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SalarySupporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders
Closing date: 29 Feb 24. *
Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies
Job Description
- Initial 5 month contract, immediate start
- Work with purpose and impact
- Hybrid working as standard
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
This is an initial 5 month engagement to work on a significant body of work.
The Senior ManagerCorporate Communications seeks to tell the Rest story through the production of key corporate and regulatory communications publications and activities, including the Annual Report and the Annual Members’ Meeting Notice and related communications activity.
Through deep engagement internally across the fund and externally with key strategic stakeholders, this role will protect and enhance the reputation of Rest with key stakeholders, including members. It is a highly collaborative role, requiring key communications attributes, including creativity, stakeholder management, issues management and a strategic mindset.
- Own all communications, production management and engagement activities related to Rest’s regulatory-required Corporate Communications outputs, ensuring member expectations and regulatory obligations are met.
- Produce corporate and regulatory communications artefacts, including the end-to-end production of Rest’s flagship Annual Report/Fund Information Report.
- Drive the production of Rest’s Annual Members’ Meeting Notice and related disclosures, working closely with the Financial Reporting team and senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Navigate a complex regulatory environment while championing best-practice communications practices.
- Work closely with Rest’s Regulatory and Technical Affairs and Risk and Legal teams to understand, apply and synthesize regulatory requirements into communications activities.
- Manage relationships with key external suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver business outcomes in line with timelines and budgets.
About You:
You have the dual expertise of exceptional stakeholder engagement and ability to create and deliver quality content. You understand collaboration is the key to the ultimate outcome, embracing every opportunity.
Required experience, understanding or credentials including:
- Highly advanced in communications, content creation for a super fund or in financial services
- Highly advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in end-to-end publication production
- Highly advanced interpersonal, communications, and rapport-building skills
- Awareness of media management, social media and content
- Experience in producing executive briefing packs and key messaging
- Collaborative mindset
- Ability to think strategically and creatively
- Possess strong planning, organising and project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a deadline driven environment and respond well to change
- Demonstrated ability to learn rapidly in new functional areas
- Prior experience working in super or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous
- A working style which aligns well to the Rest culture
- RG 146 compliant – or willingness to comply
- Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in communications or related discipline
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)
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 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
