Ambition EVP

BUILDING
BETTER
FUTURES
ENJOY A CAREER WITH AMBITION.

Contents.
Why
Ambition?
01 WHY AMBITION?
02-03
OUR VALUES.
08-09 IT’S BETTER WHEN
YOU WORK HARD,
PLAY HARD.
10-11 BUILDING YOUR
SUCCESS.
IT’S OUR PURPOSE TO ‘BUILD BETTER FUTURES’.
For the organisations we work for, this means finding
talent to enable business growth.
For the professionals we help each and every day to
look for their next career move, this means matching
skills and interests with job opportunities to fulfil personal
ambitions.
04-05
BUILDING BETTER
FUTURES.
12-13 BUILDING BETTER
FUTURES FOR YOU.
And finally for you, this means providing the framework
for a rewarding, fulfilling and enjoyable career.
06-07 BUILDING YOUR
HEALTHY MIND, BODY
& SOUL.
14-15 OUR INTERNATIONAL
PRESENCE.
Our mission is to be the leading
global boutique recruitment
consultancy.
01

Our
Values.
OUR VALUES ENCOMPASS PRIDE.
Believing passionately that everyone at Ambition can make a
difference, we work relentlessly to emphasise our purpose,
strive to achieve our mission and live our values.
Resourcefulness
Drive
Passion
We are passionate about
who we are, what we do
and the way we do it.
Elephants are extremely
passionate animals who
experience the same range of
emotions as humans.
We think creatively,
working smarter, faster
and harder.
Eagles are resourceful birds
who never surrender to
the size or strength of their
prey but rather perfect their
hunting strategy.
Integrity
We are honest, respectful
and straightforward.
The stag is associated in
many traditions with integrity,
kindness, longevity, power and
intuition.
Ambitious by nature, we
are determined to excel
and energetic in the way
we apply ourselves.
Wolves possess a high dive,
intelligence and strong
instincts, which have been
observed in their hunting
strategies, habitat creation
and migration habits.
Enjoyment
Critical to our success,
we strive to enhance
the experience for
clients, candidates and
employees.
Dolphins are extremely
playful and social animals
who display enjoyment and
culture, something which
was long believed to be
unique to humans.
02 03

Building
Better
Futures.
“
I enjoy working at AccountAbility as we have a
great, high performing team and Manager. We
really support each other with our workloads and
I enjoy the fact that we have such a specialist
knowledge of our market and our clients.”
Yseult – Principal Consultant, Sydney
It’s the people at Ambition that make
me love my job! Everyone comes to work
every day looking to work hard and with
the same positive, motivated attitude. We
believe in the business and want to be part
of its success. With that success comes
incredible earning potential.”
“
We are forward thinking
leaders hungry for success,
working towards our Ambition.
Innovation is at the heart of
our business and drives our
decision making.
We are known for our
specialisation. Our teams are
best known for accessing
hard-to-find, high-calibre
professionals spanning Finance,
Technology and Accounting &
Business Support disciplines.
We are a boutique agency,
meaning we are small enough for
you to really make a difference
and build strong relationships
with all stakeholders, yet we
have global scale, enabling you
to leverage our strong brand.
We have the scale to undertake
significant projects for the
organisations we work for,
yet deliver personal customer
experience with the soul
and personality of a smaller
company.
Julian – Principal Consultant, Melbourne
Ambition is a great place to work because of the
opportunities available. I love the opportunity I have
had to develop, to transfer overseas, to lead and to
make a genuine impact in my industry. earning far
more than you ever thought possible.”
Michelle – Internal Talent Acquisition, Sydney
04 05
“

Building Your Healthy Mind, Body & Soul.
Mind
You have access to our Employee
Assistance Program. A free,
confidential professional counselling
service to help you deal with work
and life issues.
We run a ‘Lunch & Learn’ education
program for all employees with a
mix of our leaders and external
industry-recognised speakers to
further stimulate your mind and
enrich your skills. Including focus
areas such as building presence,
understanding your ‘why’ and
personal branding.
Body
You have access to free flu vaccinations and discounted
Private Health Care. You are encouraged to be part of the
team and participate in lunchtime team sports and charity
fun runs.
Delicious seasonal fresh fruit is available throughout the
week to keep you nourished while you work.
Soul
We engage with our
community, volunteering our
time, energy and resources to
improve other peoples’ lives
living in line with our purpose of
Building Better Futures.
In Australia, we are actively
involved in ‘Beacon Day’ where
young people from the Beacon
Foundation visit our offices to
learn from us through career
advice, coaching and support.
The Beacon Foundation helps
inspire and motivate young
people to choose a positive
pathway that enables successful
transition to employment,
further education or training.
“ Each year
we donate to over 180 charities
on behalf of our 275 staff. As a
birthday gift to you, we donate
to a charity you are deeply
passionate about.“
Globally, we are affiliated with
UNICEF and participate in raising
much needed funds for their
Champion for Children program.
We fundraise throughout the
year through activities such as
the Ambition Bake-Off and come
together to celebrate Ambition
Day with all proceeds donated to
UNICEF. We feel good knowing
that our contributions help the
world’s most vulnerable children to
get a better start to life.
06 07

