Partnership Manager

**Company Description**
Supporting millions of Aussies since 1988 with low fees and competitive long-term performance. Profits back to members, not shareholders

**Closing date: Sunday 9th March 2025**.

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies
- Join a market leading fund
- New role as part of the Partnership Team
- Hybrid working. Sydney or Melbourne location.

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $86 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

As a Partnership Manager at Rest, your role is pivotal to ensure our continued, positive relationships with industry partners and associations. You will provide dependable support and solutions, and use your extensive relationship management experience, combined with monitoring of partnership agreements to assess performance outcomes in line with Members’ Best Financial Interests Duty (BFID). Your organisational capabilities, attention to detail and effective communication at all levels will be instrumental in driving the team's success. You will monitor the fulfillment of contractual obligations for existing partnerships and also identifying new partnership opportunities. Importantly, you will play a key role in enhancing Rest's market presence and brand visibility among key stakeholders.
- Build strong, sustainable relationships with industry stakeholders, including key decision makers and influencers through regular virtual and in-person meetings and event interactions. Stakeholders will include but not be limited to the Shop, Distributive & Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), and the Franchise Council of Australia (FCA).
- Foster cross-functional cooperation across Rest divisional teams to ensure contractual deliverables, including performance outcomes with partnerships are met.
- Assist in preparing BFID assessments and partnership contracts.
- Prepare performance outcome reports for committee/s and the Board to assess the effectiveness and enhance the governance of all partnership activities.
- Support the Workplace Growth team to increase the number of businesses choosing Rest as their default superannuation fund by leveraging your deep superannuation knowledge to identify new business opportunities across our partnerships.
- Act as a representative for Rest at industry and association partner events, promoting our strong market position and brand awareness among key stakeholders.
- Handle general administration tasks with high efficiency, detail and accuracy. Identify opportunities and resolve issues promptly. Manage calendars and meetings for internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to navigate complex, difficult and sensitive situations with a high degree of professionalism
- This role will require some travel.

**Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualification/s in business, commerce, accounting or similar (highly desirable)
- RG 146 in superannuation

Required experience, understanding or credentials **including**:

- Proven experience in a similar role within financial services, preferably with industry super or an association. Strong verbal and written communication skills across all levels (e.g. C-suite, directors and influential people).
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions.
- Deep knowledge and experience working with unions and industry associations
- Experience (or an understanding) of BFID assessments, together with a willingness to learn more.

**Additional Information**
Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

- Personal and professional development opportunities
- ** Hybrid working**:

- Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
- Linkedin Learning
- Income Protection Insurance
- Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours)
- ** Rest Stops - meeting free breaks**
- Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best. _

**Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.**
- _Funds under management as at 30 June 2024. Rest is recognised as a _Responsible Investment Leader_ by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022._