Community and Foundation Manager

Primary Details

Time Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee
- Location: Sydney
- Type: Permanent, Fulltime

Your part in a changing world

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We’re an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks, build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’ve been cultivating resilience since 1886, when our founders started a marine insurance company in Townsville, Australia to give early pioneers a safeguard against uncertainty.

Today, we employ more than 11,600 people around the world, and our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation insurance.

The opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a passionate individual to drive the work of QBE’s Australia Pacific Foundation, as QBE Foundation Manager.

The QBE Foundation works across QBE’s global operations in 27 countries and is committed to creating strong, resilient and inclusive communities. We work in partnership with community organisations, and through other key programs of work, such as the QBE Foundation local grants program.

You will be responsible for the leading the development and delivery of the AUSPAC QBE Foundation plan in line with the Global QBE Foundation strategy by developing, implementing and managing QBE Foundation partnerships, programs, initiatives and events in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

You will report into the Head of Social Impact and work closely with QBE’s Sustainability team. Your role will include, but not be limited to:
- Leading the delivery of the QBE Foundation AUSPAC local grants program and the AUSPAC’s QBE AcceliCITY program- Driving the uptake of employee engagement and social impact initiatives by QBE’s employees through the integration of the new employee engagement platform and leveraging of Foundation partnerships- Measuring and reporting the social impact of QBE Foundation partnerships and programs, while also continuously improving on measurement processes- Driving the delivery of the QBE Foundation local grants program in Australia Pacific- Manage internal and external communications for all QBE Foundation initiatives- Partner with business areas to seek opportunities to demonstrate social impact- Manage QBE Foundation Committee, engaging regional representatives to execute strategic programs and initiatives- Manage and build strong community partnerships for long term sustainable impact- Work with regional foundation managers on global projects including, but not limited to, QBE Global Disaster Relief and Resilience Partnerships, AcceliCITY Resilience Challenge, QGiving- Manage risk and streamline processes to ensure proper due diligence and assessment process is followed through all Grant and partnership review and assessment

Your story so far

We’re looking for someone who is experienced in social impact and able to take a strategic approach to working with our community and business partners. This may mean coming from a corporate philanthropy background, or from working in the not-for-profit sector with corporate partners. You should be able to build strong relationships and collaborate with and influence a broad range of stakeholders. You will need to have strong attention to detail and project management capability.

Core competencies:
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence key stakeholders- Ability to communicate and collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders- Strong attention to detail and project management capability- Financial and business acumen and awareness of financial responsibility- Strategic thinking- Identify and implement innovative and efficient improvement initiatives.

We are here to support you

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:
- ‘Hybrid Working’ - a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance- Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice- 12 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super- The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching- Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums-
- Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:
- 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice- 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion