Senior Analyst, Responsible Investments

1 day ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Rest Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
Company Description

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

Closing date: 24th October 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
  • 12 month fixed term contract
  • Hybrid working
  • Growing superannuation fund with a huge focus on Responsible Investments

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.

This role contributes to the high-performing and highly collaborative Responsible Investments and Sustainability (RI&S) team and broader Investments team, ensuring ESG factors are considered in the investment process and investment decision useful ESG research is conducted. 

The Senior Analyst will play an important role in driving the implementation of Rest's responsible investment approach, with a primary focus on ESG integration. It will also work across all the responsible investment pillars covering Governance, ESG integration, Active Ownership, Screening, Thematic and Impact Investing, Collective Responsibility and Advocacy, and Disclosure and Transparency.

  • Perform the role of 'asset class responsible investment partner' to specified asset class teams, specifically, e.g. equities, debt & cash
  • Conduct ESG and Impact due diligence and ongoing assessments, ensuring ESG and climate-related factors are integrated within the investment process, including those of active ownership and sustainability outcomes
  • Research, measure, monitor, analyse, and report on ESG and climate-related data, trends, metrics and targets, including the whole of Fund exclusions and enhanced Sustainable Growth option criteria
  • Co-ordinate, advise and consult with key stakeholders to assist with the annual review, updating or uplifting of strategy, policies, protocols, and risk standards; draft relevant sections for reports, disclosures and other communications.
  • Lead the development of responsible investment questionnaires and disclosures that require internal coordination, e.g. RIAA, PRI, SuperRatings
  • Participate in, contribute and deliver to internal and external collaborative committees, taskforces, and networks to ensure Rest stays a learning, knowledge sharing and innovative organization
Qualifications
  • Perform the role of 'asset class responsible investment partner' to specified asset class teams, specifically, e.g. equities, debt & cash
  • Conduct ESG and Impact due diligence and ongoing assessments, ensuring ESG and climate-related factors are integrated within the investment process, including those of active ownership and sustainability outcomes
  • Research, measure, monitor, analyse, and report on ESG and climate-related data, trends, metrics and targets, including the whole of Fund exclusions and enhanced Sustainable Growth option criteria
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 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 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.



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