Your career growth and development

Career growth is all about learning, reflecting and acting on feedback, being curious and having a growth mindset. Career growth occurs when we actively seek out opportunities to develop our knowledge and skills.

At IFM you will have opportunities to learn, personally and professionally, in a growing global diversified organisation. Our career and development offerings:

• Our IFM Career Capabilities provide a structured and transparent framework and toolkit of resources to help you plan and develop your career.
• Our Professional Development programs (including essential technical, management and executive skills) provide formal learning opportunities to grow your skills.
• Our Leadership & Management Development Programs are designed to strengthen leadership capability and management effectiveness at each leadership level.
• A strong focus on informal development opportunities such as stretch assignments, cross business unit project teams, and secondment and international opportunities. This is supplemented with Learning Cafes, our IFM Mentoring Program, networking opportunities and assistance for further study.

Learn more about career journeys at IFM through our [email protected] series

It was clear to me that at IFM I would have an opportunity to be a key contributor to significant projects in a global context whilst also developing my career. Since joining, I've shadowed leaders in client meeting and I've built my own trusted relationships over time. Through the IFM internal mentoring program I have had the opportunity to discuss career development with a mentor and receive advice from someone in a different part of the business. I've been given amazing challenges and I love that it's up to me to develop my career.

Lucie Mixeras

Associate Director, Debt Investments

Your Inclusion and Wellbeing

You will be joining a culture that fosters connectedness and a sense of belonging. You will be part of a workplace that embraces a diversity of views and promotes a safe and inclusive work environment.

We have Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) forums in each of our regions, representing the voice of our employees. Our I&D strategy is built around fostering an environment of inclusion and understanding through education and employee led awareness campaigns. Our strategy encompasses the following five pillars: Cultural & Ethnic Diversity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Ability; LGTBIQ+; and Gender.

Our Employee Wellbeing and I&D offerings include:

• Lifeworks Total Wellbeing platform and Headspace resources Global Employee Assistance Program
• Parents/Carer support program through Global Partnerships
• Education and awareness on Inclusive practices and behaviours
• Mental health and wellbeing seminars and support as well as Mental Health First Aiders
• Enabling the employee voice through employee forums and engagement activities

Through our industry commitments, we actively champion greater diversity. We know it’s important to not only concentrate on creating meaningful career pathways for diverse talent across our global network, but to also contribute to greater inclusion across our industry. We are proud signatories of the 30% club, 40:40 and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative.

I love being co-chair of the APAC Inclusion and Diversity forum because I get to take a lead role in embedding our Inclusion and Diversity strategy and contribute to creating meaningful experiences and initiatives for our people. This means empowering our forum members to have a voice on what's important to them and to help make sure that our commitment to inclusion, diversity and wellbeing are reflective of the lived experience at IFM, so that we can all feel confident to bring our whole selves at work.

Bora Han

Investment Director, Private Equity

Your Inclusion and Wellbeing

You will be joining a culture that fosters connectedness and a sense of belonging. You will be part of a workplace that embraces a diversity of views and promotes a safe and inclusive work environment.

We have Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) forums in each of our regions, representing the voice of our employees. Our I&D strategy is built around fostering an environment of inclusion and understanding through education and employee led awareness campaigns. Our strategy encompasses the following five pillars: Cultural & Ethnic Diversity; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Ability; LGTBIQ+; and Gender.

Our Employee Wellbeing and I&D offerings include:

• Lifeworks Total Wellbeing platform and Headspace resources Global Employee Assistance Program
• Parents/Carer support program through Global Partnerships
• Education and awareness on Inclusive practices and behaviours
• Mental health and wellbeing seminars and support as well as Mental Health First Aiders
• Enabling the employee voice through employee forums and engagement activities

Through our industry commitments, we actively champion greater diversity. We know it’s important to not only concentrate on creating meaningful career pathways for diverse talent across our global network, but to also contribute to greater inclusion across our industry. We are proud signatories of the 30% club, 40:40 and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative.

I love being co-chair of the APAC Inclusion and Diversity forum because I get to take a lead role in embedding our Inclusion and Diversity strategy and contribute to creating meaningful experiences and initiatives for our people. This means empowering our forum members to have a voice on what's important to them and to help make sure that our commitment to inclusion, diversity and wellbeing are reflective of the lived experience at IFM, so that we can all feel confident to bring our whole selves at work.

