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As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we're looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.
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Your New Role
As Manager, Asset Governance, you'll partner closely with investment teams, senior executives, company boards and governance stakeholders to strengthen governance practices across Aware's direct asset portfolio. You'll also help manage and evolve Aware's representative director ecosystem from talent identification and board appointments through to onboarding, development, remuneration, succession planning and engagement.
This is a highly visible role that combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution and offers exposure to senior leaders and board members across Australia and internationally.
What you'll do
You will:
- Support the governance framework for Aware's representative director ecosystem and director talent pool
- Coordinate board director recruitment, assessment, appointment and succession planning activities
- Manage director onboarding, engagement, remuneration reviews and development programmes
- Develop and maintain governance policies, processes, registers and reporting
- Prepare high-quality committee and board papers and present recommendations to governance forums
- Partner with investment teams to assess and enhance governance outcomes across direct asset investments
- Manage the delivery of director training and engagement activities including Aware’s director event programme
- Support governance health checks, benchmarking activities and governance improvement initiatives
- Provide governance advice to investment sector teams and portfolio company stakeholders
- Lead key governance and compliance activities, including director declarations of interests and Fit & Proper assessments
How do you exceed our expectations?
You'll bring a blend of governance expertise, stakeholder management capability and commercial acumen, together with a passion for helping organisations operate effectively and responsibly.
You'll (likely) have:
- 5–10 years' experience in governance, company secretariat, legal, investment governance, executive recruitment or a related field
- Experience supporting boards, directors or governance frameworks in complex organisations
- A strong understanding of board governance practices and director appointment processes
- Experience managing senior internal and external stakeholders with confidence and credibility
- Excellent communication, presentation and report-writing skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to navigate complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities
- An appreciation of the regulatory and legislative environment in which large institutional investors and superannuation funds operate
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in governance, law, business, finance or a related discipline
Employee Experience
We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.
Why you’ll love working at Aware Super:
- Have a super impact: You’ll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
- Be part of something super unique: You’ll work to reshape super and retirement. We’ll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
- Work with super humans: You’ll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
- Feel super cared for: We’ll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.
The Aware Super difference
At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.
