Senior Adviser, Training & Capability

Ministry for Primary Industries; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 103,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional MPI leave days

Annual Wellness payment

Bi-annual eye test and contribution to

the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Job summary

The Senior Adviser (Training and Capability) at the Ministry for Primary Industries leads the design and delivery of learning, training resources, and e-learning products to strengthen biosecurity and export systems across Pacific partner countries. You will translate complex scientific and regulatory concepts into practical, sustainable learning experiences for both leaders and operational staff.

You will collaborate with technical experts, build capability, and contribute to service design

Qualifications

• Significant experience designing and delivering learning and development programmes.
• Strong instructional design and e-learning development skills (e.g. Storyline, Rise, or similar tools).
• Experience translating complex scientific, technical, regulatory, or operational concepts into engaging learning products.
• Experience working with subject matter experts and technical stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to influence without formal authority and build trusted relationships across organisations and cultures.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop training, learning resources, e-learning products, assessments, and practical tools that support stronger biosecurity and export systems across Pacific partner countries.
• Design and support leadership learning initiatives, including exchanges, workshops, simulations, scenario-based exercises, and experiential learning activities.
• Work with technical specialists and partner-country officials to translate complex information into engaging learning experiences.
• Identify skills, knowledge, and system gaps, and provide advice on learning and improvement opportunities.
• Contribute to service design and user-centred improvement activities that strengthen systems and support implementation.
• Design learning products and resources that are practical, sustainable, and maintainable by partner countries over time.
• Build strong relationships with Pacific partner countries and stakeholders across government agencies.

Skills

Instructional design

E-learning development

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Communication

Influence without authority

Learning and development

Tools

Articulate Storyline

Articulate Rise

Job description

The Senior Adviser (Training and Capability) at the Ministry for Primary Industries leads the design and delivery of learning, training resources, and e-learning products to strengthen biosecurity and export systems across Pacific partner countries. You will translate complex scientific and regulatory concepts into practical, sustainable learning experiences for both leaders and operational staff.

You will collaborate with technical experts, build capability, and contribute to service design