Bora Han

Investment Director, Private Equity

Your Reward and Recognition

At IFM your contribution will be valued. You will be fairly and competitively rewarded and recognised, with benefits to enhance your workplace experience. What does this look like?

• Competitive remuneration arrangements
• Three additional days of paid leave per year for end of year closure
• Lifestyle and Wellness leave
• Purchased leave or Leave Without Pay options
• Community and Volunteer leave
• Generous Parental Leave policy – all eligible parents, regardless of tenure at IFM and regardless of gender can access IFM Paid Parental Leave. Parents can take their leave concurrently with their spouse, should that be a preference.
• Global reward and recognition program – nominated by managers or peers
• Wellbeing and Health offerings
• Employee Referral Program

Additional benefits differ by region based on local practices (such as insurance benefits, novated leasing, workplace giving and matched donations). We aim to have market competitive benefits, relevant to each local region.

Learn more about career journeys at IFM through our [email protected] series.

I like the flexibility of IFM's leave policies and I particularly like the leave without pay or the purchased leave option. I use it to extend our family Summer/Christmas holidays and I build on the very generous three days IFM give us for end of year closure. It allows me to take some leave throughout the year and more time with my children over the respective school holidays.

Andrew Cleeland

Investment Director, Listed Equities

I particularly like the Lifestyle and Wellness leave option. I use it to celebrate days that are significant to my background and culture such as Diwali day. I like IFM's remote working leave option which allows us to work in a 'remote' location (either domestically or international) for up to 30 calendar days per year and I have also really appreciated the 16 weeks parental leave, which is an excellent benefit.

Makarand Dhuri

Director, Technology

Your flexibility and ‘Ways of Working’

Our Ways of Working is a flexible hybrid working model. This means some days can be spent in the office and some days can be remote. With a focus on connection and innovation, each team sets and agrees their ‘ways of working’ with alignment to their business group.

Our Ways of Working model is supported by our Flexible Working and Remote Working policies:

• We are helping our people to achieve personal and professional balance and creating a working environment that supports diversity
• We value the importance of connection, collaboration, belonging and effective relationships
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• We strive to create a culture that balances working together with working flexibly​
• We consider the needs of IFM, our investors, our teams, and ourselves​
• Above all the safety of our people is our number one priority.

Our ways of working values and principles are universal and provide a foundation to guide our behaviour:

• Inspire innovation to embrace new ways of working
• Lead by example and be a great team player
• Respect each other so trust and transparency is key
• Prioritise investors and our people by keeping strong connections
• Achieve excellence in your own work and outcomes.

We're very supportive of enabling an inclusive environment where people feel connected and can work flexibly; both from home and in the office, to do their very best for themselves, their family and IFM. Each team is thinking about 'Our Ways of Working' differently and that is great because it's based on their teams' needs and wants - together. At the end of the day, we aim to provide you with work and working arrangements that support the needs of your team and clients and your family and personal needs.

Kyle Mangini

Global Head of Infrastructure

Your Purpose-driven work

Our purpose to protect and grow the long-term retirement savings of working people drives our strategic approach to our investment and corporate practices.

For us, cultivating a unifying and purpose-aligned culture across the organisation is central to our success and provides our people with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work - work that supports positive returns for our investors and makes a positive impact to the communities in which we invest and operate.

When you join the IFM team you will be:

• Helping to build momentum for sustainable investing and supporting the transition to a low carbon global economy
• Part of an organisation that promotes inclusive and diverse workplace cultures with fair, safe and equitable standards for working people
• Part of an organisation that actively uses our shareholder position to influence responsible corporate behaviour through active asset stewardship to help protect and grow investment value; and
• Contributing to meaningful, purpose-driven work that focuses on generating competitive returns for our investors and the millions of working people they represent, while positively impacting the communities we invest and operate in.

What makes IFM different is that we excel across different asset classes in delivering strong returns to the member sand beneficiaries of our investor clients; we invest in a manner that recognises that sustainable long-term returns will demand addressing climate change, promoting fair and equitable standards for working people and building inclusive and diverse workplaces; and that we work at IFM to make a demonstrable contribution to people's lives both through building their savings, and ensuring that the world we are investing in (and live in) is sustainable in the long term. For me, this is purpose driven work that makes me proud to work at IFM.

Jessica Thompson

Deputy Head of North America Infrastructure Debt