Learning And Development Specialist

Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

Closing date: 5th April 2024 

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies 

• Support Rest's Investments team with L&D programs
• Work with our Investments People team and Enterprise L&D team
• Leading industry fund - hybrid working belnding work from home and in office

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

As a member of the Rest People and Culture team, this role will collaborate and contribute to delivering our People Strategy through working with leaders and employees to build Learning and Development, talent, culture and capability at Rest.

The primary purpose of this role is to identify Learning and capability needs, deliver Learning and Development programs to support those needs and support delivery of a range of engagement and culture related programs.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Collaborate with leaders and employees to identify and analyse training needs, complete capability gap analysis and input these into the workforce strategy 
• Design, source and deliver Learning and Development programs, including training workshops and e-Learning and actively monitor their effectiveness 
• Curate L&D content and campaigns aligned to business priorities
• Support the development of a preferred supplier program for L&D vendors and manage contracts
• Contribute to sharepoint management (where L&D content is housed)
• Support, contribution to and roll out key initiatives relating to organisational culture, DE&I, engagement and high impact programs of work

About You:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Human Resources, Change Management or related discipline required.
• Certification IV in Training and Assessment highly desired
• DiSC accreditation highly desirable

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Demonsrated experience in a L&D role
• Experience in financial services/investment industries highly desirable
• Experience in learning needs analysis and understanding of adult learning theory and application
• Experience presenting to varied audiences
• Experience using e-learning software such as a Articulate Storyline and Adobe Captivate

Benefits

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia) 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops) 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 30 June 2023. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier