Senior Manager, Communications

Company Description

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

Closing date:  COB 10 October 2025

Job Description

• Join a Leading Superannuation Fund Provider
• 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
• Strong Focus on Consumer Storytelling and Raising Rest's Profile & Brand
• Role Location: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
• Hybrid Working: Blend of CBD Office and Remote

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.

Reporting into the Head of External Communications, the primary role focus is to deliver and advise on strategic communication that builds trust and understanding of Rest's purpose through strong reputation management and stakeholder engagement in service of our members.

This role has a strong focus on consumer storytelling and raising Rest's profile and brand, increasing member, employer and stakeholder engagement and understanding of Rest.

This is a12 Month Fixed Term Contract role.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Implement Rest's strategic communications and consumer PR approach, building organisational capability and relationships to represent Rest effectively in target markets.
• Develop and implement Rest's Linked In and enterprise digital content strategy, with a focus on reputation management and audience engagement.
• Guide the creation of high-quality strategic comms content including media releases, speeches, social media posts, and video assets, ensuring consistency in tone, style, and messaging.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media and other key stakeholders to drive positive engagement and elevate Rest's profile.
• Collaborate closely with Rest's employer and partnerships team to enhance communications with key employers, unions, and industry associations.
• Produce executive-level communications including speeches, presentations, and briefing documents.
• Provide strategic communication support across key projects to ensure alignment with broader business and reputational objectives, including reviewing and developing messaging frameworks for campaigns, announcements, and change programs.
• Support daily media relations and press office activities in collaboration with the Senior Manager Communications – Media Relations.
• Management of reputational issues as they arise.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in communications/media or related discipline

Required experience, understanding or credentials including:

• Strategic thinking
• Excellent writing, content making and storytelling ability
• Strong stakeholder management
• Crisis and issues management expertise
• An interest and knowledge of superannuation
• Collaborative and action oriented

Additional Information

Benefits

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

• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Flexible, hybrid working – work to suit your lifestyle (must be based in Australia)
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave
• Meeting free breaks (Rest Stops)
• Income Protection Insurance
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest's values and behaviours)

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 Super culture, please click Apply Now.

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 30 June 2023. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.

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