Lead Colleagues & Culture Partner

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.​ We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members. 

Your New Role  

The purpose of the Colleague Partnering team is to provide Colleague & Culture support with the objective of building the Fund’s culture and capability to deliver high performance. 

The Lead Colleagues & Culture(C&C) Partner will support our Member domain and will be responsible for delivering high-quality C&C support to the business stakeholder on issues relating to C&C management, policies and practices. This role will be critical in implementing continuous improvement to C&C processes and project manage the development and delivery of key initiatives. 

• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to the Executives and People Leaders in these groups.

• Assist with the delivery of a C&C plan for these groups, which is aligned to the Groups’ Strategy, the Fund’s Strategy, and the Colleagues & Culture priorities. 

• Contribute to achieving a unified and values driven culture in both groups and across the broader Fund.

• Provide C&C advice, support, and solutions to colleagues on a wide range of strategic and, at times, operational people issues.

• Ensure the organisational structure evolves to meet the requirements of the business and Fund as it grows rapidly

What You’ll Need    

• Strong experience as a Human Resources professional, ideally with exposure to financial services.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of employment legislation and employee relations

• Experience managing and developing others to achieve high performance

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including confidence to work with senior leaders of an organisation

• Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills

• Strong customer service focus with a proactive approach to problem solving

• Open and responsive to change

• Intellectually curious and forward thinking

• Ability to operate at a strategic level and add commercial value

• Practical, hands on approach and ability to get things done

• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Self-starter with a continuous improvement motivation and service mindset
   

Life at AustralianSuper  

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.  

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity. We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.  

What’s Next  

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.  

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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.   

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.