Leadership Learning Lead

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About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

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Role highlights

• Utilise your leadership and learning expertise to enable demonstrated capability uplift through the delivery of innovative leadership programs and interventions
• Demonstrate your operational excellence and project management capability alongside providing strategic input to address critical leadership and learning needs 
• Work with a small, collaborative and high-performing team in a dynamic environment. Hybrid working options available.

The opportunity

As the Leadership Learning Lead, you

• manage the end-to-end delivery of engaging, contemporary leadership development programs, including digital and multi-mode offerings, that enhance the capability of CSIRO leaders
• contribute to the design-development of CSIRO’s leadership development curriculum and other leadership development and learning interventions
• will be a member of a small, high-performing and collaborative team who are addressing CSIRO’s leadership learning needs in line with CSIRO’s strategic imperatives

Your high-level duties will include: 

• Using your in-depth experience applying organisational leadership practice and theory to provide practical and impactful leadership development advice to diverse stakeholders and deliver development solutions for different leadership levels
• Managing multiple leadership development interventions including managing relationships with external partners and vendors; participants and  stakeholder engagement, and monitoring program effectiveness and ROI.   
• Using your ability, experience and flexibility to work effectively across strategic, operational and tactical work as needed, often with limited direction.
• Utilising your facilitation experience to provide organisational context and your instructional design experience as required for current and new leadership development interventions to ensure alignment between learner, stakeholder and and CSIRO’s strategic objectives 
• Demonstrating your exceptional program management and coordination skills to promote, deliver and evaluate leadership programs and learning interventions in a fast paced environment 
• Applying your high EQ, strong collaboration skills and adaptability to navigate and support organisational change and challenge cultural norms.

Role particulars

Location and office arrangements: 

• Locations: Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and Melbourne preferred
• Hybrid working available and Flexible options can be discussed.    

Salary: AU$114,219 to AU$123,605 pa (pro-rata for part-time) + up to 15.4% superannuation

Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite, full time (Options for part-time, job-share and flexible work arrangements can be discussed based on needs of role and individual circumstances)                

Reference: 100582

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

Under CSIRO policy, only those who meet all essential criteria can be appointed. 

1. Relevant qualifications and/or 5+ years’ experience in Learning or Instructional Design roles, coupled with experience in advisory and/or managerial roles.
2. A proven ability to manage portfolios of leadership and learning programs, including managing relationships with vendors and monitoring program effectiveness and ROI.
3. Proven experience facilitating learning and instructional design of leadership and professional skills content to deliver seamless and scalable in-person and digital learning experiences.
4. Experience delivering leadership development programs or similar programs to cohorts of 20+ people end-to-end in both virtual and in-person environments
5. Knowledge of leadership practice and theory, and a track record of translating this to the delivery of innovative leadership learning solutions for different levels of an organisation.
6. Proven ability to act as a trusted adviser, fostering effective relationships and ensuring alignment between learner needs and CSIRO’s strategic objectives.
7. Intermediate to advanced digital literacy, including the effective use of generative AI to amplify and streamline design workflows
8. Demonstrated ability to create impactful and original visual assets – including infographics, slide decks, and learning guides – aligned with style guidelines and visual design principles
9. Demonstrated experience administering and developing learning solutions within enterprise Learning Management Systems (LMS), particularly SAP SuccessFactors, including course deployment, user management, reporting, and integration with other platforms
10. A strong record in supporting organisational change and challenging cultural norms.
    
    

For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description. 

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.   

For Internal Applicants: You must be a CSIRO indefinite or specified term employee who has been previously appointed to an advertised vacancy via a competitive process. 

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy. 

How to apply

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close

Sunday 20th July, 11:00pm AEST/AEDT