Job Description

12 month position

More than one million Australians trust HESTA with their money. HESTA is a top-performing industry super fund working for real-world impact. We use our expertise and influence to deliver strong long-term returns while accelerating our contribution to a more sustainable world.

HESTA is also an inspiring and rewarding place to work. That’s because what we do makes a difference to the lives of our members. The people who work at HESTA are not only exceptional at what they do, they’re focused on living and creating a strong organisational culture. We’re an industry super fund dedicated to the people who keep our communities going. People who provide some of the best health, education and community services in the world are HESTA members – and we are proud to serve them.

Bring your authentic and passionate self to this exceptional role #careerswithimpact

As Governance Paralegal, you’ll sit at the heart of HESTA’s governance framework, partnering closely with the Company Secretary, the Company Secretariat team, and stakeholders across Legal, Risk and Compliance. This is a hands-on role where your judgement, attention to detail and initiative will directly support Board and Committee operations and strengthen governance practices across the organisation.

You’ll work with complex and often sensitive information, contribute to meaningful governance outcomes and play a trusted role in supporting critical business and Board functions.

What You’ll Be Doing

You’ll play a key role across a diverse range of responsibilities, including:

• Information & Disclosure Support - supporting responses to legal and statutory documentation requests, including information disclosures, notices to produce and production requests.

• Document Review & Analysis - reviewing, analysing and synthesising documents to retrieve relevant information and support decision-making.

• Governance & Board Support - assisting in the preparation and coordination of governance materials and supporting the effective delivery of Board and Committee meetings.

• Process & Systems Improvement - designing, implementing and improving tools, templates, checklists and document management systems to enhance efficiency and consistency.

What We’re Looking For

You bring great interpersonal skills, commercial awareness and sound judgement, with the confidence to use initiative, work independently and solve problems without constant direction. You’re curious, motivated and committed to continuous learning, with a collaborative mindset and a strong sense of ownership and accountability. You have qualifications in law (undergraduate essential), with paralegal experience and document review expertise preferred, a solid understanding of commercial law highly desirable, and strong written communication, attention to detail and Microsoft Office capability.

Benefits that matter and make a difference for our employees

• Leave for those moments that matter, an additional 6 days of leave at the end of year, up to 6 days paid volunteer leave, gender neutral paid parental leave of 20 weeks, Gender Affirmation leave, reproductive health and wellbeing leave, Cultural and Ceremonial leave. Access your LSL after 3 years, take AL at half pay, and purchase up to 2 weeks additional leave (just to name a few!).
• Your Professional development matters, up to $5k per year professional development and up to 8 days professional development leave, HESTA scholarships and free access to a range of premium learning tools.
• Your health and wellbeing matters, free annual flu shots and skin checks, incredible social events throughout the year and a comprehensive employee assistance program available 24/7.
• Your financial wellbeing matters, up to 15% super, financial planning support, end of year payment for all Enterprise Agreement-covered employees, incentivised Employee Referral Program and novated lease options.

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures and abilities. We welcome and support applications from First Nations people, physically, neuro or culturally diverse, LGBTQI+, and people of any age. We are proud to be WGEA accredited as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equity.

We want all candidates to feel safe, included and provided with the best opportunity to thrive, if you require reasonable adjustments during your application or throughout the recruitment process, please reach out to a member of the Talent team careers@hesta.com.au and we’ll call you to discuss.

Please note: Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position