Head of Government Relations

**About Us**

Endeavour Group was created in 2020 through the restructure and merger of the Woolworths Group drinks and hospitality businesses. With a strong track record of growth, combined these businesses form the leading company in drinks and hospitality in Australia.

United behind a common purpose of ‘Creating a more sociable future together’, we are a 28,000+ strong team with more than 1600 stores and 330 hotels nationally, including leading brands such as Dan Murphy’s, BWS and ALH Hotels.

Endeavour Group separated from Woolworths during calendar year 2021. Join the team at an exciting time in their evolution

**The Role**

Endeavour Group has been operating as a demerged, stand alone ASX top 50 company for 12 months. As Australia’s largest operator of retail liquor and hotels, among many other exciting businesses including wine and drinks production, we interact with governments, regulators and policymakers in many ways.

We have bottle shops, hotels, accommodation and wineries stretching across nearly every community in Australia. We employ nearly 30,000 people, from store and hospitality workers through to viticulturalists and data scientists in our technology division.

The purpose of this role is to enable our business strategy and build our credentials as a leader in responsibility in our sectors of liquor retail and hotels.

The role will lead the development and implementation of the policy and regulatory agenda for Endeavour Group, working in close partnership with Corporate Affairs colleagues in the retail and hotels teams. This role is a new role for the Group..

**What You’ll Do**
- Policy and regulation work in the key areas of industry, retail, liquor licencing and alcohol policy, among other emerging trends and topics.
- Develop strategies across all jurisdictions, focused on priority states.
- Work
- Advice and counsel to the business on broad topics across a range of external stakeholders.

**About You**

**Essential**
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in applicable field (business, communications, policy, law)
- Circa 10 years experience in one or more of the following fields: public policy, government relations and stakeholder management across either governments, bureaucracy, corporate sector or consultancies
- Proven track record of policy development and agenda setting
- Proven track record of executive stakeholder relationship development and management

**Ideal**
- Experience in ESG practice or reporting within a large corporation
- Experience in creating an Annual Reporting Suite
- Experience in working across project delivery, including comms, events and digital media/production

**Grow with Endeavour Group**

Endeavour Group comprises a diverse range of drinks and hospitality businesses including BWS, Dan Murphy’s, ALH Hotels and Pinnacle Drinks. We are focused on growing and transforming our businesses to meet the changing needs of customers and we’re driven by a culture that puts our customers and team first.

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do. We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. At Endeavour Group we value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and for each other.

**We’d love to hear from You**

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.