Learning & Capability Specialist

Assurant, Inc.; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International mentoring

Cultural day

Employee share purchase program

Diversity panels

Parental leave

Education assistance

Novated vehicle leasing

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Assurant, Inc. is seeking a Capability Partner/Advisor to work with leaders across Australia and New Zealand, building skills, behaviours and capabilities that drive team success.

You'll advance capability partnering, consulting and strategic thinking, with a growth mindset and curiosity, while supporting leadership development and emerging technologies, including AI.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting and/or leading learning, capability, talent or people initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Curiosity, initiative and a growth mindset.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to translate business needs into practical solutions.
• Proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
• Interest in leadership development and emerging technologies such as AI.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and People Organisation teams to understand capability, performance and development needs.
• Support the development and delivery of capability initiatives aligned to ANZ priorities.
• Design and deliver engaging learning experiences to drive leadership and professional capability.
• Help leaders identify root causes of performance challenges and implement practical solutions beyond training.
• Build capability in leadership, coaching, collaboration, change readiness and AI adoption.
• Facilitate workshops, programs and capability conversations with stakeholders.
• Roll out and localise global talent initiatives across Australia and New Zealand.
• Use data and insights to evaluate programs and improve outcomes.

Skills

Capability development

Learning & Development

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Take the next step in your capability career

Why work with Assurant?

At Assurant, we redefine the boundaries of protection, helping people get the most from their technology, homes, vehicles and connected lifestyles.

When you join Assurant, you'll be part of a collaborative and supportive community that values curiosity, innovation and continuous learning. We're looking for someone who is eager to grow, enjoys building relationships and wants to make an impact through capability and development.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Capability Advisor, Capability Specialist, or Learning & Development professional who is ready to take the next step into a true partnering role. You don't need to have done everything before. We're looking for someone with the right attitude, curiosity and drive, and we'll help build your capability and experience along the way.

Benefits include:

• International and local mentoring programs
• Two Recharge Days plus a Cultural Day each year
• Discounted Employee Share Purchase Program
• Diversity panels and employee resource groups
• 10 weeks company paid parental leave
• Professional development support and higher education assistance
• Novated vehicle leasing
• Volunteering leave
• Hybrid working arrangements

What's the role about?

As our Capability Partner, you'll work closely with leaders across Australia and New Zealand to help build the skills, behaviours and capabilities that enable people and teams to succeed.

This is an ideal opportunity for a Capability Advisor, Capability Specialist or Learning & Development professional looking to take the next step into a partnering role. We're looking for someone with strong foundations, a growth mindset, curiosity and the drive to learn. We'll support you to build your capability partnering, consulting and strategic thinking skills along the way.

In this role, you'll:

• Partner with leaders and People Organisation teams to understand capability, performance and development needs.
• Support the development and delivery of capability initiatives aligned to business priorities across ANZ.
• Design and deliver engaging learning experiences that drive leadership, people manager and professional capability.
• Help leaders identify the root cause of performance challenges and implement practical solutions beyond traditional training.
• Build capability in key areas including leadership effectiveness, coaching, collaboration, change readiness and AI and digital adoption.
• Facilitate workshops, development programs and capability conversations with a range of stakeholders.
• Support the rollout and localisation of global talent and capability initiatives across Australia and New Zealand.
• Use data, feedback and business insights to evaluate capability programs and continuously improve outcomes.
• Partner with Compliance and business stakeholders to deliver mandatory and regulatory learning requirements effectively.

This role offers exposure to leadership development, capability strategy, learning design, facilitation, organisational development and emerging technologies, making it an excellent next step for someone looking to grow their career in capability and people development.

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone with experience in capability, learning, talent or people development who is ready to take the next step into a partnering role.

You may currently be a Capability Advisor, Capability Specialist, Learning & Development Advisor, Learning Consultant, Talent Development Specialist, or OD professional.

You'll bring:

• Experience supporting and/or leading learning, capability, talent or people initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Curiosity, initiative and a growth mindset.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills.
• The ability to understand business needs and translate them into practical solutions.
• A proactive, organised and solutions-focused approach.
• An interest in leadership development, capability building and emerging technologies such as AI.

What will make you successful?

We're looking for someone with the right attitude as much as the right experience. You'll thrive if you're curious, eager to learn, comfortable building relationships and motivated to make an impact. You don't need to have done everything before. We'll support your development as you build your capability partnering, consulting and strategic thinking skills.

This role is ideal for someone looking to step up from a Capability Advisor, Specialist or Learning & Development role into a broader partnering position.

At Assurant, we celebrate the differences that make us who we are. By assembling extraordinary teams from a variety of races, religions,sexualorientations,gender identities,ages,experiences,and abilities, we’re able to better reflect the global communities where we live and work.By working to remove barriers, we ensure equity for everyone.The pursuit of inclusion rests with each of us. Because it’s only by listening toand representing the unique voices of every individual that we can innovate for all.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or adjustment at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and equitable experience for all candidates.

For further information about Assurant, please visit our website at https://www.assurant.com/