Agriculture Training Advisor

Primary Ito; Whanganui; Remote; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing Package

Community Volunteer Day

Paid leave during holidays

Flexible working arrangements and work

5 weeks' annual leave after 3 years

Job summary

Primary ITO is seeking an Agriculture Training Adviser based in Taranaki/Whanganui. You will support learners and employers across the agriculture sector, guiding learners from enrolment to programme completion with coaching and assessment.

You will build industry relationships, promote training opportunities, and contribute to workforce development. This permanent, full-time role (40 hours/week) is home-office-based with regional travel; a work vehicle is provided.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge and experience in agriculture or the wider primary industry sector.
• Experience in customer service, relationship management, or stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• Commitment to supporting learner success and industry workforce development.

Responsibilities

• Support learners and employers throughout the training journey.
• Develop training plans and enrol learners into programmes.
• Conduct workplace visits and provide ongoing learner support and mentoring.
• Assess learner competency and provide constructive feedback on progress.
• Monitor learner achievement and encourage programme completion.
• Promote Primary ITO training opportunities within the agriculture sector.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers, industry groups, and stakeholders.
• Attend industry events, forums and networking opportunities.
• Maintain accurate learner and employer records within organisational systems.
• Support off-job training activities and learner engagement initiatives.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing and cultural capability practices.

Skills

Agriculture knowledge

Customer service

Relationship management

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Job description

Benefits at Primary ITO

• Wellbeing Package (2 Health and Wellbeing days off, aHealth and Wellbeing Cash Benefit, and Southern Cross Medical Insurance)
• Community Volunteer Day
• Paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working arrangements to support a work-life balance including flexible start and finish times and working from home
• 5 weeks' annual leave after the completion of 3 years continuous employment

About the role

With the incumbent moving into a new role within Primary ITO, we are recruiting for an Agriculture Training Adviser based in Taranaki/Whanganui. You will play a vital role in suporting learners and employers across the agriculture sector to achieve successful training outcomes. You will manage the learner journey from enrolment through to programme completion, providing guidance, support, assessment, and training coordination along the way.

Working closely with employers, learners, industry stakeholders, and the wider Primary ITO team, you will build strong industry relationships, promote training opportunities, and contribute to workforce development across the primary sector. The role combines customer engagement, training support, assessment, and business development activities.

This is a permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday). Although the role is home-office-based, the successful candidate must be located in either the Taranaki or Manawatu-Whanganui region, as the position involves regional travel and occasional overnight stays. A work vehicle will be provided.

In this role you will be:

• Support learners and employers throughout the training journey.
• Develop training plans and enrol learners into appropriate programmes.
• Conduct workplace visits and provide ongoing learner support and mentoring.
• Assess learner competency and provide constructive feedback on progress.
• Monitor learner achievement and encourage programme completion.
• Promote Primary ITO training opportunities within the agriculture sector.
• Build and maintain relationships with employers, industry groups, and stakeholders.
• Attend industry events, forums, and networking opportunities.
• Maintain accurate learner and employer records within organisational systems.
• Support off-job training activities and learner engagement initiatives.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing, and cultural capability practices.
  

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong knowledge and experience in agriculture or the wider primary industry sector.
• Experience in customer service, relationship management, or stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A proven ability to build and maintain trusted relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence working independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
• A commitment to supporting learner success and industry workforce development.

About Us

Primary ITO, a business division under the new Food & Fibre Industry Skills Board, is New Zealand's largest industry training organisation and only organisation in New Zealand dedicated to providing training and qualifications to over 30 primary industries.

We work with employers and others in our industry to identify, manage and promote training opportunities and to make sure our qualifications are up-to-date and deliver the skills the industry needs.