Head of People & Culture

About Future Super Group

At Future Super Group we use business as a force for good - both in terms of how we run our super fund, and how we take care of our employees. We’re changing the way super is done, by giving people a chance to invest their life savings in companies that don’t harm the planet. 

We are looking for a Head of People & Culture (12-month, fixed-term contract - parental leave cover) to join our purpose-led, high-growth scaleup. You will play a key role in shaping and fostering our culture and driving growth and transformation, while also supporting the People & Culture team to do their best work. A member of the executive team, you will also act as a strategic advisor to the CEO, Board and senior leadership team.

We strongly encourage applications from people with diverse lived experience and identities as the problems we face are complex, and the more diverse our team is, the better our solutions become. We are a team that is all about building a strong workplace culture, that’s not only diverse, but competent. We are always learning and doing better together, and holding ourselves to account on our values.

If you are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, a person with a disability, someone from a culturally and racially marginalised background, mature aged, LGBTQIA+ we would love for you to apply. Please get in touch to learn more about who we are before applying, or if you need any assistance with the application process.

You’ll love this job if you:

• Find superannuation opaque and frustrating; if you had the chance to revolutionise the industry to be better for people, you would 
• Get energised by the idea of building and scaling our people frameworks as we grow, while still maintaining and fostering our progressive, inclusive workplace culture
• Would happily move between leading strategically and “blue sky” thinking, to developing and supporting your team members and direct reports, to getting your hands dirty “on the tools” - sometimes all in the same day!
• Are a strong communicator and problem solver, with a talent for building relationships across all levels of a business
• Are strongly committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and have experience developing and implementing initiatives that promote a more inclusive and equitable workplace 
• Are keen to work in a purpose-led business that wants to do things differently

We’re looking for someone who:

• Believes in Future Super’s mission and has a passion for moving Australia’s money out of fossil-fuels and into renewable energy 
• Is progressive, open-minded and passionate about making Future Super Group a place where people can do their best work
• Brings their whole self to work - an engaging leader who inspires people to be their best
• Has broad People & Culture experience across all aspects of the employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition, employee relations, employee engagement, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, payroll, wellbeing, Workplace Health & Safety, organisational development, performance management and learning and development. 
• Is experienced in leading implementation of strategic projects and deliverables, as well as organisational transformation initiatives
• Thrives in a scaleup environment and is comfortable designing and improving processes as needed
• Will work with the People & Culture team to ensure that everyone feels valued and supported as we navigate growth and change as a business
• Cares deeply about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and is able to consider all of their work through this lens 
• Isn’t above jumping in and lending a hand to members of the People & Culture team if they find themselves a bit stretched

It would be great if you also had experience:

• Working directly with an executive team, and providing recommendations to a CEO and Board
• Overseeing and supporting change management and transformation

Don’t tick all the boxes? That’s okay, we like thinking outside the box. We value skills, passion and who you are over what you’ve done or where you’ve studied. So if this job resonates with you, we want to hear from you!

Why would you enjoy working at Future Super?

• A purpose-driven organisation, spending your days working on making this world a better place! The more we grow, the bigger the impact we are making on climate change and inequality
• A proud B Corp organisation that cares about how it behaves inside and out
• Heaps of flexibility to fit work into your life (not your life around our work) and the opportunity to work with your manager to define what that looks like for you now and in the future
• AFR’s Best Place to Work 2022 for the banking, superannuation and financial services sector 
• The choice to work from home, from one of our co-working spaces, from anywhere within Australia or even from overseas (for a short period of time)
• Team lunches and company-wide events
• Progressive, people-focused policies and benefits including Menstrual and Menopausal Leave, Mental Health Leave and Gender Affirmation Guidelines and Leave (you can check them out here)
• We offer employee network groups for people from diverse backgrounds: SuperGenders for cisgender women, trans men and women and  non-binary folks; SuperGlobal for culturally diverse folks; and SuperPride for LGBTQIA+ folks. The groups are a safe, supportive space for people to share experiences and ideas  
• 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for all genders and a generous parental superannuation package, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), formal training and development with continuous improvement opportunities, and membership to Bicycle NSW (or your State or Territory’s equivalent) as part of our sustainable transport policy
• Future Super is an equal opportunity employer – we provide flexible working hours, the option to work from home and a laptop you can use to work remotely (this used to be a more differentiating dot-point, but it’s still true!)

Applying for a job at Future Super

• The application will require answering short questions, so give yourself time to complete it. Once started you can save and return to your application before submitting. We know job hunting can be time consuming; as a guide, we don’t expect for you to spend more than 30 minutes on your application
• We really want you to work for us, not AI, so please make sure your answers are your own
• We use Applied as our de-identified recruitment platform, helping us reduce the risk of unconscious bias in our hiring process. If you are curious to know more about how it works, check out this blog post
• You’ll hear from us about a week or two after the closing date. If your application is successful, you’ll be invited to a 20 minute phone chat with someone from our People and Culture team. If your application missed out this time, we won’t ghost you - we’ll let you know and we’ll provide you with some feedback on your application
• Should you progress beyond the good old telephone call, you will be invited to an interview, held via Zoom