Connect your participants with 350,000+ employers
The Hero Foundation connects your participants to Employment Hero’s network of businesses across the world: instantly, at scale, and at no cost to your organisation. You do the preparation work. We open the right doors.
Your candidates are ready. Let’s show them off.
You do the hard work — building confidence, developing skills, and getting people workforce-ready. We handle what comes next: connecting your participants to 350,000+ businesses through Employment Hero’s global network, at no cost to you or them.
Sign-up session
Participants complete a short eligibility form, upload a CV, and are live on the platform in minutes. No admin burden on your team.
We spotlight every application
When a participant applies for a role, our team contacts the employer directly — telling them who this person is, where they’ve come from, and why they’re worth a look.
We make direct introductions
For highly motivated, well-prepared candidates, we proactively introduce them to employers who are hiring — no application needed, and significantly higher placement rates.
AI matches in the background
Our matching technology works 24/7 — surfacing relevant roles and putting each participant’s profile in front of the right employers, automatically.
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Why organisations partner with us
One partnership gives your participants instant access to the largest employer network in Australia — and our team does the hard work of making introductions, tracking outcomes, and reporting results back to you. No cost, no complexity, no commercial strings attached.
Access to 350,000+ employers
The moment your participants join the platform, they’re visible to Employment Hero’s entire global network — no cold calls or relationship-building required from your team.
Clear, ready-to-use reporting
Every placement is tracked: the role, employer, sector, and start date. We share results in a format you can drop straight into funding applications and impact reports.
Low effort, high impact
We design our process around your constraints. Onboarding is simple, and we work around your schedule — you don’t need to change how you operate to see results for your participants.
100% free, always
Hero Foundation is a registered charity, independently funded by Employment Hero. No cost to your organisation, no cost to participants, and no commercial arrangement of any kind.
Some of our key partners
Generation Australia
Generation Australia prepares people facing barriers to employment for careers in aged care, disability support, and IT through free, accelerated training programmes. Their courses combine technical skills with employment readiness coaching, and every place is competitively screened — meaning graduates arrive motivated and job-ready from day one.
Humans of Purpose
Humans of Purpose is a B Corp agency and not-for-profit Academy supporting women facing complex barriers to employment, including survivors of domestic and family violence. Through digital skills training, mentoring, and pathways into meaningful work, they help women build economic independence and a more stable future.
Future Women
Future Women is a national digital platform helping women find jobs and build careers. They bring together women, employers and allies — from first job seekers through to executive leaders — as part of one connected ecosystem. Jobs Academy is FW’s flagship program, supporting thousands of women across Australia to clarify their goals, build confidence and become job-ready.
Ready to work with the Hero Foundation?
Submit this form to reach out to the team. We’ll reach out to better understand your programs and your participants. Onboarding participants is easy, and our team will handle the heaving lifting for you
Register your interest
We would love to hear from you – whether your organisation wants to get involved or you simply want to learn more. Complete this form and we will reach out to you shortly
