Senior Adviser Public Policy and Government Relations

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Public Policy and Government Relations team as a Senior Adviser Public Policy and Government Relations. If you're a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne, we'd love you to apply.

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

As a Senior Adviser Public Policy and Government Relations, you'll be responsible for the delivery of Australian Retirement Trust's Policy and Advocacy strategies. As a member of a small and high performing business unit, you will help drive the delivery of Australian Retirement Trust's Policy and Advocacy Strategy to realise our ambition to shape the superannuation sector.

Day to day, you'll:

• Participate in the policy development process at Australian Retirement Trust through research, analysis, and drafting.
• Develop policy positions and produce supporting documentation to be presented to the Australian Retirement Trust Policy Operating and Executive Committees, and the ART Board.
• Drive and promote alignment between Australian Retirement Trust's enterprise strategy and the Policy, Advocacy, and corporate affairs strategies.
• Undertake engagement with key political stakeholders including peak industry groups, unions, government departments, and regulatory bodies.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop Australian Retirement Trust's policy positions.
• Assist with responding to government and regulatory body consultations on proposed legislative and regulatory reforms and ensure the response provided is aligned to the Strategy.

This role is available as a 12-month max-term/ secondment opportunity.

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• High level policy analysis and development skills.
• Ability to strike a balance between providing strong direction and delivery, whilst working in a cooperative decision-making environment.
• Excellent project, budget, and time management skills.
• Advanced verbal and written skills and experience in managing projects.
• High level understanding of public policy frameworks, legislative and policy development processes.
• Parliamentary and legislative analysis, including the ability to identify key strategies for political engagement across all levels of Government.
• Strong knowledge of the financial services industry and its regulatory requirements.
• Research experience to stay at the forefront of policy thinking, impact, and development.
  

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close Wednesday, 9 July 2025.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.