The Vinnies veteran of 27 years said she planned to meet with local members to discuss opportunities for the organisation to grow and acknowledge the work being done by members.

After joining Vinnies as a 10-year-old, Ms Victory began her charitable career working on youth programs and organising camps and activity days for children whose families couldn't afford a holiday.

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In 2011 she joined the national council and served two terms as the vice president and deputy president before being elected as the national president in 2019.

The 2019 appointment saw the then 35-year-old Adelaide lawyer become St Vincent de Paul's youngest and first female national president in the organisation's 165-year history.

While the groundbreaking achievement has not defined Ms Victory's presidency she does acknowledge its significance and her position as a role model and pioneer for the next generation.

"There's always a sense of responsibility when you represent something new because there's a risk that anything you do wrong people will ascribe to your age or gender, making it harder for other people in future. So I know it's a responsibility," she said.

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She said having benefited from the guidance and mentoring of previous presidents she wanted to make sure she could provide that support to the next generation and give them the same opportunities she received.

As the national president, Ms Victory said her job was to define the culture and directions of the organisation's advocacy while pushing for greater engagement with the community and governments.

She said what stood out about the Tasmanian organisation was the relationship they had with the state government, which has helped Vinnies address large scale issues.

"They do a lot of great work with the limited resources that they have," she said.

"One of the great things in Tasmania is they seem to have a really good working relationship with the state government here which really helps, and it means they can work together on those really key things like community housing that's a big priority for the society."

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Ms Victory said her hope for the future was to bring more young people into the society and continue to increase the diversity of its members.

She said in the past 10 years the organisation structure of Vinnies had become more diverse in terms of age, gender and cultural background.

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