Learning & Development Coordinator, 12 Month FTC

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

Closing date: 26th September 2025

Please note Rest does not accept speculative resumes from recruitment agencies

Rest will review applications prior to the closing date and may close the role earlier

Job Description

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

We support more than two million members, with around $100 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 key member of the Organisational Capability & Performance team, the Program Coordinator's primary purpose is to coordinate and support the successful delivery of both BAU programs and key initiatives of Rest's People Strategy. The Organisational Capability & Performance team design and deliver enterprise-wide initiatives that promote growth, development, and transformation within our organisation. This role is critical in working with and supporting stakeholders in the successful implementation of these programs. The role also plays a pivotal role in uplifting and improving key BAU processes and systems that enable the remit of the Organisational Capability & Performance team.

• Providing support for multiple projects at one time across the Organisational Capability & Performance team.
• Coordinate the implementation of learning and development (L&D) programs to improve employee skills and knowledge.
• Support regular assessments and feedback to measure the effectiveness of both organisational development (OD) and L&D development programs.
• Ongoing maintenance and tracking of Organisational Development (OD) and L&D initiative project plans.
• Maintenance of learning records (e.g. participant lists, schedules, attendance records) using Excel and learning management software.
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly reporting requirements for enterprise initiatives and compliance requirements.
• End to end coordination and administration of OD & L&D events, including liaising and onboarding vendors, participant scheduling, senior stakeholder diary management, drafting communications, facility booking and set-up (on site and online), catering, materials etc.

Qualifications

Relevant Tertiary qualifications or demonstrated experience in a field similar to L&D, OD or Talent Management/HR

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Experience in planning, coordinating logistics for internal and external training programs, conferences and events.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the organisation.
• Data management, analysis and reporting
• Project tracking and reporting

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

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a
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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.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.