The Position 

International Justice Mission Australia is seeking a Sr Lead Government and Corporate Affairs to drive IJM’s advocacy efforts with corporate Australia and the NSW Parliament.

Reporting to the Chief Advocacy Officer, the Sr Lead Government and Corporate Affairs will:

• Develop and lead IJM’s advocacy strategy for business dialogue round tables
• In consultation with the CAO, design and execute IJM’s campaign to see the NSW Modern Slavery Act proclaimed
• Develop messaging and collateral appropriate to the corporate and government contexts
• Assist the CAO to establish strategic and by-partisan relationships with 15 MPs and execute strategy to deepen political engagement and understand IJM’s theory of change through events and communications
• In partnership with the Sr Lead Media and Mobilisation, coordinate a campaign plan and events to bring together civil society groups to scrutinise the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act
• Assist with Government submissions where required and engage corporates by finding common ground and aligned interest on key public policy issues and Government decision making processes

Skills, Experience and Attributes 

To be successful in this position you will have:

• A deep conviction for justice and ending slavery
• Experience leading or managing a team
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Government, political or corporate experience (highly desirable)
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
• The ability to translate complex policy issues to high level solution-focused public policy asks
• Experience finding common ground with civil society, corporates and/or churches to build collaborations for change

You will also be:

• A highly motivated self-starter
• A creative problem solver
• Outcome driven