National Learning & Development Manager

Centurion; City Of Swan; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Benefits package

Career development

Supportive team environment

Safety, integrity and excellence

Job summary

Centurion is seeking a National Learning & Development Manager to lead the design, delivery, and governance of L&D initiatives across Australia. You’ll drive leadership programs, partner with providers, and align activities with strategic priorities to improve capability and culture.

You’ll manage HRIS/LMS platforms, report to the Chief People Officer, and shape a safe, high-performing workplace with strong stakeholder engagement across branches.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading L&D teams in busy operations.
• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field.
• Strong knowledge of adult learning principles and diverse learning styles.
• Proven facilitation and training delivery skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in HRIS and reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership to an inclusive, safe workplace.
• Drive continual improvement of L&D activities aligned to priorities.
• Lead development and evaluation of leadership programs.
• Manage relationships with training providers, institutions, and clients.
• Collaborate to deliver learning across the business to build capability.
• Use HRIS to create and maintain learning content.
• Oversee LMS onboarding and refresher training scheduling.
• Provide regular progress reports to senior management.
• Support Early Career programs including apprenticeships and internships.

Skills

Leadership

Adult learning

L&D strategy

Facilitation

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

HRIS proficiency

LMS proficiency

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS / HR analytics

LMS (Learning Management System)

Job description

Great Culture, Competitive Salary + Benefits

Centurion is a premier logistics company with a long-standing reputation for excellence in transportation services across Australia. Founded in 1971, our business provides nationwide service with 34 branches across Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria.

Position Available: National Learning & Development Manager

About the Role:

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this key role will see you driving the development and delivery of effective learning & development programs and organisational development initiatives on a national scale across the business.

This role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring strong leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management to maintain operational efficiency and foster a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strong day-to-day leadership, direction and support to the team maintaining an inclusive and positive workplace that is psychologically safe for all employees.
• Identify and drive the continual improvement of learning and development activities to ensure alignment with strategic priorities, contemporary best practices, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Lead the development, coordination, facilitation and evaluation of leadership development and emerging leader programs.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders including training providers, tertiary institutions, facilitators and clients to ensure that learning and development requirements are appropriately sourced, evaluated and provided.
• Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to develop and deliver learning and development activities across the business focussing on building capability, engagement and enhancing the organisational culture.
• Utilise the HRIS to create and maintain effective learning content that is best suited to Centurion requirements.
• Effectively manage the learning management system to ensure onboarding and induction training is correctly administered, and refresher training is correctly scheduled.
• Provide regular reporting to senior management highlighting progress towards L&D initiatives.
• Work closely with the broader People & Capability team to ensure the business’s ongoing success with Early Career programs, such as apprenticeships, traineeships, graduate and vacation programs.

Skills and Experience:

• Significant experience in leading Learning and Development teams within a busy operational environment.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field will be highly regarded.
• Strong demonstrated knowledge of adult learning principles, learning styles and learning theories.
• Confident and effective training facilitation skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills.
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Proficiency in HRIS and reporting tools.

Why Join Centurion?

• Lead a high-impact team at the heart of our employee experience.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Be part of a company that values safety, integrity, and excellence.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from women and First Nations People.