australia’s most dynamic, diverse, and challenging legal practices. NAAJA provides legal aid for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, with offices in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs.
We are a leading Australian legal service and have received both National and Northern Territory human rights awards for our work. We are committed to providing quality representation for our clients and bringing about long-term change in the justice system. Our staff are motivated, dedicated and do work that matters.
- Salary packaging options
- 6 weeks annual leave per year with leave loading
- Annual airfare
Position Overview:
NAAJA’s civil law practice is an extremely busy and diverse one, with practice areas including police accountability, child protection, adult guardianship, consumer, discrimination, tenancy, social security and victims of crime assistance claims.
The work requires high levels of motivation, energy and a commitment to professional excellence.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
DUTIES
- Assist in answering Civil Law Section enquiries, take messages and where necessary, assist with appointments and referrals.
- Providing general administrative support to solicitors as directed by the Practice Manager.
- Prepare legal correspondence as directed by solicitors.
- Provide accurate statistics, information and reports on NAAJA’s civil law practice to meet internal and external requirements.
- Assisting with other general office duties
- Maintaining client confidentiality, undertaking conflict checks and ensuring that client records are maintained according to legal practice standards including accurately using our electronic file management system (M Files)
- Any other administrative duties as required.
KEY SELECTION CRITERIA
- Experience in performing general secretarial or office duties including a demonstrated capacity and desire for responsibility and a commitment to excellence in a busy office environment.
- Excellent communication skills including good people, client, cross cultural and liaison skills.
- A commitment to social justice and a general understanding of the legal system in the Northern Territory and how it relates to Aboriginal people as well as an ability to understand legal concepts and apply them to practice.
- Proven ability to work independently or as part of a team, organise your own workload, meet organizational goals and work under pressure.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and a demonstrated commitment to confidentiality.
- Sound knowledge and experience in office procedures and secretarial duties.
- Strong computer literacy including ability to use Microsoft Office programs, databases and email.
- Demonstrated highly effective administrative and organisational skills.
- A current NT “C” Class Drivers Licence or higher.
- Ability to obtain a “Working With Children Clearance” (Ochre Card) upon commencement.
- Satisfactory criminal history check and no history of disqualification from employment by a legal practice.
- Preparedness to undertake overnight travel, and to work in, all NAAJA offices.
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
- An ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- An understanding of the role and function of NAAJA and a general knowledge of the legal process.
Appointment subject to:
- Rights within Australia.
- National Criminal history check
- Ochre Card
Considerations:
- This position requires you to apply for a Working with Children Clearance/Ochre Card prior to your employment commencement date and send us receipt of payment. This will be at your own cost.
- Six-month probation period.
- Non-smoking working environment.
- The contact details of at least two referees are required.
- Evidence of qualification attainment will be required.
How to Apply:
Applicants for this position must address the selection criteria in their written application, which should be sent to Recruitment@naaja.org.au.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Criminal Secretary (PA) Alice Springs
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
Criminal Secretary (PA)
Be a part of one of Australia’s most dynamic,
diverse, and challenging legal practices.
NAAJA provides legal aid for indigenous people in the Northern
Territory, with offices in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine,
Tennant Creek, and Alice Springs. We are considered to be a
leading Australian service and have received both
national and Northern Territory human rights awards for our
work. We are committed to providing quality representation for
our clients and bringing about long-term change in the justice
system.
Our staff are motivated, dedicated and do work that matters.
NAAJA is seeking a Criminal Secretary to join our Central
Australia team. Based in NAAJA Alice Springs office,
the right candidate will have:
* A commitment to providing access to justice for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
* Experience in providing administrative support.
* The ability to work well in a busy team environment
providing good organisational skills.
For mor information including a Duty
Statement and selection criteria
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and strongly
encouraged to apply.
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to
Recruitment@naaja.org.au
Receptionist – Tennant Creek & Alice Springs
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
Be a part of one of Australia’s most dynamic, diverse and challenging legal practices.
NAAJA provides legal aid for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory, with offices in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. We are considered to be a leading Australian legal service and have received both national and Northern Territory human rights awards for our work. We are committed to providing quality representation for our clients and bringing about long-term change in the justice system.
NAAJA is seeking an:
ADMINISTRATION OFFICER
to join our Central Australia team. Based in NAAJA’s Alice Springs & Tennant Creek office, the right candidate will have:
A commitment to providing access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Proven experience in providing administrative support.
The ability to work well in a busy team environment.
Part-Time applicants will be considered.
For more information including duty
statement and selection criteria, see
Applications must be submitted by
27 March 2024Receptionist Admin Officer
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.
NAAJA are looking for an IT Partner
Are you an Information Technology Managed Service Provider who is committed to providing quality IT services across the Territory?
NAAJA is seeking an Information Technology Managed Service Provider to partner with us, and to work with our inhouse IT support staff to provide the bulk of our IT service and support needs.
The right provider will:
- Be well-established across Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, and Darwin with ability to provide support in all those regions
- Be able to provide complete IT services including cloud, on-premise server, network infrastructure and desktop management, maintenance, monitoring & support services
- Have capacity to provide thorough end user support services across the territory, both remotely and onsite
- Have a high level of organisational competences, qualifications, certifications, vendor partnerships and experience relevant to NAAJA’s IT Service requirements
For more information and to apply, please complete the following form so that we can send you our Request For Quote document.
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The overwhelming feedback from the community has been a really positive one – with the potential to screen the film as part of Injalak’s launch of their new interactive space on 10 June 2015.
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JR is a strategy seen as having real potential to contain escalating rates of Aboriginal incarceration, particularly through its focus on building local community capacity to tackle underlying causes of offending.
The project is at this stage consulting with the community of Katherine to identify its level of interest in introduction of JR initiatives specifically designed to tackle offending by young Indigenous people and what those initiatives might look like.
JR initiatives might focus (for example) on substance abuse, engagement with school, family support and/or reform of the criminal justice system.
More information about JR is available at: http://justicereinvestment.unsw.edu.au/ or http://www.justreinvest.org.au/
For more information please contact:
Fiona Allison, Senior Research Officer, The Cairns Institute, and Faculty of Business, Law and Creative Arts, James Cook University
ph: 0411708619
Email: fiona.allison@jcu.edu.au
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