Learning and Development Manager

**Create and deliver organisational development and capability strategies**:

- **Salary commencing from $143,000**+ Superannuation**:

- **Enjoy a flexible work-life balance with a rostered day off every 3 weeks**

City of Ryde, just 12 kilometres from Sydney CBD, is a place of unique lifestyle and opportunity. It is home to an engaged and culturally diverse community of around 130,000 people, and a strong and growing Smart City economy including more than 13,000 local businesses, Macquarie Park, world-class hospitals, and a leading university. All balanced with beautiful bushland, riverfront parks, open spaces, and sport facilities.

Our council delivers a broad range of services, projects, programs, and events. We are actively committed to innovation, sustainability, resilience and providing exceptional customer experiences, and this relies on attracting and keeping great people. We offer a range of benefits, including flexible work arrangements, health and wellbeing programs, a learning and development program including study support, and a reward and recognition program.

**About the Role**

As the Learning and Development Manager, internally known as Senior Coordinator Organisational Development & Capability, you will take responsibility for coordinating and ensuring the delivery of organisational development and capability strategies that enhance the skills and competencies of the workforce to deliver on the City of Ryde Business Model. Furthermore, you will implement tools and strategies that allow the City of Ryde to continuously monitor its organisational development and capability strategies against the strategic direction established in the Workforce Management Plan.

Using your blend of leadership and management expertise, solutions focused thinking, and strong technical knowledge, you will manage the day to day activities of the Organisational Development and Capability team, ensuring the delivery of high quality outcomes which extend to include; implementation of Council’s training plan; identification of development opportunities or training courses aligned to TNA outcomes; engagement and coordination of training providers; oversight of work experience and internship programs; and ensuring compliance training needs are met.

**Key Requirements**
- We are seeking a dynamic leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills who can lead a team to high quality outcomes in training and development.
- In addition, you will have:

- Relevant tertiary education qualifications (in disciplines such as human resources, organisational development, management or business) or extensive related experience
- Extensive experience in managing organisational development / business improvement and capability projects and programs
- Solid working knowledge of proven business and/or leadership capability models
- Demonstrated team leadership experience
- Skills in relation to change management and workplace reform
- Knowledge of relevant legislation (Local Government Act, Local Government State Award (NSW), EEO / Anti-Discrimination, Disability Discrimination).
- Your commencing annual salary will range from **$143,000 + Superannuation,**dependent on your experience and qualifications.

**Culture & Benefits**
- Free shuttle bus between the North Ryde Office and North Ryde Metro Station
- Commitment to providing opportunities for work/life balance
- Hybrid work from home and office arrangements available for eligible positions
- Flexibility regarding start and finish times to suit your lifestyle
- Work 35 hours per week or 37.5 hours and enjoy a rostered day off approx. every 3 weeks
- Long service leave after 5 years, then accrued monthly
- 18 weeks paid parental leave (for eligible employees)
- 3 extra grant days at Christmas to ensure you have time to enjoy the holiday
- Annual performance reviews and Award increases
- Opportunity to sign up as a fitness passport member
- Various health & well-being initiatives (i.e. flu vaccinations, etc.)

**How to apply**

**Closing Date**: Sunday, 19 January 2025 at 11:30pm
- If you would like to know more, please see the **position description** or contact Annabelle Cali on 02 99528114 for a confidential discussion.

**City of Ryde is committed to Equal Employment and Child Safety