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- Location: Perth, Western Australia - Contract: Full time, 5-year term - Applications close: Midnight AWST on the closing date - Interviews: 1630 January 2026 ABOUT US Circle Green Community Legal is a leading community legal centre supporting people facing vulnerability across Western Australia. We provide critical services in humanitarian, tenancy, workplace, and family and domestic violence law, as well as community legal education, advocacy, and sector support. We believe in creating accessible justice and ensuring that every person, regardless of background, can receive high-quality, trauma-informed, culturally safe support. We are seeking an experienced, values-driven CEO with a passion for social justice and a commitment to making a meaningful impact in the community. WHAT WE CAN OFFER - A pivotal leadership opportunity to guide a leading specialist community legal centre through its next phase of impact. - Five-year contract with competitive remuneration, superannuation and salary packaging. - Additional paid leave, including up to 10 days over the Christmas/New Year period. - A values-driven, supportive culture and a passionate, skilled team committed to meaningful community impact. - Flexible working arrangements that support wellbeing and balance. - Opportunities for statewide influence, law reform engagement, and strong sector partnerships. ABOUT THE ROLE Reporting to the Board of Management, the CEO will lead Circle Green through a period of change, consolidation, and social impact. The role is responsible for organisational strategy, financial sustainability, service delivery oversight, stakeholder relationships, and embedding a positive, valuesaligned culture across the organisation. The CEO will guide a skilled and passionate multidisciplinary team and play a key role in strengthening partnerships, driving advocacy, and ensuring Circle Green remains a leader in accessible, traumainformed, clientcentred legal assistance. Key Responsibilities include: - Lead the organisation in alignment with Circle Greens vision, purpose, and values. - Implement and oversee strategic and business plans that respond to community legal needs. - Drive organisational culture, diversity, equity, and inclusion. - Strengthen service delivery, education, advocacy, and external partnerships. - Ensure strong governance, compliance, financial sustainability, and risk management. - Build a highperforming leadership team and support staff development and succession planning. - Promote Circle Green publicly and enhance brand, communications, and sector influence. - Provide highquality reporting to the Board and funders. ABOUT YOU Essential criteria: - Demonstrated strategic leadership and changemanagement experience. - Strong governance capability and experience reporting to or working with a Board. - Proven ability to manage financial sustainability in a not-forprofit or compliancebased environment. - Exceptional communication, negotiation, and relationshipbuilding skills. - Experience leading specialist teams and fostering effective external partnerships. - Understanding of government processes and highly regulated service environments. - Relevant tertiary qualifications or extensive comparable experience. Desirable: - Formal governance training e.g. Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) or willingness to undertake it. - Available to commence FebruaryMarch 2026. Why Join Circle Green? Circle Green is a dynamic, inclusive, and flexible workplace committed to fairness, excellence, compassion, courage, and collaboration. Working at Circle Green means working for a purpose and making a meaningful difference in the lives of the people we work with. Join a team of passionate and diverse, likeminded professionals committed to creating accessible justice and providing bestpractice legal services in our specialist field. How to Apply To submit your application please click''Apply Now'' by the closing date. If you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Board Member, Sarah Skrgic 0423 288 601. A position description is attached. Circle Green is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values and supports all individuals. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people from the LGBTIQA+ community, and people with disabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr