The Victim Survivors' Advisory Council (VSAC) gives advice to the Minister for Prevention of Family Violence and other decision-makers. The Council advises on service and program design, policy and law reform to prevent and respond to family and sexual violence in Victoria.
The new members will join seven existing members whose terms will continue for a further 18 months. These members will support and mentor new members as they settle in.
The Council includes people of different ages, genders, backgrounds, and communities from across Victoria.
About the role
The Victorian Government is looking for eight new members to join the Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC). The term is three-years from March 2027 to March 2030.
The new members will join seven existing members.
As a VSAC member, you will work with others to give advice and insights to the Victorian Government to help shape family and sexual violence services, policy, law and systems to:
strengthen the family and sexual violence system for victim survivors
have lived experience of family violence and/or sexual violence
are aged 18 years or over
live in Victoria
can attend six full day meetings during business hours each year (usually on a Tuesday)
can read meeting papers and take part in some extra activities. You will be paid for your time, including preparing for and attending meetings.
have safe access to email, a phone, and a computer with a camera for online meetings. If access to any of these is a barrier, please contact us so we can discuss support.
You don’t need a driver’s licence.
Personal qualities:
Important personal qualities for VSAC members include:
Lived Experience - An ability to translate your lived experience of family and sexual violence into lived expertise to provide advice to government on law reform, systems change, policy development and service design.
Teamwork - Willingness to work as a member of a team, including working in an empathetic manner, listening to and respecting different perspectives, being open minded and curious, and collaborating to form collective positions.
Advocacy - An interest in growing both professionally and personally, through learning about new perspectives, issues and government processes. This includes developing a strong understanding of how the VSAC advisory role interacts with government and the broader community sector.
Reflection - Ability to self-reflect on your contributions and ways of working within a group setting, including awareness of what may challenge or impact you.
Readiness - Feeling ready to undertake an advisory role. While readiness will look different for each person, this may include whether you feel safe enough, have any personal legal considerations which may impact your involvement, if you have the supports or resources required for the role etc.
What you need to apply
Applicants are required to register an account on the Join a Public Board website (https://boards.vic.gov.au) prior to applying online.
Applicants will need to complete and upload the attached application form.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to review all documents attached to this advertisement prior to applying.
If you have any questions about the role, process, safety or privacy, please contact [email protected] for a confidential conversation.