Learning & Development Manager

• Location: Melbourne CBD            
• Vacancy Type: 12-month fixed term with potential to become permanent  
• Job reference: 494580   

Are you looking for a role that will let you leverage your exceptional Learning & Development experience? If so, this is the perfect job for you.

The Learning & Development Manager contributes to the achievement of strategic objectives by implementing learning and development initiatives to build and enhance people capabilities.

The role works across the organisation and with all parts of the P&C team and also with Operations and Risk & Audit. In particular, the Learning & Development Manager leads the design and delivery of training and learning solutions to meet operational training needs of the organisation.

The Learning & Development Manager also supports broader organisation performance and leadership capability initiatives.

This position leads a team of a part-time coordinator and one administrator (currently 1.6 FTE).

To be successful in this role you’ll share Yooralla’s values.

Key Responsibilities

Specific Role Responsibilities:

• Design and Delivery of Organisation Learning & Development Needs
• External Partnerships & Government Funded Training Programs
• Organisation Capability & Performance

All employees are responsible for:

• Promoting and protecting the human rights of people with disability, in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (2008);
• Working to ensure high-quality and safe supports and services for NDIS participants,
  meeting and exceeding the NDIS Practice Standards and
  Quality Indicators;
• Meeting obligations under all relevant Victorian and Commonwealth legislation;
• Working in accordance with the Yooralla Code of Conduct and Employee Manual;
• Support a risk aware culture by proactively identifying and reporting risk
• Identify, manage and monitor risks within their area and support a risk aware culture where staff actively identify and report risks.

Additional Information

Yooralla supports flexible working arrangements while seeking to build strong teams and an engaging workplace environment and leaders are expected to be present in the office at least 3 days a week.

Selection Criteria

Mandatory Requirements:

• International Police Check (if required)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Current driver’s licence to drive in Australia

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant discipline such as: Human Resources, Psychology, Education or Training and Development or Business degree plus Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment or relevant demonstrated experience

Professional Experience

• Demonstrated experience in effective design, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of learning initiatives underpinned by Adult Learning Principles, using a range of channels and tools.
• Demonstrated ability to design and develop e-learning materials and assessments using relevant design applications and learning management systems.
• Demonstrated experience in providing effective leadership of a learning function and organisational development within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in implementing continuous improvement strategies through best practice culture change management methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to work with data sets and utilise excel and relevant reporting tools to develop organisational reporting and insights for senior leadership.
• Knowledge of the Disability or Community Sector is highly desirable.

Personal Skills and Attributes

• Enterprise mindset balancing the varying needs of different stakeholders, able to deal with complexity and ambiguity, to think strategically and to translate strategy into action.
• Curious and data driven, seeks to understand and integrate different perspectives while maintaining focus on the core delivery requirements of the role.
• Creative approach to designing and developing a range of learning tools to quickly respond to organisation needs.
• Highly effective written and oral communication skills, including stakeholder engagement, relationship building, reporting, developing presentations and facilitating learning initiatives.
• Confident presenter and facilitator in small and large groups
• Pro-active, innovative and understands the need for cost effective use of resources.
• Flexible leadership style, able to be consultative, supportive, and directive as required.
• Leads and coaches direct reports to build team commitment and fosters continuous learning.
• Role models organisational values and seek to imbed purpose and values into training design and delivery.

Sound like you?

Click ‘Apply Now’ below, a resume and cover letter are essential for this job application. Please ensure you have attached them at the time of submission.

If you have any questions, please contact HR at [email protected] or Di Francois, our Chief People Officer, People and Culture, at [email protected] using the subject line: Learning & Development Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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Our culture

At Yooralla, you’ll work at Victoria’s most established and recognised for purpose disability service provider with more than 100 years of experience offering high quality support services to people with disability. We work in partnership with adults and children, their families and carers to enable them to live the lives they choose. 

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies. We strongly encourage people with disability, LGBTQIA+ and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People to apply.

Find out more about our work culture and what we do.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You’ll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email [email protected] or phone 9666 4501.