AustralianSuper
Intern Program – Member Stream (Dec 2024)
Melbourne
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 80,000 - 90,000 / Year
- Pro Rata over 10-12 week program, inclusive of 13% superannuation
- 15-25 vacancies
- Apply by 21 Jul 2024
- Start date 1 Dec 2024
At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues. We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible. We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow, and deliver better outcomes for members.
Joining the AustralianSuper 2024/25 Intern Program offers you an exciting opportunity to build a career with a growing global financial services organisation. Commencing in December 2024, you will be exposed to a variety of our teams and start to develop the required capabilities and skills to help our members achieve the best possible retirement outcomes.
Your new role
AustralianSuper interns are offered unrivalled exposure to our award-winning teams, with the opportunity to work on real world projects and initiatives, whilst gaining exposure to senior business leaders.
Working alongside colleagues across the Fund, you will be inspired daily by the challenging and fulfilling work of improving financial outcomes of members. You will build relationships with, and learn from, leaders in all areas of the Fund, establishing a comprehensive understanding of how our business groups come together.
Joining for 12 weeks from December to February, you will work on a variety of interesting and challenging business problems, gaining meaningful insights into how we deliver outstanding outcomes for members.
Designed to provide interns with meaningful experiences and insights into the graduate journey, our Intern Program offers a Member, Enterprise and Investments stream. The 2024/25 Intern Program has opportunities available across all streams:
Investments stream
Immerse yourself into what is fast becoming one of the world’s largest active fund managers. As part of our global platform, you will have the opportunity to work with and learn from our equities, private markets, fixed income and asset allocation teams.
Gaining exposure to a range of approaches to investing and obtaining first-hand knowledge of the investment business including front and middle office, you will work directly with asset class teams on real-life investment projects, forming views and presenting findings back to Investments colleagues and leaders.
Investments stream interns can expect to work within one or more of the following departments; Australian Equities, International & Private Equities, Asset Allocation, Fixed Income & Currency, Mid Risk, Liquidity & Implementation or ESG & Stewardship.
Member stream
Partner with member-centric colleagues who passionately engage, service and grow the Fund’s membership. Working on meaningful initiatives to ensure AustralianSuper members enjoy a seamless journey into and with the Fund, you will be inspired by the challenging and fulfilling work of improving financial outcomes of members.
As an integral part of the Member domain, you will gain experiences with teams that assist and guide members to have access to leading products and services, and trustworthy guidance and advice along the way.
Member stream interns can expect to work within one or more of the following departments; Member Products, Guidance & Advice, Member Growth & Marketing, Member Experience or Member Segments & Performance (Customer Strategy, Research and Analytics).
Enterprise stream
Join one our Enterprise teams, working alongside energetic and highly collaborative colleagues to shape the Fund’s strategy and enable the efficient running of the Fund.
The Enterprise function partners with all areas of the Fund; whether it be ensuring financial objectives are achieved, legal requirements are met and conducted effectively, supporting the Investments department through operational, legal, tax and valuation functionality or working with our data and technology teams to support the Fund’s data, information, and telecommunications systems.
Alternatively, Enterprise stream interns may have the opportunity to work alongside our Strategy & Corporate Affairs experts, who act as the Fund’s internal strategic advisers or across our rigorous risk functions who work closely with teams across the business to ensure risk is managed effectively and within the Fund’s risk appetite.
Enterprise stream interns can expect to work within one or more of the following functions; Risk / Compliance, Technology, Data, Finance, Operations, Strategy & Transformation or Project Delivery.
What you’ll need
- An interest and passion to forge a career within your preferred stream
- A passion to contribute to the Fund’s purpose
- Curiosity and a growth mindset
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Be customer centric and align with the Fund's 'member-first' philosophy
- Share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes
- Be in your final or penultimate year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree
- Be able to join the Internship Program for 12 weeks from December 2024 to February 2025 (2 weeks leave between December – January).
- Be able to commence full time employment commencing January 2026 (2026 Graduate Program)
- Be an Australian/New Zealand citizen or Australian permanent resident
Life at AustralianSuper
AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you.
We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know.
What’s next
Enjoy the experience of having exposure to world-class, award-winning teams while determining your interest in and suitability for a role as a graduate following the completion of the Intern Program.
Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results.
Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.
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Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
Asset management, excel modelling, preparing presentations, writing board papers, engaging with external stakeholders
Most of my role is just project work. Completing my list of tasks such as creating a dashboard or undertaking a quality review. I tend to work on big projects and am then delegated little tasks to help with the project and to develop my own technical skills.
My enjoyment of work depends on the rotation I'm currently working in. Some rotations have an abundance of meaningful work for me to do, however, other rotations do not have enough work for me to do.
About the employer
AustralianSuper
4.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Finance & Banking
AustralianSuper is for everyday Australians and businesses; they help invest members’ money to create the best possible retirement outcomes.
Pros and cons of working at AustralianSuper
Pros
The culture is really good. I feel a strong sense of purpose working here.
The Fund is very supportive of your development, putting in the effort to facilitate experiences and opportunities which align with your goals.
The company is generally very flexible with work hours. It is strongly encouraged to come in around an average of at least 2 days each work to the office.
Great to have a graduate cohort to work with... flexible workplace... can work from home a few days a week.
Everyone is very helpful, especially with helping graduates. There are many great teams to try and learn new skills and develop both technical and soft skills.
Cons
I often experience some idle time as a graduate when waiting for more work to complete.
As a graduate, it is sometimes hard to get substantial work... rotating through many different teams means you are not in one place for long enough to get substantial work.
There is a bunch of 'development' sessions... these are all soft skills that most of us have developed prior to this program.
Bureaucracy and a tendency to run processes in a way that may be outdated but maintain status quo.
Sometimes teams are middle-to-senior manager heavy and junior staff don't get much support from colleagues to bridge the skills gap, therefore higher expectations to get ahead/up the learning curve faster than normal.