Learning & Development Business Partner

NRI Australia & New Zealand; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NRI Australia & New Zealand is seeking a Learning & Development Business Partner based in Melbourne to drive growth, capability development, and learning programs across the organisation.

You will partner with leaders and subject matter experts to design impactful initiatives that build capability and support professional growth, delivering measurable outcomes for clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in Learning & Development, Capability, or Talent Development.
• Background in professional services, consulting, technology, or a corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and capability frameworks.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LinkedIn Learning highly regarded).
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
• Analytical, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and needs, delivering targeted learning solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Coordinate and continuously optimise the annual learning calendar across corporate, leadership, and technical capability programs and initiatives.
• Support the embedding of the NRI Competency Framework and development pathways across the employee lifecycle.
• Manage and optimise learning platforms (e.g. LinkedIn Learning), curating relevant content and structured learning journeys to drive engagement.
• Oversee vendor relationships for certifications, monitoring utilisation, tracking progress, and providing proficiency insights.
• Analyse learning and capability data to measure effectiveness, inform planning, and provide clear executive-level insights.
• Facilitate and support L&D initiatives, contributing to program effectiveness and learner experience.
• Leverage participation data, feedback, and insights to continuously improve learning programs and experiences.

Skills

L&D

Capability frameworks

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytical

Adult learning

Communication

Tools

LinkedIn Learning

Job description

Ready to shape what’s next? At NRI, we turn technology into intelligence, delivering solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. Join our team of 3,500+ local experts backed by a global network of 16,000 team members and work on projects that truly make a difference for Australia’s leading organisations.

Our People & Culture team plays a pivotal role in shaping the employee experience and enabling business success. Partnering closely with leaders across the organisation, we support our people through every stage of their career journey. Our team brings together expertise across Learning & Development, Business Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and Resource Management to build a culture where people can thrive, teams can perform at their best, and NRI can continue to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for a Learning & Development Business Partner to play a key role in driving employee growth, capability development, and development programs across the organisation.

Reporting to the Senior Learning & Development Business Partner and as part of the wider People & Culture team, you will partner closely with business leaders and subject matter experts across NRI to design and deliver impactful learning initiatives that build capability, support professional growth, and strengthen our ability to deliver exceptional outcomes for clients.

Key Accountabilities

• Partner with leaders to identify capability gaps and needs, delivering targeted learning solutions aligned to business priorities.
• Coordinate and continuously optimise the annual learning calendar across corporate, leadership, and technical capability programs and initiates.
• Support the embedding of the NRI Competency Framework and development pathways across the employee lifecycle.
• Manage and optimise learning platforms (e.g. LinkedIn Learning), curating relevant content and structured learning journeys to drive engagement.
• Oversee vendor relationships for certifications, monitoring utilisation, tracking progress, and providing proficiency insights.
• Analyse learning and capability data to measure effectiveness, inform planning, and provide clear executive-level insights.
• Facilitate and support L&D initiatives, contributing to program effectiveness and learner experience.
• Leverage participation data, feedback, and insights to continuously improve learning programs and experiences.

About You

• 5+ years’ experience in Learning & Development, Capability, or Talent Development.
• Background in professional services, consulting, technology, or a corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and capability frameworks.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LinkedIn Learning highly regarded).
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and organisational skills.
• Analytical, proactive, and solutions-focused mindset.

Why Join Us?

• Global organisation with strong local presence
• Collaborative and people-focused culture
• Opportunity to shape employee engagement, growth and development

Your skills. Our impact. Together unstoppable. At NRI, you’ll work on meaningful projects, tackle complex challenges, and see the tangible difference your expertise makes. We value diverse experiences and perspectives, creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing workplace. Don’t worry if you don’t meet every requirement listed - we prioritise attitude and capability, and you might be the perfect fit for this role or another within NRI.

NRI Australia & New Zealand is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.

This role will be in based in Melbourne (Naarm)