Work at the Environmental Defenders Office
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is the leading environmental law practice in the Australia Pacific Region delivering legal solutions for people, nature and our climate. We have a big vision which is a world where nature thrives. We've got big ambition about the role we can play in delivering that vision and we've got an incredible team across the country working to achieve it.
We are dedicated to protecting our climate, communities and shared environment by providing access to justice, running ground-breaking litigation and leading law reform advocacy. Over our 30-year combined history we've developed a formidable track record of empowering communities and delivering effective protection of the environment through legal services.
Our Values
Commitment
– We are committed to a united organisation, to each other, to collaboration, to justice, to our communities and to creating a world where nature thrives.
Diversity
– We are respectful of and welcome diversity of staff, volunteers, offices, environmental regions, communities, stakeholders.
Integrity
– We work effectively, efficiently, strategically, professionally and ethically; "justice is in our nature".
Vision
– We lead change and environmental empowerment using innovation, creativity, and courage.
Our Culture and Benefits
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected, and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.
The chance to be part of the largest environmental legal practice in the Australia-Pacific.
A very flexible and family-friendly workplace.
Option to work from home and the office.
8 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender or carer status.
15 days personal/carer's leave.
10 days paid family and domestic violence leave.
3 days paid cultural leave.
Extra leave over the Christmas period.
Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
EDO proudly has a JEDI (Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion) Committee and a Mental Health Ambassador Committee, and has developed a First Nations Program with the aid of indigenous-led consultancies.
Affinity groups for the following: Global Majority*, LGBTQIA+ & People with Disability.
*Global Majority is a collective term that first and foremost speaks to and encourages those so-called, to think of themselves as belonging to the majority on planet earth. It refers to people who are Black, African, Asian, Brown, dual-heritage, indigenous to the global south, and or, have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities'.
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