First Nations Board Member, Canberra (Unpaid Volunteer)

The Women’s Legal Centre ACT is seeking interest from First Nations women to serve as a Board Member.

The Centre is a values-driven and contemporary community-based legal practice and the only intersectional feminist legal assistance service in the ACT. We help women, trans and gender diverse people to stay safe, strong and in control of their lives by providing free expert legal advice and representation.

The Centre also includes Mulleun Mura, a specialist program run and led by First Nations women to support First Nations women, their children and their communities. This program prioritises self-determination, safety and connection to culture.

We recognise that meaningful First Nations governance is about more than representation. It is about ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices have genuine influence in the decisions that shape our organisation, our services and our future. Joining the Board is an opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making, strengthen accountability to First Nations communities, and help shape an organisation committed to culturally safe practice, self-determination and continuous learn.

The Centre is guided by a skilled and diverse board that supports the development of strategy, provides leadership, and oversees our strong governance, financial management and risk frameworks. Importantly, the board models and reflects the culture of the Centre – blending traditional board roles with creativity, commitment, mutual respect, and humour. We value deep listening and thoughtful questions.

If you are a woman with a passion for culturally safe service delivery, building cultural capability in mainstream organisations and have skills and experience in any of the following areas, we would love to hear from you:

• Governance, particularly with respect to the not-for-profit sector

• Culturally safe service delivery, governance and/or leadership

• Financial management - especially experience not-for-profit organisations

• Management of risk in a legal service or front-line DFV sector context

• Legal expertise in areas such as corporate or regulatory law, charities/NFP law or legal assistance scheme and service delivery

• Strong leadership and committee skills

This is an unpaid volunteer role.

How to apply

Applications should be emailed to [email protected] and include:

• a maximum 2 page expression of interest addressing the requirements of the role

• your current resume

• the names of 2 referees who can comment on your relevant skills and experience

Contact for more information

For more information, contact Shannon Frazer on [email protected].

A lived experience of intersectionality is highly valued, so we welcome applications from women with disabilities and women from the LBTIQA+ community.

Applications close at midnight Sunday 16 August 2026