Community Impact Lead

Community Impact Lead

Help drive our community engagement strategy, ensuring our initiatives truly benefit the people and places where we operate
- Seeking a passionate, dynamic, and forward-thinking individual
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
- Hybrid work conditions from either of our head offices in Queensland or SA

**A workplace for you to be you.**

We take great pride in supporting our community and we are excited to offer an exciting opportunity for an energetic business minded professional to deliver meaningful impact, engage our people and our customers whilst supporting our ability to differentiate and attract our target market.

You will work closely with other members of the Sustainability & Community Impact team and colleagues across the business to develop our organisational maturity and generate advocacy. You will effectively manage competing priorities, set realistic timelines, and drive activities to achieve targets. You will focus on opportunities and risks that are important to our communities and that have the potential to impact upon our business model.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Contributing to the ongoing development of the People First Bank community strategy and sustainability framework
- Managing the development and implementation of the People First Bank Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan
- Develop and maintain an annual program of internal and external events to recognise periods of community or cultural significance (e.g. National Reconciliation Week, National Volunteer Week)
- Manage the People First Bank's employee volunteering program - Good Squad - with the dual objectives of delivering positive impact to our communities and increasing employee engagement
- Contribute to People First Bank's impact reporting and ongoing disclosures

**About you**:
You are committed to making a positive impact to the communities in which we operate and you thrive on the opportunity to build collaborative relationships with community groups, charities, and other external stakeholders. Your recent work experience in either a sustainability, financial services or community partnerships role demonstrates your high level of business acumen and your ability to work towards strategic business objectives.

We also seek:

- A strong understanding of how environmental and social concerns relate to material business risks and opportunities
- Experience contributing to reports and presenting information in a clear, engaging and concise manner
- Expertise in influencing outcomes with internal and external stakeholders and/or mitigating issues to achieve outcomes
- Experience interacting and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver shared outcomes

**Why you'll love working with us**:
People First Bank - our new brand - says exactly what we're all about: people. We're committed to supporting and growing our team and creating an outstanding work environment.

You'll have access to financial and lifestyle benefits to support your success and individuality:

- Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements.
- Enhance your salary with discounts on banking, health insurance, and shopping across Australia.
- Advance your career with training, study support, and project opportunities.
- Competitive leave benefits that empower employees to take time for themselves and loved ones.
- Wellbeing support with our Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing leave, mental health app, and mental health ambassadors' program.
- Make a difference with paid volunteering, Workplace Giving, and diverse community initiatives.
- Be recognised for your contributions through our peer-driven recognition program.

**A bit about People First Bank**:
In March 2023, People's Choice and Heritage Bank merged to form Heritage and People's Choice Limited - Australia's leading mutual bank. We are now on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services, and technology under a single brand - People First Bank.

We have over 700,000 members and 1,900 employees, with dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, an Australian-based contract centre and branches across five states.

With a vision 'To deliver positive change through banking', People First Bank serves members and contributes to the community, while offering an inclusive, flexible work environment. We're big enough to make an impact; but agile enough to influence and do interesting work.
If you like what you've read and we sound like a good fit, we'd love to hear from you - click on the **apply**button now.

Job ID 300000073646719