Senior Associate - Talent Acquisition

At the Future Fund, we're for future minds - like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.

The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $310 billion across seven public asset funds with the same purpose: growing Australia's future. We are a global investor and work closely with world leading investment organisations to access the best investment ideas.

Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We've got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.

Are you Futureminded? Let's create what's next.

Investing for the benefit of future generations of Australian's requires the world's best Talent. Our commitment to securing a prosperous future hinge on attracting and retaining individuals who embody the spirit of forward thinking and innovation.

As part of the People, Culture & Inclusion business unit, our Talent team is responsible for building and sustaining a future ready workforce for diverse, values aligned and high performing individuals who shape and enable investment outcomes, organisational culture, and Australia's future prosperity.

Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Lead, the Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition will lead and execute end to end recruitment processes across investment and non investment business units, ensuring the identification, attraction, and onboarding of high quality and diverse talent. The role partners closely with hiring managers to implement sourcing strategies, administer recruitment processes, and deliver a superior candidate experience-all aligned to the Agency's mission of investing for future generations of Australians. Additionally, the position is key in embedding the Agency's "Future Minded" employee value proposition throughout all stages of talent acquisition and early careers programs, supporting organisational culture, diversity, and ongoing strategic workforce goals.

The Senior Associate, Talent Acquisition will lead and execute the end to end recruitment lifecycle for roles across the Agency, targeting both experienced and early career talent within investment and non investment business units. This includes developing and implementing innovative and targeted sourcing strategies (e.g., leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, sector specific boards, and talent pools), partnering closely with hiring managers to define roles and apply consistent selection criteria, and embedding structured, data driven assessment methods. The role also administers recruitment logistics, ensures accurate and compliant candidate records in Workday, manages the onboarding processes, and supports the pipelining of talent for hard to fill positions-all to secure high quality and diverse hires aligned with the Agency's mission and organisational culture.

Additionally, the Senior Associate manages early careers talent attraction-including developing university and professional organisation partnerships, running assessment centres, and coordinating early career recruitment campaigns-and supports strategic initiatives like employer branding and diversity programs. The position tracks and reports on recruitment metrics (e.g., time to fill, candidate source effectiveness, and diversity of hiring pipelines), ensures compliance with APS merit protection and audit requirements, contributes to continuous improvement of talent policies, and actively embeds the Agency's "Future Minded" employee value proposition across all candidate touchpoints in partnership with People, Culture & Inclusion colleagues.

We're seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition professional, ideally with a tertiary qualification in a relevant field such as Human Resources, Business or Psychology and demonstrable experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle across varied roles, from initial briefings with leaders, direct sourcing of candidates to end to end onboarding. Some experience in designing, delivering, and evaluating early career programs, building partnerships with educational institutions, and using best practices in candidate assessment and onboarding is desirable.

Strong advisory skills, including partnering with leaders on diverse talent needs and maintaining compliance with policies and employment legislation, are essential. The role demands proven capability in leveraging recruitment technology (such as LinkedIn Recruiter) analysing recruitment data to drive continuous improvement and applying core employer branding principles to develop effective Employee Value Proposition (EVP) artefacts. High emotional intelligence, strong communication skills, a proactive approach to diversity and inclusion, adaptability, and attention to detail are also key requirements, along with a collaborative working style within and across functional teams.

Please note the position is open to Australian Citizens.

At Future Fund, we are better for our differences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Which is why we're looking for future minds like yours. Your past experiences help us expand our collective knowledge, add value and create something better. When doing your job means Australia has more money to invest in renewables, education, healthcare and medical breakthroughs - there's a tangible impact to what we do. And we want you to be part of it.

Are you Futureminded? Learn more about us at our LinkedIn Life page.

The Future Fund acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we work to create meaningful change for reconciliation.

06/11/2025