Research & Policy Officer (Technology)

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Applications close 9am 17 October 2025 AEST

WESNET is seeking an experienced research and policy professional to join our team. Working remotely, the successful applicant will work to strengthen our policy work and advocacy for victim-survivors.

The Research & Policy Officer (Technology) will play a leading role in our policy and project work relating to the intersection of technology and violence against women. The successful candidate will contribute to Wesnet’s policy materials, work with key stakeholders to understand critical policies, and assist the broader organisation by providing expert advice on emerging issues.

You will be part of Wesnet's highly engaged and national team, ideally based in Canberra, Melbourne or Sydney. The successful applicant may occasionally be required to travel as part of their position. We are a remote and hybrid team working around Australia.

Wesnet is Australia’s peak women’s organisation working to eliminate domestic and family violence. Wesnet aims to:

Provide support for women victim-survivors and their children, 
Strengthen and build the women’s family and domestic violence sector,
Strengthen WESNET’s position as the national leader of member services to the sector, and
Use our specialist knowledge to achieve our purpose and maximise our capacity to eliminate family and domestic violence and other forms of gender- based violence.

What we offer:

Generous salary, plus superannuation
Excellent tax-free salary packaging options available
4 weeks leave (pro rata) with 17.5% leave loading
Family friendly work environment
4 weeks paid Parental leave after 12 months service
Opportunity to work in a feminist organisation with a small team of people who are committed to ending domestic violence

To be considered for shortlisting and interview your application must include:

Cover letter
A statement which describes your suitability against each of the key selection criteria detailed in the Position Description
A resume or CV containing your contact details, a summary of work experience, details of qualifications and education.
Referees - if required for an interview you will be required to provide details of at least two referees - one should be your current or most recent supervisor - and another supervisory with knowledge of your work performance.
As part of the screening requirements all staff must have (or be able to obtain) an Employee Working With Childrens Check and a National Police Check

PLEASE NOTE: Applications will be reviewed as they are received until a suitable applicant is found, so you are advised to apply as soon as possible. Late applications will not be considered, however Wesnet does reserve the right to extend the final date if a suitable applicant is not found.

Applications must be submitted by email to "jobs AT wesnet.org.au"

If you need additional information about the position please send your written enquiry to "jobs AT wesnet.org.au".
A single PDF is preferred.
Please note: applications that do not comply with the above will not be considered.
No recruiters thanks. 

FAQs - please check back as we list the questions from applicants

Where is the position based?

This is a work from home position and around half the team at WESNET work from home across different parts of Australia, while half the remaining team are based in Bendigo, Victoria in our offices there. 

Can I arrange a quick chat with the CEO to discuss the position and my qualifications? 

No. For procedural fairness and also due to the high volume of enquiries and automatically generated requests for "quick chats" - we ask all candidates to carefully read the instructions, and send all questions through to the email address as instructed in the selection documentation.  Part of our selection process, is seeing that candidates follow the basic instructions of our process.   

Contact

[email protected] / (Australia FREE CALL) 1800 937 638

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