Unilever Future Leaders Programme - Marketing (Australia)

Unilever; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever’s Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) in Sydney invites graduates to fast‑track leadership through real business challenges from day one. You'll own projects, collaborate with experts, and rotate across functions to develop commercial and leadership capabilities.

Marketing focus with exposure to brand strategy, consumer and shopper marketing, and digital content, while working with teams across the business to deliver growth and meaningful impact.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor's degree in any field of study.
• Full working rights in Australia and/or New Zealand.
• People‑oriented with strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience across brand strategy, consumer and shopper marketing, campaign execution, digital and social content, innovation and business performance.
• Learn how to build purpose‑led brands that drive growth and create meaningful impact.
• Work with teams across Customer Development, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance and R&D to understand how a global business operates.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Our Future Leaders Programme will ignite the leader in you. This unique programme is designed to develop Unilever's Future Leaders (UFL) by providing challenging and purposeful opportunities that accelerate their readiness to take on business leadership roles.

Location: Sydney, Australia

Let's brighten everyday life – together

At Unilever, we're a global company with a simple but powerful purpose: to brighten everyday life for all.

From household names like Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, TRESemmé, OMO, Surf and Continental – our brands are part of daily life for millions of people around the world.

Here in Australia & New Zealand we're proud to be committed to driving positive change through sustainable business practices with meaningful impact.

We're also a business on the move: through our Growth Action Plan 2030 we're building unmissably superior brands, elevating them through "Desire at Scale", and transforming into an AI‑first enterprise where technology sits at the core of how we create value, make decisions and win.

If you're looking for a place where you can make a real difference, grow fast, and work with people who genuinely care – you've found it.

A job at Unilever is a career made by you, with development opportunities, benefits and a working culture that embraces diversity and is pioneering flexibility.

Key Features of UFLP:

• Build the commercial, strategic and leadership capabilities that accelerate your career at Unilever and beyond
• Gain hands‑on experience tackling real business challenges from day one
• Collaborate with experts and leaders across multiple functions and disciplines
• 2-year rotational programme designed to fast‑track your development and broaden your business experience
• Open to graduates from all academic backgrounds
• Based in Sydney, Australia

What do we look for?

• Hold a bachelor's degree in any field of study
• Full working rights in Australia and/or New Zealand
• People-oriented with strong interpersonal skills and a natural ability to build relationships

The Unilever Future Leaders Programme – Marketing

The Unilever Future Leaders Programme (UFLP) is designed to develop tomorrow's leaders, today. From day one, you'll own projects and workstreams that contribute to real business outcomes, working alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. Through a combination of hands‑on experience, structured learning, mentorship and leadership exposure, you'll accelerate your development while making a meaningful impact from the start. It's fast‑paced, challenging and incredibly rewarding. You'll be encouraged to take ownership, bring fresh thinking to the table and challenge convention. In return, you'll gain the experience, support and opportunities needed to build the skills, confidence and capability to become a purpose‑led leader.

Marketing at Unilever is all about understanding people – what they need, what they care about and how brands can play a meaningful role in their lives. It's creative, commercial, fast‑moving and constantly evolving.

As a Marketing UFLP, you'll gain experience across brand strategy, consumer and shopper marketing, campaign execution, digital and social content, innovation and business performance. You'll learn how to build purpose‑led brands that drive growth and create meaningful impact, bringing them to life in bold, culturally relevant ways.

While Marketing is your home function, you'll work closely with teams across Customer Development, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance and R&D, giving you a holistic understanding of how a global business operates and how great ideas become commercial success.

We're looking for graduates who are deeply curious about people, culture and what influences behaviour. Social‑first thinkers who are embedded in culture, stay ahead of trends and an interest in what makes content engaging, relevant and shareable. You'll understand the role platforms like TikTok, Instagram and emerging channels play in shaping consumer behaviour and how brands can connect with consumers in authentic, meaningful ways.

If you love combining creativity with commercial thinking, storytelling with strategy, and culture with data, this is the place for you.

Recruitment process:

• Online Application →OnlineAssessment → Digital Interview → Discovery Centre → Onboarding

Discovery Centre: October 2026

Program start: February 2027

Unilever is an organization committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. This means we encourage people with all backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pacific Peoples, and people with disabilities. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their 'Whole Self' to work and this includes you! We encourage you to advise us at the time of your application if you require any reasonable adjustment so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.