Head of Content, Learning & Channels

• Permanent full-time position
  
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements
• Paid parental leave, paid study leave and subsidies for professional memberships
• Complimentary access to an employee assistance program (EAP) and wellbeing events throughout the year

About Us:

The LIV is the state's peak body for lawyers, representing more than 21,000 members. The LIV's purpose is to promote the highest standards of ethical and legal practice, education and service excellence in the practice and administration of law to ensure the community benefits from strong legal representation, effective advocacy and a fair and equitable legal and justice system.

The LIV is a non-profit organisation dedicated to our members and the development, maintenance, and the sustenance of the law for the benefit of the community.

Position Overview:

The Head of Content, Learning & Channels leads the strategic development, governance, and delivery of all content, professional learning, and communication channels that support the legal profession.
This role ensures that lawyers at every career stage, students, new lawyers, solicitors, in‑house counsel, government practitioners, community lawyers, senior leaders, and specialists, have access to authoritative, high‑quality content and learning, assessment, and certification pathways (including Accredited Specialisation) that reflects the profession’s regulatory environment, ethics obligations, and practice needs.

The position is central to the association’s mission to uphold professional standards, support practitioner capability, and act as a trusted source of insight and guidance for the legal community.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead the creation of a sector‑aligned integrated content strategy that reflects legal profession priorities such as ethics, CPD compliance, law reform, practice management, wellbeing, and emerging legal issues.
• Oversee the editorial direction of all professional content, ensuring accuracy, legal rigour, and alignment with the professions expectations.
• Own the full CPD product suite, ensuring compliance with jurisdictional CPD rules and accreditation requirements.
• Design learning offerings tailored to various cohorts, including early career lawyers, sole practitioners, government lawyers, corporate counsel, suburban, and regional practitioners.
• Own the end‑to‑end product strategy for content, learning, certification, and channel offerings, including lifecycle management, positioning, and value proposition.
• Define and recommend pricing strategies for learning, content, and certification products in collaboration with the CFO and other Heads of.
• Leverage analytics, audience data, CPD usage patterns, and practitioner needs assessments.
• Collaborate with internal teams in policy, ethics, member experience, accreditation, events, and advocacy to ensure alignment of content with key profession issues.
  

To be considered, you must demonstrate:

Deep understanding of the legal profession, regulatory environment, CPD requirements, and professional conduct obligations.

High‑level editorial judgement and strong command of legal concepts, emerging issues, and trends across practice areas.

Expertise in adult learning methodology, instructional design, and digital learning environments.

Strong communication skills and the ability to engage senior stakeholders including judges, senior counsel, partners, and regulators.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8–12+ years’ experience in content, legal education, publishing, professional learning, or digital channel leadership.
• Experience in a legal association, regulatory body, professional membership organisation, or legal education environment (strongly desirable).

The LIV encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander origin, LGBTIQ+ communities and from diverse cultures, language groups, and people with disabilities.

If you are interested in joining a highly respected membership organisation that values respect, integrity, collaboration, accountability, curiosity and a focus on service excellence, please apply.

How to Apply:

Please include a cover letter, together with your CV.

Applications close 19 June 2026. 

Applications may be considered and interviewed before the closing date.

The position description is available at the link below:

https://www.liv.asn.au/Common/Uploaded%20files/NoIndex/LIV-Careers/Position-Description-Head-of-Content-Learning-Channels-May2026.pdf