Liberty Australia is a non-profit educational institute run by volunteers across Australia. We are wholly independent, and do not accept funds from government or contract work from corporations. Our vision is a society that embraces the ideas of the Austrian school of economics and libertarianism. We achieve our vision by publishing books and journals, writing articles, producing videos/podcasts, and running conferences. Most of our volunteers are in their 20s so we are particularly interested in engaging with young people who are keen to promote civil liberties in the political and economic sphere.
We are currently seeking a Finance Manager, IT Manager, Legal & Compliance Manager and Membership Manager. These Managers will be provided with in-house guidance from the Board of Directors. The required time commitment is a minimum of 5 hours per week.
FINANCE MANAGER
The Finance Manager will be responsible for the maintenance of accurate financial data across the organisation, and reports directly to the Board of Directors. The ideal candidate would be studying accounting or commerce, or have work experience in those areas. The key responsibilities will include recording and reporting all financial transactions, assisting in the development and maintenance of budgets, reporting to key stakeholders, improving and streamlining current financial processes.
The ideal candidate would have excellent written and oral communication skills, demonstrate high attention to detail, be competent in Microsoft Office, with familiarity with accounting information suites favourable, and be able to deal with confidential information.
IT MANAGER
The IT Manager will be responsible for website and account maintenance as well as keeping Liberty Australia up to date with new technology. A programmer familiar with Drupal is preferred, since the organisation’s current website is based on this platform. Graphic design skills are also an advantage. This position involves dealing with problems in LA’s website as they arise, setting up and maintaining RSS feeds, managing spam, promoting events on the site and providing advice on how best to optimise search engine placement.
LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MANAGER
The Legal & Compliance Manager will be responsible for contract management and ensuring compliance with relevant laws, regulations and policies. He or she will support the Board of Directors in complying with their legal obligations under the relevant incorporation law. A law degree is an advantage. Strong attention to detail and an understanding of how to conduct legal research is essential.
MEMBERSHIP MANAGER
The Membership will be responsible for maintaining records of members and developing a strategy to keep them engaged with the organisation. Specific tasks would include setting up a weekly newsletter, doing research on other organisations such as GetUp, the Institute of Public Affairs and the Centre for Independent Studies and presenting the findings to the Board as a way of enhancing our members-policies and other tasks that are related to member-management. The ideal candidate would need strong organisational skills, computer literacy and demonstrate they are capable of thinking of creative ways to increase our membership.
Note: At present, these are all voluntary positions.
Please email a CV and/or cover letter to ssabhlok@mises.com