Health, Safety

Sydney Location
- Full-time, 12 months max term contract
- Hybrid working environment

**How will I help?**

As the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Lead, you will play a key role in keeping Westpac's people safe, by leveraging deep HSW expertise, strategic thinking and strong implementation capabilities.

You will perform a key business partnering role to develop and assist in the execution of the health, safety & wellbeing (HS&W) strategy, plans and initiatives within Employee Care function. This role is supporting the development and execution of divisional and Group safety and wellbeing plans.

Your role will include:

- Lead the implementation of targeted safety and wellbeing initiatives across Westpac Group
- Developing targeted solutions for the business units to improve safety and wellbeing performance based on key performance indicators.
- Support the development of the Employee Care Plan and translate / tailor Group-wide initiatives to support specific business units' risks.
- Lead the implementation of multiple concurrent safety and wellbeing projects across their entire life cycle
- Input and support key Group safety and wellbeing responses, including developing targeted interventions to respond to emerging risks especially in mental health and wellbeing
- Develop strong relationships at a General Manager level and across the division and with relevant business unit leaders

**What's in it for me?**

You will play an important and significant part in the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our vision is to become one of the world's great service companies. So, we will back you in the development of your career, with internal career prospects and flexible working. You will also be backed by a fantastic team of people in a can-do, supportive structure.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**

You will bring:

- 5 years + experience in related disciplines of safety, wellbeing, organisational psychology, HR or project management
- Confident, engaging approach and a natural ability to communicate and influence stakeholders at General Manager Level
- Outstanding organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to collaborate
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of timely and business focused solutions
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Diverse experience and ability to operate in a large, complex, multi-site environment
- Knowledge of HS&W principles including psychosocial risk factors
- Strong time management skills and the ability to meet all deadlines
- Resilience and the ability to work in a complex and changing environment
- Experience in leading projects

**What is it like to work in Westpac?**

As well as good pay and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth, and insurance benefits in the market. We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work. As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What's it like to work here?**

We aim to provide one big, supportive team of people who love helping others succeed. As an equal opportunity employer, we're proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

**How do I Apply?**

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- The health and wellbeing of our employees is our priority and we will ensure that physical distancing requirements are met in all our workplaces if required. _

Further, the Westpac Group is required to comply with State/Territory issued public health orders/directions which require relevant workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter workplaces.