Learning & Development Partner

the original; Coffs Harbour City Council; On-site; AUD 79,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Brand new office location

Flexible work arrangements

Generous leave entitlements

Job summary

As Learning & Development Partner at City of Coffs Harbour, you will shape capability and leadership across the organisation. You’ll work with leaders to grow, perform and thrive, manage mandatory training and support onboarding and organisational capability projects.

We seek a passionate L&D professional with qualifications in HR/Business/Training, strong stakeholder skills, and a proactive mindset dedicated to developing people to keep our community thriving.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering learning and development frameworks and projects.
• Strong stakeholder skills and proactive approach.
• Commitment to developing people and organisational performance.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate learning and development initiatives across leaders and teams.
• Manage mandatory and compliance training requirements.
• Support onboarding, leadership development and capability projects.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Learning strategies

Leadership development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources/Business/Training/Education

Job description

Learning & Development Partner

Coffs Harbour, Australia
Reference: 6927386

• Help develop the people who keep our community thriving.
• Join a growing People, Safety & Culture team at the heart of the City's strategic priorities.
• Create learning opportunities that empower our people to make a real difference every day.

About the role

At the City of Coffs Harbour, we know that great community outcomes start with great people. As part of our continued investment in our workforce, we're growing our People, Safety & Culture team and are seeking a Learning & Development Partner to help shape the capability, leadership and future success of our organisation.

Working closely with leaders across the City, you'll facilitate learning and development initiatives that support our people to grow, perform and thrive. This includes managing the City's mandatory and compliance based training requirements and supporting leadership development, onboarding and organisational capability projects. Through this work, you'll play a key role in strengthening the workforce that helps keep our community thriving. Our People, Safety & Culture Group reports directly to the General Manager, reflecting the City's commitment to keeping people at the heart of its strategic priorities.

Please refer to the Position Description for a more detailed understanding of the role.

About you

You're a passionate learning and development professional who enjoys helping people grow and perform at their best. You have experience developing and delivering learning and development related frameworks & projects, drive initiatives, partner with leaders and assist to build capability across our organisation. With relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Training, Education or a related field, you bring strong stakeholder skills, a proactive approach and a genuine commitment to developing people and organisational performance.

What's on offer?

• Competitive Salary (from $87,882.86 p/a) depending on your capabilities and experience + 12% superannuation
• Permanent Full Time 35 hours per week
• Brand new office location at Yarrila Place!
• Flex time, flexible work arrangements and generous leave entitlements!
• Numerous benefits as outlined here!

About us

The City of Coffs Harbour strives to ensure the community and visitors can enjoy and grow the City's opportunities. We empower our people to innovate and work collaboratively with accountability and respect at the core of our approach. This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of a dynamic organisation and a thriving community in one of NSW's most beautiful regions. Check out the benefits of living on the Coffs Coast

Hear from our General Manager, Murray "Muz" Wood, on why a career at the City may be right for you!

Want to chat?

Please reach out to Shelley Lantry, Team Leader Human Resources on [e-mail] or via phone [phone] to discuss the role in more detail.

If you have any queries around or require specific assistance or adjustments with any aspect of the application/recruitment process, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition Team via email at [e-mail]

The City of Coffs Harbour is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace based on the principles of employment equity and diversity. We actively encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran or disability status.

Applications Close: 13 Sep 2026