Head of Public

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- ** Job no**: 8B4E8
- ** Category**: Marketing, Corporate Affairs, Stakeholder Management, Policy & Advocacy, Public & Corporate Affairs

**Acknowledgement of Country**:
Hostplus acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

**About us**:
At Hostplus, we passionately provide our over 1.5 million members with the best possible service; constantly looking for new ways to deliver better value while helping members get the most out of their super. We are inspired to help our members achieve greater security for their future and ensure they retire with dignity.

Your role at Hostplus will give your career meaning, whether you're in marketing, financial advice, Operations or any of our other divisions - you'll be contributing to ensuring our members retire with the best possible outcomes, and what better feeling is there than knowing your role helps someone to retire with dignity and security?

**About the role**:
The role of the Head of Public & Corporate Affairs is principally responsible for providing corporate affairs support, expertise and advice and lead and manage the development of external communications, the Fund’s internal communication strategy, plans and delivery and generally provide an internal corporate affairs consultancy with a focus on risk control.

As the Head of Public & Corporate Affairs you will also assist the Executive Manager, Public & Corporate Affairs in protecting Hostplus’ reputation, brand and standing, both within the superannuation sector and the public more generally. This includes preemptively and proactively assessing and responding to current affairs, formal and social media sentiment and reporting, and other forums and channels where the Fund’s status, reputation and repute is shaped and influenced. Importantly, this includes quickly understanding and assessing negative impacts to the business & working with senior management and relevant service providers to develop timely and effective action plans to address and mitigate such risks.

**About you**:

- You will have a strong knowledge of the Australian retirement income policy environment and the superannuation sector in particular, with a demonstrated and applied working understanding of the structures, philosophy and ethos and industry superannuation funds
- Applied experience with superannuation processes, procedures, legal & compliance requirements
- A high level of risk and compliance awareness, especially as applied to superannuation funds’ marketing and related strategies and activities
- Strong knowledge of adult learning principles & financial literacy fundamentals
- Sound demonstrated commercial judgement and acumen, including superior relationship & organising skills
- Ability to work closely & proactively with key stakeholders across a range of business levels
- Ability to uphold integrity with confidential and sensitive market information
- The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while maintaining a sense of perspective and discipline
- Proven and applied knowledge and use of fundamental project management practices, methods and systems to achieve timely and cost effective outcomes and deliverables.
- Work productively & efficiently both personally and with others to achieve objectives
- Ability to positively influence, lead and manage other
- Communicate with impact in addition to producing quality communications & reports
- A penchant for problem solving, consensus-building & getting things done effectively and efficiently

**Why work for us**:
Our employees are passionate about what we do and are proud to be part of an organisation which helps everyday Australians achieve a brighter future. We value diversity of thought and have an open & flexible workplace. Some industry leading benefits we offer include:

- 15% superannuation.
- Access to subsidised financial advice.
- Salary packaging.
- Flexible working arrangements, work remotely & in the office.
- Excellent EBA conditions eg: extended parental leave, long service leave at 5 years, additional leave over Christmas shutdown.

**What next**:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please follow the prompts to formally apply.

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our members, and the communities we operate in.

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