It’s Better When You
Work Hard, Play Hard.
We are Ambitious.
We collaborate to compete and
win. Individual commitment to
the group effort – that’s what
makes our winning teams. Team
players will thrive here.
In the spirit of recognising,
rewarding, and celebrating
success, there are a variety of
programs.
TOTAL REWARDS
PACKAGE
A generous total rewards
package is benchmarked
against the recruitment
industry to ensure
that you enjoy the
most competitive total
rewards package possible
based on the skills and
experience you bring.
DREAM TEAM
INCENTIVE
The annual all expenses
paid trip for our top
performers. Previous
destinations include:
Vietnam, Bali and
Langkawi.
OUR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS
PAY FOR
PERFORMANCE
A choice of two market
leading commission
schemes for Consulting
staff.
PRIDE AWARDS
Recognising and
rewarding employees who
live and breathe our PRIDE
values.
REFER & EARN
SCHEME
The Refer & Earn Scheme
rewards you for referring
top talent.
SOCIAL EVENTS
Social events on a
monthly and quarterly
basis to celebrate
team and individual
performance and
achievements as well as
iconic Aussie events such
as Melbourne Cup. We
also have Casual Fridays
with 4pm social hour so
you can unwind at the
end of the week with
your colleagues.
THE 5+ CLUB
We recognise and
celebrate tenure loyalty
with our annual ‘5+Club’
national event.
08 09

Building
Your Success.
Building a career takes hard work, commitment and direction.
The Ambition Personal Development Program supports you
to drive your career, achieve your aspirations and reach your
full potential.
WE ALSO HELP YOU REACH YOUR POTENTIAL THROUGH
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:
MENTORING
PROGRAM
Connecting you with
more experienced
consultants or leaders.
TAILORED
PROGRAMS
Tailored programs
throughout
your career
development.
Our onboarding program Evolution ensures you
immediately feel engaged and part of our team.
We have a dedicated Learning and Development team
with tailored programs to ensure you have all the skills to
achieve maximum success.
THE ART OF
LEADERSHIP AND
LEARN2LEAD
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
Designed to ensure
you are equipped with
the fundamentals of
management.
“
MOVE WITH
AMBITION
GROUP
Facilitating
global transfer
opportunities.
We believe,
that our culture is the key to our success. We have a dedicated
Culture Committee that act as a team voice, provide input into
and drive internal culture initiatives.”
10 11

Building
Better
Futures
For You.
“
We strive
to ensure you can balance the demands of work and life
outside work.”
01. 02.
FLEXIBLE WORKING
We are committed to
providing flexible ways
of working. Our policy
in itself is ‘flexible’ and
tailored around our
individual employee and
business needs.
ANNUAL LEAVE
Additional annual leave
is enjoyed by staff with
one year’s + experience
and if you’re a Manager,
you qualify for 25 days
straight away! You
are also entitled to an
additional day off to
celebrate your birthday!
03. 04.
PARENTAL LEAVE
We have an enhanced
parental leave policy that
allows for paid maternity
and paid paternity leave, a
reduction in hours during
pregnancy, along with
flexibility arrangements
and a return to work
bonus that can be used to
help you transition back
to work.
KIDS WITH
AMBITION
Kids with Ambition
recognises the important
role that your family
plays in supporting what
you do so we’ve created
a fun day for your kids
to join you at work. Your
kids will love it!
12 13

Our
International
Presence.
Ambition is a leading global boutique recruitment business
operating in a select number of specialist areas across
Australia, the UK and major cities in Asia.
AccountAbility is Australia’s accounting and business support
recruitment specialists. Starting in 2004 we now have an
established presence in Sydney, Parramatta and Melbourne.
We access hard to find, high calibre professionals within
a variety of sectors. We believe our size is a significant
differentiator in the recruitment industry. We are big enough
to undertake large scale projects for our clients yet retain the
soul and personality of a smaller company.
We work towards ‘building better futures’ for our clients,
candidates and our community.
We recruit in the following functions:
BUSINESS
SUPPORT
Administration Assistants
Customer Service
Data Entry
Executive Assistants
Office Managers
Personal Assistants
Receptionists
Team Assistants
ACCOUNTING
SUPPORT
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Assistant Accountants
(up to part-qualified)
Credit & Collections
Bookkeepers
Payroll
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Our Offices
SYDNEY
Level 5, 55 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
T: +61 2 9249 5000
MELBOURNE
Level 36, 140 William Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
T: +61 3 8629 1000
BRISBANE
Level 12, 200 Mary Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
T: +61 7 3020 0300 WWW.AMBITION.COM.AU