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.
Reporting to the Head of Investment Relations & ESG Communications, the Investment Relations Lead will play an important role in positioning the fund as a global leader in funds management, investment performance and portfolio activity.
Your New Role
The Investment Relations Lead will also play a role in ensuring the Fund’s reputation is appropriately considered in investment decision making and ongoing investment ownership, and the Fund’s reputation as an investor is appropriately managed.
Key duties include but are not limited to:
Undertake stakeholder identification and mapping for new investment opportunities.
Oversight and reporting of Fund sustainability initiatives and activity.
Seek out and implement AI opportunities for enhancing activity from within Investment Relations & ESG communications.
Support the development of proactive and reactive stakeholder management plans inclusive of advising Executive and investment Committee regarding acquisition, ownership and divestment.
Support transaction activity and meet governance requirements through development of rep risk recommendations for relevant decision-making governance forums.
Develop communications narratives and implementation plans to support investment activity and manage issues/events arising in the investment program.
Identify and engage with internal and external delivery partners to enable team activity and execution.
Contribute to simplification program working within the Strategy and Corporate Affairs (SCA) Domain and across teams to confidently engage with their stakeholders on the Fund’s investment strategy and program.
Contribute to simplification program working within the Strategy and Corporate Affairs (SCA) Domain and across teams to confidently engage with their stakeholders on the Fund’s investment strategy and program.
Engage stakeholders from across the investment and member domains, manage expectations and ensure internal and external alignment of activity.
What You’ll Need
Tertiary qualifications in commerce, finance, communications, or related discipline.
5+ years’ Investor Relations, Communications and/or Stakeholder Management experience with a large private markets investor preferably in the infrastructure, real estate, or private equity sectors.
Demonstrated ability to support the development of communications plans to support transaction activity and emerging reputation issues.
Demonstrated stakeholder management expertise.
Ability to support the development and execution of complex stakeholder engagement plans.
Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Ability to build strong relationships with investment teams to ensure open lines of communication and proactive engagement on reputation issues.
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.
Skills Required
- Tertiary qualifications in commerce, finance, communications, or related discipline
- 5+ years' Investor Relations, Communications and/or Stakeholder Management experience
- Experience with a large private markets investor (preferably infrastructure, real estate, or private equity)
- Demonstrated ability to develop communications plans supporting transaction activity and emerging reputation issues
- Demonstrated stakeholder management expertise and ability to develop and execute complex stakeholder engagement plans
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to build strong relationships with investment teams to ensure proactive engagement on reputation issues
- Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status
- Experience applying AI to enhance communications or stakeholder engagement
What We Do
AustralianSuper is for everyday Australians and businesses; we help invest members’ money to create the best possible retirement outcomes for members. More than 3 million members and 440,000 businesses trust us to invest more than AU$270 billion on their behalf. One in 8 working Australians are a member of AustralianSuper, the nation’s largest superannuation fund. Our size has given us the ability to leverage significant investment opportunities for long term performance and low fees that are passed on to our members. With services and advice that simplify super for business including a free clearing house, secure online transactions, dedicated relationship managers, education and help. It’s easy to see why we’ve been a top performing fund. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AustralianSuper is not responsible for other user's comments. We reserve the right to delete any comments that are not in line with our community standards. By participating in the AustralianSuper’s LinkedIn community, you agree to adhere to our House Rules: ausup.me/HouseRules ______________________________________________________________________________________ Investment returns are not guaranteed. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future returns. Reference to any awards and ratings are only one factor to be taken into account when choosing a super fund. The information posted by AustralianSuper may be general financial advice which doesn’t take into account your personal objectives, situation or needs. Before making a decision about AustralianSuper, you should think about your financial requirements and refer to the relevant Product Disclosure Statement, available at australiansuper.com/pds or by calling 1300 300 273. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd ABN 94 006 457 987, AFSL 233788, Trustee of AustralianSuper ABN 65 714 394 898.
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