People Partner

• People Partner - Nine month fixed term contract 
• Sydney or Melbourne location 
• Partner With Leaders Drive People Outcomes Support Growth

Established in 1988 Rest is one of Australias 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 theyre 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.

People are at the heart of our success and were looking for an experienced People Partner to join our People & Culture team on a 9-month fixed-term contract.

This is an opportunity to work alongside a collaborative and high-performing team partnering with leaders across the business during one of the busiest and most impactful periods of the year. Youll be someone who enjoys rolling up your sleeves and is motivated by achieving outcomes for the collective success of the team.

As a trusted adviser to leaders youll provide both strategic and hands-on support across the full employee lifecycle. Youll partner with executives and people leaders to deliver practical commercially focused people solutions that support business performance and great employee experiences.

Youll contribute across a broad range of people initiatives including:

• Leadership coaching and capability development
• Employee relations and case management
• Organisational design and workforce planning
• Talent attraction retention and succession planning
• Performance and reward conversations
• Employee engagement and culture initiatives
• Change management and business transformation activities
• Partnering with Centres of Excellence to deliver key people priorities and projects

Qualifications :

Were looking for a seasoned People Partner who can quickly build credibility navigate complexity and confidently support leaders through a range of people challenges and opportunities.

• Significant experience in a senior HR Business Partner or People Partner role
• Experience within financial services superannuation insurance professional services and/or technology environments highly regarded 
• Strong employee relations and employment legislation expertise
• Well-developed coaching influencing and stakeholder management skills
• A commercial mindset and ability to balance people outcomes with business priorities
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation initiatives
• The flexibility to step into an established team and provide support wherever its needed most
• A collaborative approach and willingness to contribute to shared team outcomes

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 Rests 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.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time