Learning and Development Manager

Aspen Medical; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Medical is seeking a Learning & Development Manager to drive workforce capability and readiness across our Defence and National Security healthcare environments. You will partner with operations, governance, and talent teams to design frameworks and learning pathways that ensure compliant, capable staff ready for mobilisation and service delivery across complex contracts.

The role leads learning teams and external providers, shaping professional development and succession initiatives to

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in L&D, Education, HR, OD, Health Management or related field.
• Experience leading learning and development in a complex, regulated environment.
• Designing capability frameworks, learning strategies and professional development programs.
• Experience with mandatory training, compliance learning and workforce readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of workforce capability frameworks and learning pathways aligned with requirements.
• Oversee onboarding, competency, and readiness programs for mobilisation and service commencements.
• Partner with governance, operations, workforce planning and talent teams to identify capability needs.
• Design leadership and career pathways, succession and development programs.
• Establish governance for learning systems, reporting and dashboards on workforce readiness.
• Coordinate Learning & Development Coordinators, Clinical Educators and external providers to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Learning & Development

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Healthcare training

Education

Tertiary qualification in Learning & Development, Education, HR, or related discipline

Job description

Join Aspen Medical’s Defence and National Security team as our Learning & Development Manager, leading the development of workforce capability, learning and readiness across a complex and highly regulated healthcare environment. Working closely with leaders across Operations, Clinical Governance, Workforce Planning, Talent Acquisition and People & Culture, you will design and oversee the frameworks that ensure our clinical and non-clinical workforce is capable, compliant and ready to deliver. This role will provide leadership to learning and capability resources and play an important part in workforce mobilisation, service delivery, professional development and the future growth of our Defence and National Security portfolio.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of workforce capability frameworks, learning pathways and development strategies aligned with operational and contractual requirements.
• Oversee mandatory training, onboarding, competency and workforce readiness programs, ensuring employees are prepared for mobilisation, transition and service commencement.
• Partner with Clinical Governance, Operations and Workforce Planning to identify current and future capability requirements, workforce risks and development priorities.
• Design and implement leadership, professional development, career pathway and succession initiatives that strengthen performance, retention and workforce sustainability.
• Establish strong learning and capability governance, including learning systems, competency management, reporting, dashboards and executive visibility of workforce readiness.
• Lead and coordinate Learning & Development Coordinators, Clinical Educators and external education providers to deliver consistent, practical and operationally relevant learning outcomes.

About You

We are looking for an experienced learning and capability leader who can operate strategically while translating complex workforce requirements into practical programs and frameworks. You will ideally bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Learning & Development, Education, Human Resources, Organisational Development, Health Management or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading learning and development, workforce capability or organisational development within a complex organisation.
• Strong experience designing and implementing capability frameworks, learning strategies, competency pathways and professional development programs.
• Experience managing mandatory training, compliance learning and workforce readiness, ideally within healthcare, Defence, government contracting or another regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles, learning systems, capability metrics and reporting, with the ability to translate organisational requirements into effective workforce solutions.
• Highly developed stakeholder and leadership capability, with experience partnering across operational, clinical and corporate functions; experience supporting large-scale mobilisation or workforce transition will be highly regarded.
• The successful candidate will be required to meet applicable employment and security requirements, including the ability to obtain and maintain an AGSVA Security Clearance.

Applications will close October 7th 2026.

Aspen Medical values diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from ADF veterans with relevant experience.