The VCOSS team
We’re a small, passionate and purpose-driven team.
If you’re interested in a career at VCOSS please keep your eyes on our job vacancies.
New positions are also advertised in our fortnightly newsletter Amplify.
Details of the VCOSS Board can be found here.
Please direct all correspondence through our contact page or via the VCOSS Media Hub (journalists only).
VCOSS CEO Juanita Pope
Juanita Pope was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) in November 2023.
A lawyer and consultant specialising in the not-for-profit sector, Juanita has 20 years’ experience in not-for-profit governance and leadership.
She worked for almost a decade at Justice Connect as Head of Not-for-profit Law and, before joining VCOSS, held the role of General Counsel and Company Secretary at climate advocacy organisation The Sunrise Project. Juanita has also practiced in corporate law and at the Federal Court of Australia. She studied at the University of Melbourne (1998-2003) obtaining a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts (majoring in Australian Studies and Cultural Studies).
VCOSS Directors
Disability Advocacy Resource Unit
DARU is a dedicated unit working with disability advocacy organisations to promote and protect the rights of Victorians with disability.
VCOSS acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country, and we pay respect to Elders and Ancestors. Our business is conducted on sovereign, unceded Aboriginal land. The VCOSS offices are located on Wurundjeri Woiwurrung land in central Naarm.