Job Opportunities in Australia

Introduction:
About us.

A unique life requires a unique bank.

Defence Bank is a member-owned bank that has been proudly serving the Defence Community for 49 years. With over 28 branches across Australia and our award-winning app, Defence Bank is where our members need us – anywhere, anytime.

The bank provides financial products and services to the Australian Defence Force and its unique community, reinvesting profits for the benefit of our members.

Our branch network and support office teams work collaboratively to offer tailored banking solutions that support the Defence Community throughout their banking journey.

We are a leader in our sector and our people led, technology enabled environment, celebrates the individual talents, personalities, interests and needs of our people.

Description:
The opportunity.

This exciting permanent opportunity will have you directly supporting Defence Bank’s purpose, ensuring that our members can count on us.

You will do this by delivering outstanding member service to meet member needs and help them meet their financial goals in a role where no two days are the same. Ultimately, you are the first point of contact in assisting members achieve their financial goals!

Your role will specifically involve:

• Balancing competing priorities such as answering incoming calls, processing transactions and responding to member queries.
• Proactively promoting Defence Bank to broaden and grow our member base.
• Communicating across all levels of Defence Bank to maintain knowledge and awareness.
• Developing effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Using Microsoft Office applications to create relevant documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.

Skills and Experiences:
About you.

As someone who connects with people and excels in providing a memorable experience for our members, you are looking for a new challenge and can uncover needs through conversations and provide banking strategies to achieve members goals.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Experience within a customer facing retail or administrative team or similar.
• High level of organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise and seek improvement in the way things are done to reduce member effort.

Demonstrated experience or skills in

• Developing effective relationships with your people leader, peers, and colleagues who may work across various locations.
• Using Microsoft Office applications to create relevant documents, presentations and spreadsheets.
• Desire to be a high achiever and motivated by hitting targets.
• High school certificate or equivalent.

The successful candidate will have an incredible opportunity to showcase their work ethic and skills, as well as having the option to increase their earning potential as they grow within the role.

All levels of experience are encouraged to apply for this vacancy, this excellent entry level position will give you a solid foundation for a rewarding future in banking services, providing you with stability and variety along with potential for career development in the future.

We count on you. And you can count on us.

We have a great range of employee benefits including:

• Corporate wardrobe allowance.
• Support in obtaining your Tier 2 certification and offer ongoing professional development opportunities.
• Savings and discounts across our range of products and services.
• A "Thank you" day - each year our employees receive one additional day of paid leave.
• Access to our internal "reward and recognition" platform - vouchers, discounts, e-cards and much more!

Interested? We'd like to hear from you. Click to apply.

Defence Bank is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment. We encourage people from different cultural backgrounds, people from different ethnic origins, and people with disabilities to apply so our team reflects our diverse community.

All successful candidates will be required to complete employment checks prior to an offer of employment.

Only short listed applicants with Australian Working Rights will be contacted to discuss their application.