Employee Engagement Specialist

Careers with Impact

More than one million Australians trust us with their money, and that trust shapes how we work every day. Our members sit at the centre of everything we do, guiding our decisions and the impact we strive to make.

We’re looking for people who are purpose-driven and accountable, who value inclusion and collaboration, and who are proactive in managing risk to protect our members’ long-term outcomes. In return, you’ll be part of an organisation where your work contributes to strong returns, real-world impact, and a culture that reflects the communities our members serve.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

About the role

As our Employee Engagement Specialist, you will own the programs that make HESTA a place where people genuinely want to show up. Reporting to the Leader, Employee Experience, you will design and deliver a cohesive engagement ecosystem spanning employee wellbeing listening, recognition, DEI, internal communications and digital experience. This is a specialist role with real breadth, where strategy, creativity and execution sit together in the same hands. You will shape culture from the inside

• Design, develop and execute the integrated Engagement Program of work that delivers on the Employee Engagement and Experience Plan
• Shape internal communications and establish tone-of-voice for people and culture initiatives that build connection and drive consistent messaging across the organisation.
• Own the P&C SharePoint intranet presence, designing digital experiences that make it easy for employees and leaders to access programs, policies and resources.
• Own end-to-end management of employee surveys, from planning and launch through to analysis, reporting and post-survey action facilitation.
• Design, develop and manage employee events, including colleague conference and other key engagement milestones throughout the year

About you

You are a strong communicator who brings both structure and creativity to your work. You know how to turn data into a story and a story into action. You are comfortable working across multiple programs at once, and you care deeply about the experience of the people around you.

• Proven experience designing and delivering employee engagement or people experience programs in a corporate environment.
• Experience working with multimedia communication channels, including graphic design, audio and video 
• Experience owning employee surveys end-to-end, including analysis, reporting and facilitating action planning with leaders.
• Comfortable managing a SharePoint intranet and designing digital experiences that improve self-service and employee navigation.
• Degree qualified in Business, Human Resources, Communications or a related discipline.
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Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few!).
Your Professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity. 

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we’ll call you to discuss. 

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position