Director, Academy - Investment Excellence

About Future Fund

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 $280 billion across six 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.

The Opportunity

The Future Fund Academy is the Future Fund's in-house leadership and investment development organisation. Its primary function is to act as a central pillar in ensuring the organisations unique culture, purpose and way of investing continues to be well-understood and applied by all our staff. To succeed in this, the Academy has developed dedicated programs that focus on investment technical skills, leadership development, and inclusion. As the Director, Academy - Investment Excellence, you will play a leadership role in continuing to grow the Academy, developing seniors, and leading investment development programs that teach the way we invest. You will also lead the design and implementation of the organisation's annual development programs, such as the annual leaders' day for the organisation's senior leadership, as well as the annual investment competition.

Key Responsibilities

As Director, Academy - Investment Excellence your focus will be on improving our investors' performance and developing our leaders. This includes designing and delivering comprehensive investment development programs that emphasise the Future Fund's sophisticated joined-up version of the total portfolio approach, as well as overseeing senior leadership initiatives like the program for senior leaders. The role also involves directing significant Academy events.

Additionally, the position requires leading the Good Decisions Program, which is the organisation's in-house decision quality development and improvement program. Collaboration with the Investment team is crucial to ensure that Academy programs align with the overall strategy. The role also plays a key role to the strategic direction of the Academy and provides leadership support to the Academy team, including executive coaching for senior leaders, ultimately shaping a skilled and effective workforce within the Future Fund.

About You

We are looking for a candidate with demonstrable understanding of investment decision making process within an institutional setting, emphasising expertise in investment strategies, decision-making, and portfolio management. A bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, or a related field is required, while an advanced degree is preferred.

Candidates should have exceptional communication skills to facilitate discussions with senior leaders and demonstrate strong leadership and interpersonal abilities to influence, engage and collaborate effectively across various organisational levels. An imaginative thinker with a strategic mindset is essential for aligning educational programs with the Agency's goals, along with familiarity with decision science concepts and program management experience involving multiple stakeholders. Previous participation in investment committees is highly desirable, as is experience in creating and delivering leadership and investment skill development programs.

Key competencies include a deep understanding of investment principles, portfolio management, and risk management, alongside the ability to teach and facilitate complex concepts engagingly. Candidates should be skilled in diagnosing organisational needs and translating them into practical programs, with effective collaboration and negotiation skills. A results-oriented approach is crucial for achieving measurable outcomes, along with awareness of global investment trends and technological impacts, including AI. Proficiency in enhancing decision quality and promoting inclusion in decision-making processes is also vital for this role.

Please note this opportunity is open to Australian Citizens only.

Life at Future Fund

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.