Learning Manager

APS 6 - $91,944 - $104,393 per annum plus superannuation
- Biosecurity Operations Division
- Adelaide, SA,Brisbane, QLD,Melbourne, VIC,Perth, WA,Sydney, NSW
- _Want to work in government to support & protect our agriculture industry?_
- _Interested in leading staff that design and deliver technical training to Biosecurity Officers?_

**Who we are**
**Maritime Operations and Regulatory Capability** delivers regulatory assessments and inspections of international vessels to ensure compliance with Australis’s biosecurity requirements. The pathway holds responsibility for administering the Infringement Notice Scheme primarily for infringement notices issued in the airport environment. In addition, the pathway also undertakes a range of enabling services on behalf of the Biosecurity Operations Division including recruitment and workforce planning, learning and development, coaching and regulatory capability and workforce management.

**BOD Technical Training** is a national team who develop and deliver technical training and the Biosecurity Foundation Program (BFP), implement digital and innovative learning and support building capability as well as assessing competency of Biosecurity Officers within the Biosecurity Operations Division (BOD).

**The Job**
Responsibilities and duties of the position include but are not limited to:

- Learning Managers lead the design and delivery of training and assessment tools, under the direction of the Assistant Director Learning and Design.
- Provide leadership and management to staff within their team.
- Manage the design and delivery of training materials within their portfolio for the Biosecurity Operations Division.
- Oversee the consultation, planning and implementation of the delivery schedule to meet both business and resources needs.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, including business areas and other learning and development specialists across the department.
- Provide advice and briefing material to executives on activities requiring decision, endorsement or awareness.
- Provide input, promote and contribute to digital solutions, business improvements, assessment methodologies, innovations and other projects.
- Promote and ensure compliance with departmental work health safety and rehabilitation policies and guidelines and proactively report hazards.
- Promote and ensure compliance with APS Values, Employment Principles and Code of Conduct.
- Actively participate in and contribute to the department’s corporate objectives and support change management, including staff and client participation, consultation, and cultural change.
- Maintain knowledge of and compliance with legislative, financial, and administrative department principles.

**Please note**: The merit pool established through this selection process, which is valid for a period of eighteen months from the date the vacancy was advertised in the Gazette, may also be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies in the division where the duties are of a similar nature.

**Skills and capabilities**
The successful applicants will possess and be able to demonstrate the following skills and capabilities:

- Ability to work cooperatively within a team environment, using leadership skills to manage and contribute to the effective operation of the team.
- Contribute new ideas and maximise the benefits of change, including the identification of opportunities to improve the efficiency of business practices and effective management of change and uncertainty in the workplace.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of the requirements and objectives of the team with a focus on how these affect and contribute to the achievement of departmental objectives.
- Manage relationships with all stakeholders (internal and external), anticipating and responding to their needs and expectations, to achieve delivery of program outcomes.
- Communicate clearly, listen, understand and adapt to the audience with proven high level representational and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment to meet competing deadlines and respond in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty.

**What we are looking for**
**Knowledge and experience**
The successful applicants will have knowledge and experience in the following:

- Knowledge of and compliance with legislative, financial and administrative frameworks, government decision making processes and departmental guidelines and regulations
- Sound understanding of government processes and governance arrangements.
- Demonstrated record of achievement in delivering results, developing objectives for short
- term tasks and contribute to strategic planning for longer-term initiatives through planning, program and project management.

**Eligibility**
The successful applicant must:

- hold and maintain a valid Australian motor vehicle driver’s licence,
- wear appropriate protective personal equipment and clothing to comply with departmental Work