Graduate Program Manager

Company DescriptionA career with Viva Energy is more than just a job! It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger. The opportunity to join an amazing team committed to supporting our evolving energy needs and helping to build a secure and sustainable energy future.Our energy helps people reach their destinations, fuels industries, support local businesses and communities. We are proud of the role we play in the local economies where we operate and supporting Australia’s energy security.Our future plans will support a transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to be part of the change and the solution. People who want to make a difference to ensure our customers, communities, environment and the planet thrive today as well as tomorrow. Will you be part of the energy solution?Job DescriptionJoin our dynamic team as a Graduate Program Manager, where your passion for nurturing talent and shaping early careers will play a pivotal role in growing our future talent pipeline.

• Lead and drive the end to end Graduate Program delivering a best in class program and experience.
• Stay abreast of current trends to ensure Viva Energy continues to deliver a competitive program.
• Deliver and manage the graduate professional development program activities including co-creating and designing programs and content or sourcing external providers.
• Project manage and lead the end to end graduate recruitment campaign with support from a dedicated recruitment resource to ensure a positive and engaging experience for candidates.
• Design robust and reliable graduate assessment tools and activities to identify and select top graduate talent.
• Develop and foster positive relationships with the graduate cohort.
• Establish strategic relationships with key universities. This would involve working with universities on projects or events to promote the program.
• Monitor and oversee the planning of rotations for first and second year graduates and placement of graduates into positions post program, working closely with People and Culture Managers and the key business leaders.
• Manage and lead annual graduate talent sessions to increase visibility of graduate talent across the business and identify potential graduate rotation and roll off opportunities
• Contract manage and maintain relationships with key program providers.
• Regular line manager engagement and briefings working in partnership with the respective People and Culture Managers.

QualificationsAbout youWe are looking for an experienced Graduate Program Manager who is passionate and energised to deliver a best in class program that supports the attraction and selection of early talent and delivers highly effective development activities that build the future capability of our graduate cohort.We are seeking an individual with the following experience:

• Managed and lead graduate or early talent programs and understands what is involved to deliver a best in class program
• Abreast of current external trends and best practice approaches, informed by robust data analysis which can then be applied and adopted to continuously evolve the Graduate program to attract and retain early talent.
• Strong stakeholder management skills to effectively work with a broad range of leaders and People and Culture Managers across diverse business lines
• Understand the principles of instructional design to source or design highly effective development programs that build graduate capability.
• Understand the principles of occupational assessment, to ensure graduate selection activities are robust and reliable
• Track record of effectively organising work and managing high volumes of work, effectively prioritise and deliver against deadlines.
• Confident and skilled presenter that can effectively engage internally and externally.
• Relevant qualifications in Human Resources or Organisational Psychology preferred

Additional InformationAbout Us:At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination. We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensive supply chain network. We are the exclusive Shell licensee in Australia, and supply around a quarter of Australia’s fuel through our network of around 1345 service stations and through our commercial partnerships with some of Australia’s biggest companies.It’s an exciting time to join Viva Energy, as we play our role in providing safe and reliable fuel supply today while preparing for the lower carbon energies of tomorrow. Our goal is to support the world's evolving energy needs and achieve net zero by 2050. Our future plans include a gas terminal and a solar energy farm, projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen, and the development of strategic storage to improve fuel supply security.Our Culture:At Viva Energy we aspire to create a great place to work where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to contribute to our success.Achieving WGEA Employer of Choice accreditation and being certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace by Parents at Work in partnership with UNICEF Australia highlight that we are driven by our people.We are open to flexibility options including part-time, job-share and flexibility in start and finish times. We are happy to explore what this could look like for you during the recruitment process.We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you would like to be put in contact with a team member from our diversity pillars – Gender, First Nations Peoples, Pride, Culture, Families and Abilities – as you progress through the recruitment process.