Learning & Development Lead – First Nations Cultural Safety

Talent; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 157,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent is supporting a large Federal Government Agency to appoint a Learning & Development Lead - First Nations Cultural Safety (EL1 Level) in Melbourne/Geelong. The role is a 12-month initial term with hybrid, full-time hours (37.5 per week) and a daily rate of $602.55 plus super.

Applications close on 29 October 2026. You will design and implement cultural safety learning programs, embed capability strategies, and provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders while advancing First Nations

Qualifications

• Experience building trusted relationships with First Nations peoples, communities, organisations and leaders.
• Strong instructional design, adult learning and training development experience.
• Experience leading complex training or workplace capability initiatives with risk and co-design.
• Project/program management, stakeholder management, planning, monitoring and reporting capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including reports/briefs.
• Ability to lead teams, set priorities, manage resources and deliver outcomes in a dynamic policy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development and implementation of the Cultural Safety Learning Program and other workplace capability initiatives.
• Provide high-level cultural safety learning policy and strategic advice, including briefs, submissions and committee papers.
• Oversee stakeholder engagement, co-design and consultation with internal teams, First Nations peoples, communities, organisations and partners.
• Represent the Agency and Branch in high-level meetings, working groups and committees.
• Lead monitoring, evaluation and reporting of deliverables, milestones, risks and performance measures.
• Provide strategic guidance to staff, manage workloads and support a positive, safe and accountable team culture.
• Champion organisational and cultural change through responsive, strengths-based approaches.

Skills

First Nations engagement

Instructional design

Adult learning

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Education/training/HR/public policy/Indigenous studies related field

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122 or equivalent)

Job description

Talent is supporting a large Federal Government Agency to appoint a Learning & Development Lead - First Nations Cultural Safety (EL1 Level) in Melbourne/Geelong. The role is a 12-month initial term with hybrid, full-time hours (37.5 per week) and a daily rate of $602.55 plus super.

Applications close on 29 October 2026. You will design and implement cultural safety learning programs, embed capability strategies, and provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders while advancing First Nations