2016:17 First10 Publication

westpac.com.au/careers
Hello to greater
opportunity
Did you know that we’ve been
around longer than any other
bank in Australia?
Since 1817 to be exact. Since then, we’ve grown
up as a company and our family has gotten bigger,
we still put service at the heart of everything we do
and our people are our priority.
Think that banks only care about themselves?
You’ll change your mind once you’ve joined
our team. We’ve made a commitment to put our
customers first in everything we do; we’re calling it
the Service Revolution. We want to change the way
people think about our bank. Basically, we’re striving
to give our customers an exceptional experience,
every time — and you can be part of that.
How you’ll be part of more
than a bank
You may think that a career in banking only involves
tellers, bank accounts and the sorts of jobs you’d
find in a bank 50 years ago. But we can offer you
so much more than that. When you work with us,
you could be helping to make money available
24/7, embracing technology, giving advice,
trading or managing property. That’s because we
don’t think of ourselves as just a bank; we’re a
service company that strives to help our customers
achieve their dreams.
If you want to join an organisation that not
only supports its young employees but values and
develops them, then Westpac Group is the place
for you. The action group ‘The Youth Network’ is
a passionate community that aims to help young
leaders reach their full potential. We work with
people of all walks of life – so whether you know
banking or not, your passion and attitude is what’s
important to us.
For university graduates we offer a diverse range
of graduate programs ranging from technology to
strategic innovation.The graduate program allows
you to rotate through different teams to build your
experience and grow your network. Students from
all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
For those that choose a path other than University,
we welcome people with experience in a variety
of industries and who demonstrate our values.
If you are interested in joining Westpac
Group visit our careers website at
westpac.com.au/careers. Here you will find
videos, more information about working with us
and be able to view our current vacancies.
Profile – Shadé
Zahrai
My current role of Culture and
Engagement Manager within
Westpac Premium allows me
to drive some really exciting
engagement projects in the
corporate culture space. I am a firm believer that
life is a series of lessons and opportunities and
we should always seek out new ways to learn
and grow as a person.
How did you come to be with Westpac Group?
I joined Westpac Group in the Retail and
Business Banking Graduate Program. Since
then I have worked as a Strategy Analyst for
St.George Retail, Executive Assistant to a
General Manager, been on a Jawun secondment
living with a remote Aboriginal community in
Cape York and managed a team of 15 in a
regional branch. It’s been an amazing ride!
What keeps you in your role?
What I enjoy about my current role and, in fact,
all of my roles within Westpac, has been the
diversity of the projects I have been involved in.
Whether it has been developing a new strategy
to boost performance uplift in our branches, or
implementing campaigns to increase employee
engagement, I have loved the exposure I have
received to both senior stakeholders and various
teams across the Group. I know it may sound
like a cliché, but the people I work with are the
reason I love what I do.
Ideas about planning career steps
I am a firm believer in the importance of active
career management. Know where you see
yourself in 12 months, 2 years, 5 years and
10 years – not the specific role, or even the
specific area or team, but think about what
will make you happy at these various points
in your life. Actively seek out opportunities that
will act as stepping stones to help you get there.
Oh, and make sure you find something you’re
passionate about!
I can’t speak highly enough of my experience
with the Westpac Group. The opportunities I
have had not only kept me engaged and eager
to continue my growth and development; they
have also provided me with a solid foundation
for my future career growth.
A world of opportunity
When you join Westpac Group you’ll become
1 part of not just Australia’s first bank but also
Australia’s first company. We have almost 200
years of history and a vision to be one of the
world’s great service companies; can you help
us achieve it?
Our vision
2By becoming a Westpac Group employee
you will be part of a community united by
a common passion – to help our customers,
communities and people to prosper and grow.
It’s your career
3The opportunities offered across the Group
are vast and your career could easily vary
from assisting customers with their personal
everyday banking or wealth, to providing financial
support to small businesses, to working with
large multinational companies. Westpac Group
includes some of Australia’s leading financial
services brands including Westpac, St.George,
BankSA, Bank of Melbourne, BT Financial Group
and RAMS. There are support functions in areas
such as human resources, legal, risk, marketing,
finance, technology and digital – just to name a
few. With so many different roles, you can choose
the direction your career will take.
Our communities
4If you’ve ever wished you could do more to
help your local community, you can make your
wishes come true while working with Westpac
Group. We have a long history of rolling up our
sleeves to help build sustainable local communities,
and responding to important issues that will affect
our business and stakeholders.
There is also a matching gifts program in
place. here any money you donate to charity
throughout the year, Westpac Group will match
dollar for dollar! In commemorating our upcoming
200th anniversary Westpac Group launched the
single largest private education scholarship fund
in Australia’s history: The Westpac Bicentennial
Foundation. As a new charity and with a one-off
contribution of $100 million it will fund about
100 scholarships every year – to Australians
from all walks of life who have the drive to shape
Australia’s future.
Celebrating and encouraging
diversity
5You’ve heard of the benefits of supporting
diversity in the workplace. But when you
work at Westpac Group, you’ll experience them
first-hand. Diversity is not just a buzz-word for
us; we believe that an inclusive workforce build
the foundation for innovation. For us, however,
it’s about more than visible differences- it’s about
the different experiences, capabilities, insights
and perspectives our people bring to work with
them every day. So we’ve created a working
environment where everyone can bring their whole
selves to work, regardless of gender, cultural
identity, age, sexual preference, work style or
whether you identify as having a disability.
Some of the great benefits
6You will work in a great environment where
everyone is valued for their individuality
and their unique contribution. You will be paid
competitively and have access to a huge range of
employee benefits.
• Competitive salary packages
• Leave packages to help you live your life
• Superannuation to set you up for life
• Employee Care program to enhance your
wellbeing
• Valuable savings on your banking products
and services
Continuous learning
7We want you to take charge of your career,
and you’ll be able to do this through our virtual
learning environment that delivers a range of
training modules and resources. Of course we are
a Registered Training Organisation, so you can feel
sure that your learning will be recognised under
the Australian Qualifications Training framework.
In fact, in the last three years alone we’ve already
helped over half our bankers achieve externally
recognised professional qualifications.
Moving towards your next
step
8Imagine the sort of workplace where you
can start in Sydney working for St George,
move over to Asia for Westpac, before settling in
Adelaide with a role in BT Financial Group. When
you work with us, this will be your workplace.
Westpac Group houses a range of respected
businesses, so you’ll have the benefit of abundant
career pathways without the pain of changing
employers, starting new and losing hard-earned
benefits such as leave.
Work that can suit your
lifestyle
9For us, flexibility is something we live and
breathe - and we’ll want you to as well. When
you join us you’ll be part of a workforce where
flexibility means thinking differently about how,
when and where we all work. The reasons why
our people want to work flexibly are as diverse as
they are. After all, work is about what we do and
achieve, not where we go to.
A foundation for leadership
When it’s time for you to take that
10next step into leadership you’ll be
supported by an industry-leading and an awardwinning
suite of leadership development programs
and tools.
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