Take hold of a monster opportunity and join our Company Secretariat team as a Corporate Governance Specialist.  If you’re a good fit for this role and live in Brisbane or Sydney, 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

We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Company Secretary, Corporate Governance Specialist, you’ll be a trusted advisor and business partner in relation to company secretarial and corporate governance services. You’ll be part of the Company Secretariat team, focusing on governance and best practice in a highly regulated environment, and ensuring that change is embedded and sustainable.

Reporting to the Head of Company Secretariat, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor, providing guidance regarding good governance and best practice in a highly regulated environment. This role will partner with other senior stakeholders to implement recommendations arising from any regulatory activity and work closely with the Head of Company Secretariat.

Day to day, you'll:

• Lead and embed the uplift of governance frameworks, policies, practices and processes.
• Provide company secretarial support and services to the subsidiary entities in the ART Group.
• Perform the role of Company Secretary on ART Subsidiaries, including ensuring that statutory record keeping and maintenance of all registers is kept up to date.
• Assist the Company Secretariat team in maintaining robust risk management processes and controls.
• Leads a culture of continuous improvement and innovation practices focusing on governance and best practice and working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the change is embedded and sustainable  

This role is available as a 12-month max-term / secondment opportunity to cover a period of parental leave.

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’ll also be able to demonstrate the following: 

• Experience in a legal, governance or company secretarial function.
• Strong knowledge of APRA Prudential Standards, and the Corporations Act as it relates to super funds and insurance entities is desirable.
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in business, law, risk or governance (desired).
• Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strategic working relationships, influence, negotiate with and persuade senior stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and good time management skills with the flexibility to rearrange priorities to meet changing short-term and long-term needs.
• Demonstrated analytical, research and problem-solving skills including the ability to synthesise and summarise complex issues.
• Integrity, professionalism and discretion in handling matters of a sensitive and confidential nature.

About us

Our 2.3 million members trust us to take care of almost $300 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 Tuesday 19 November 2024.  

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. It’s why we're part of the Circle Back Initiative.