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General information

Name
Senior Safety Specialist - Retail, Brand & Marketing
Site / Location
Melbourne Support Centre
Ref #
12371007
Entity
Australia Post
Opening Date
21-May-2025
Suburb
Richmond
Work Type
Permanent Full Time

Description & Requirements

Help us deliver a better tomorrow

Australia Post is delivering for all Australians. From the vehicles that we drive, to the small businesses that make our communities thrive. We’re delivering for the environment, for our communities, for our customers and for our people. We’re moving forward and we want you to come along for the ride.  


About the opportunity  

Join a dynamic and high-performing team at Australia Post as Senior Manager, Safety & Wellbeing within Retail, Brand and Marketing. This is an exciting opportunity to shape and lead safety and wellbeing initiatives in a business area delivering like never before. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll design and embed strategic programs that uplift safety culture, improve psychological wellbeing, and enable our people to thrive.


What you’ll deliver with us  

Reporting to the senior leadership team, you’ll develop and deliver a tailored Safety & Wellbeing Strategy that aligns with business priorities and drives measurable improvement across Retail, Brand and Marketing. You’ll lead diagnostic efforts, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure safety leadership is visible and embedded at every level. Success in this role means reducing safety risk, enhancing wellbeing, and supporting a proactive, people-first culture.


You’ll also   

  • Diagnose safety and wellbeing risks using data, insights, and business engagement
  • Design and implement custom safety initiatives aligned to Retail and Brand operational needs
  • Coach and support leaders to build safety leadership capability and behavioural change
  • Collaborate with Enterprise Safety & Wellbeing and external partners to ensure policies are fit for purpose
  • Monitor incident trends and ensure consistent investigation and escalation processes are followed


About you  

You’re a confident and trusted safety leader who brings a calm, solutions-focused approach to complex challenges. You lead with integrity, communicate clearly, and naturally build strong relationships across all levels. Passionate about creating safe, inclusive workplaces, you coach and influence others while empowering teams to take ownership of their wellbeing. You thrive in fast-paced environments, managing competing priorities with resilience and a collaborative mindset—living out Australia Post’s commitment to care, trust and community.


You’ll also need   

  • Extensive experience in a senior safety role within a large, complex organisation 
  • Strong working knowledge of safety legislation, policies, and industry best practices
  • Demonstrated ability to coach and influence senior leaders to improve safety outcomes
  • Proven experience diagnosing safety risks and delivering change initiatives at scale
  • An accredited OH&S qualification (essential); business qualification desirable


How we’ll deliver for you

  • Join one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse workforces in Australia, where we’re all ages, genders and come from all walks of life.
  • We deliver on our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment and Safety every day. They’re the TIES that bind our team together.
  • Immerse yourself in the AP Way – where every single team member partakes in a learning module to help understand the vital role we play in delivering on our strategy and purpose.


We’re delivering together 

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees. 

We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees. 

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace.  If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.


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