Learning and Organisational Development Consultant

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; In loco; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Department of Education Victoria seeks a Learning and Organisational Development Consultant to lead and support OD initiatives and employee lifecycle programs. You will partner with senior consultants and stakeholders to identify organisational learning needs and drive continuous improvement across the capability and workforce analytics functions.

The role emphasises end-to-end logistics, collaboration, and practical process improvements within a busy public sector environment in Melbourne.

Competenze

• Experience delivering learning and organisational development initiatives.
• Ability to plan and coordinate end-to-end learning programs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration across teams.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, complex environment.

Mansioni

• Coordinate end-to-end logistics for learning programs, including enrolments, communications, technology and venues.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure delivery meets expectations.
• Drive improvement projects that enhance the employee lifecycle experience and reporting processes.
• Undertake administration tasks such as producing reports, processing invoices and engaging vendors.
• Maintain intranet sites to provide easy self-service access to information.

Conoscenze

Organisational skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Communication

Formazione

Relevant tertiary qualification in HR (Learning and Development / Organisational Development) or Organisational Psychology

Strumenti

LMS

Intranet platforms

Reporting software

Descrizione del lavoro

Learning and Organisational Development Consultant

Department of Education Victoria - Melbourne VIC

The department provides a wide range of learning and development support and services.

The department provides policy leadership, plans for the future of education in Victoria and leads key cross-sector collaboration. The department plays an important system steward role by providing support, guidance, oversight and assurance across early childhood and school education systems, as well as directly providing school education and 50 new early learning centres.

About the Division

The Learning and Organisational Development Consultant position works within the and the Capability Inclusion and Workforce Analytics Branch of the People Strategy and Operations (VPS) division.

The People Strategy and Operations (VPS) division was established to:

• provide end to end people services to the department's 4,000+ VPS employees
• provide strategic workplace relations advice and support to the VPS and early childhood sectors
• manage corporate office working places and environmental sustainability.

About the Role

We are looking for someone who's organised, has an eye for detail, team-player and gets genuine satisfaction from keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. If you love L&OD administration and the employee life cycle, enjoy being part of a fun and collaborative team, and like to find practical ways to make things work even better, we'd love to hear from you

As a Learning and Organisational Development Consultant this role offers dedicated focus on OD initiatives while maintaining flexibility to collaborate across the wider L&OD portfolio. You will support or lead key OD programs such as the induction experience, the Culture, People and Integrity Committee, the People Matter Survey (PMS), and Performance and Development Plan (PDP) cycle, while supporting Senior Consultants on larger deliverables under the Corporate Workforce Strategy 2026-30. Please ensure your cover letter addresses any experience in these areas.

Working closely with the team, you will partner with senior consultants and stakeholders to identify organisational and learning needs to build the departments capability and drive continuous improvement. This may include:

• Support the smooth delivery of programs by managing end-to-end logistics such as scheduling, enrolments, communications, technology and venues, and post-session evaluation.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure expectations, enquiries and delivery are well coordinated
• Drive improvement projects that enhance the employee lifecycle experience and reporting processes.
• Undertake administration tasks including executing communication plans, generating and sharing reports, processing invoices, coordinating procurement activities, and engaging with vendors.
• Develop and maintain intranet sites providing employees with easy self-service access to information.
  

Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate strong organisational and administrative skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high-quality learning and organisational development initiatives. You will have experience working collaboratively with stakeholders and the ability to manage projects.

The role requires a flexible and proactive self-starter who is comfortable working across a variety of tasks in a dynamic team environment and can apply critical thinking to resolve problems and improve processes.

As our ideal candidate you will have:

• Well-developed organisational skills with a keen eye for detail, ensuring smooth coordination of learning and organisational initiatives
• A collaborative approach with demonstrated ability to build strong relationships and work effectively within a team
• Customer focus, with the ability to understand and respond to the needs of internal clients to enhance the employee lifecycle experience
• Flexibility and adaptability to contribute across diverse projects and initiatives within the broader team
• Strong problem-solving skills with the capacity to analyse issues and implement practical solutions
• Effective communication skills, including managing stakeholder expectations and coordinating clear and timely communications
• Proven project management experience, managing multiple tasks and initiatives independently to drive continuous improvement
• Proficiency with technology tools such as learning management systems (LMS), intranet platforms, and reporting software

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources (Learning and Development / Organisational Development) or Organisational Psychology
• Proven experience within fast-paced, complex roles.