Overview
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: Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. We want our people to thrive and love the work they do.
Role Overview
The Investment Product & Communications Team at Rest is seeking an experienced Investment Specialist to lead and drive success in the critical linkages between Rest's investment team and its key internal and external stakeholders. This includes operating as a subject matter expert for the purpose of Rest's investments, engagement, education, business development, marketing and communications effort. The nature of the role will reflect the skillset of the successful candidate, but key responsibilities are expected to include:
Responsibilities
* Driving successful positioning of Rest's investment capabilities to support Rest's strategic goals
* Acting as an investment leader in initiatives spanning the investment division and its stakeholders
* Strengthening relationships and collaborating across Rest's internal functions, ensuring accuracy and integrity in our investment product content and communications, and that investment strategy and process are accurately represented
* Leading and directing team initiatives and guiding and developing team members
* Raising the profile of Rest's investment team as guardians of our members' retirement savings
Qualifications
* Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline
* Industry qualifications highly regarded
* Required experience, understanding or credentials including: Demonstrated experience in areas such as research and analysis, consulting, communication and/or relationship management in the financial services/superannuation industry (e.g., portfolio management or asset consulting)
* Proven leadership skills
* High level of written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate and present complex investment information in a simple and understandable form to relevant stakeholders
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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