EA to Chief Investment Officer

• Hybrid role – minimum 3 to 4 days a week in the office
• 1:1 position
• Join Rest’s EA network

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support more than two million members, with around $100 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to achieve a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit.  We want our people to thrive and love the work they do as we collectively serve Rest’s members

This is an opportunity for an accomplished Executive Assistant ready to make a meaningful impact at the heart of our Investment division. You will work in close partnership with the CIO, not only streamlining their day-to-day operations but also helping drive strategic initiatives. The role offers variety and challenge—connecting you with senior leaders, our Directors, the Board’s Investment Committee and key stakeholders while giving you the autonomy to innovate, lead, and continuously improve processes.

If you thrive supporting a  busy executive, enjoy problem-solving, and want your skills to be recognised at the highest level, this position promises genuine career fulfilment and the chance to be the linchpin of a high-performing executive team.

• Manage and prioritise CIO’s emails; act independently on most correspondence, escalating only essential items.
• Maintain and adapt the CIO’s calendar, ensuring time for key activities and flexibility for changing priorities.
• Coordinate all travel arrangements and make decisions to ensure seamless travel experiences.
• Streamline approval processes, ensuring all necessary steps are completed before CIO review.
• Exemplify professionalism and lead by example, collaborating with the EA team and representing the CIO’s office.
• Support meeting preparation, tracking actions from correspondence and meetings, and managing deadlines for reporting.
• Attend meetings maintain notes and record and monitor actions as required
• Key point of contact for the CIO’s office for Directors, strategic investment managers, key stakeholders and vendors / partners
• Build effective systems and procedures to boost CIO effectiveness and support team initiatives.

• Proven experience supporting C-suite level executives, with strong diary and inbox management skills.
• Background in superannuation, financial, insurance, or professional services preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and hybrid meeting technology.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and attention to detail.
• Self-motivated, organised, and commercially aware.

Our benefits have been designed so you can tailor your experience with us and include:

• Personal and professional development opportunities 
• Hybrid working 
• Purchase leave scheme and gender neutral 16 weeks paid parental leave 
• Super Contribution Continuation for 12 Months of parental leave 
• Linkedin Learning 
• Income Protection Insurance 
• Rest Excellence awards (peer recognition awards based on Rest’s values and behaviours) 
• Rest Stops - meeting free breaks 

If you share our values, believe you can help make a difference for our members and want to be part of a leading superannuation fund with a Super culture, please click Apply Now.

Rest is committed to creating a flexible work environment and culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion - where people feel welcome, safe to be themselves and inspired to do their best.

We value the different backgrounds, lived experiences and abilities our diverse team brings. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all ages, cultural backgrounds, faiths, gender identities, sexual orientations and thinking styles. This includes people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples and those with disrupted work history due to career or other breaks.

Please note only people with the right to work in Australia will be considered.

*Funds under management as at 31 July 2025. Rest is recognised as a Responsible Investment Leader by the Responsible Investment Association Australia (RIAA) in its Responsible Investment Benchmark Report 2022.