Senior Manager Government Relations

Job Description:

• Unique opportunity to accelerate your career within Government Relations- providing complexity and challenge at a high profile, listed company in Banking.
• Open to candidates based within Sydney or Canberra locations- weekly attendance in our Sydney office and travel to Canberra on a regular basis is required.
• Key role within our Government Affairs and Public Policy team- lead political engagement, enhance Westpac's reputation and advocate for positive change.

How will I help?Our Government Affairs and Public Policy team is responsible for managing Westpac's reputation with policy-makers and advocating for policy change that benefits our customers. This includes interaction and relationships largely with the Federal Government, the Opposition and Commonwealth Treasury, as well as the Australian Banking Association (ABA) and State Government.Your role will be key in managing the Groups' relationship with Federal and State politicians including leading the development of an orderly and effective executive engagement strategy and co-ordination of Westpac's sponsorship of the National Press Club.Your role will be heavily focussed on external networking and relationship building including representing Westpac at functions and meetings. You will also be required to prepare briefings for our CEO and Group Executives, and provide political insight and expertise across wide ranging initiatives for key topics, including AI, Digital and Core Banking projects.Specific responsibilities include:

• Working independently and with the Head of Government Affairs and Policy, to ensure Westpac has strong relationships with key Federal and State politicians.
• Collaboratively leading the development and delivery of an orderly and effective plan of State and Federal political engagement for the Group Executive, including managing and developing pro-active engagement opportunities
• Monitoring, communicating and anticipating material political developments.
• Managing compliance obligations per mandatory disclosure requirements.
• Managing a variety of public policy and reputational issues in partnership with the business to ensure Westpac influences the best outcome for the bank and our customers.

What's in it for me?
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is creating better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.What do I need?To be successful in this role you will have experience as a former government official or political staffer, with a reputation for working collaboratively to proactively manage key political and policy issues at a senior level (Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet). You will bring significant experience in a relevant Government, industry group or business position.Your exceptional organisational skills will underpin a proven track record of managing and briefing senior stakeholders and producing high-quality written briefings. You will possess a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Communications, Political Science or Law and have a strong interest and awareness of politics and government processes.Your flexibility will also be required- regular attendance in Sydney office and travel to Canberra on a regular basis is required for this role.If you have a passion and exposure to, advocating for positive change in areas affecting commercial banking, then we would love to hear from you!What's it like to work there?We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. Working with us you'll discover new ways of working, and an exciting range of roles to showcase your skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values diversity and flexibility. And one where everyone belongs.How do I Apply?Start here. Select the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please call 1800 655 592 Option 2.3 or email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au