Senior Manager Government Relations

at  Westpac

• Unique opportunity to accelerate your career within Government Relations- providing complexity and challenge at a high profile, listed company in Banking.
• Open to candidates based within Sydney or Canberra locations- weekly attendance in our Sydney office and travel to Canberra on a regular basis is required.
• Key role within our Government Affairs and Public Policy team- lead political engagement, enhance Westpac’s reputation and advocate for positive change.

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At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community. This role is open to experienced candidates seeking a discussion around workplace flexibility. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email talentacquisition@westpac.com.au.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Working independently and with the Head of Government Affairs and Policy, to ensure Westpac has strong relationships with key Federal and State politicians.
• Collaboratively leading the development and delivery of an orderly and effective plan of State and Federal political engagement for the Group Executive, including managing and developing pro-active engagement opportunities
• Monitoring, communicating and anticipating material political developments.
• Managing compliance obligations per mandatory disclosure requirements.
• Managing a variety of public policy and reputational issues in partnership with the business to ensure Westpac influences the best outcome for the bank and our customers