About the role
In this role, you will be a key member of our Learning & Organisational Development Team, contributing to our commitment to building an agile, capable, and high-performing workforce. Reporting to the Manager Learning & Organisational Development, you will lead the design and delivery of evidence-based capability development and talent management strategies. With a strong focus on facilitation, you will drive leadership effectiveness and support a cultural uplift across the organisation, helping to shape a workforce that supports both employee growth and the City’s strategic goals.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert advice and deliver evidence-based capability development and talent management solutions aligned to the City’s strategic goals, business plans, and compliance requirements.
• Design and facilitate high-impact, inclusive learning experiences and leadership development programs, using organisational values and the leadership capability framework to drive cultural uplift and behavioural change.
• Lead the implementation of talent management processes—including talent identification, succession planning, and development pathways—partnering closely with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, and external vendors.
• Conduct training needs analyses and research emerging workplace trends to inform program design and ensure innovative, future-focused solutions that respond to organisational needs.
• Define program performance measures, track progress using data, and deliver regular evaluations and reports to inform continuous improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders to foster collaboration, innovation, and best practice in capability and organisational development.
• Mentor team members and contribute to an inclusive, results-driven culture by supporting professional growth, reinforcing shared goals, and modelling organisational values.
• Apply project management methodologies to deliver initiatives effectively, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational plans, timelines, and resource constraints.
  
  

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have a tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Business, or a related field, with demonstrated experience in organisational and capability development.

Essential Experience:

• A strong track record in designing, delivering, and evaluating high-impact learning and leadership programs across diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to use and interpret diagnostic tools, such as capability assessments, culture surveys, or 360-degree feedback.
• Expertise in contemporary organisational development, including coaching frameworks, leadership methodologies, and talent management practices.
• Confident facilitator and communicator, able to engage, influence, and build trust with stakeholders at all levels.
• A data-informed approach to shaping strategy, driving continuous improvement, and demonstrating the value of development initiatives.
• Strong project and change management skills, with the ability to plan and execute in complex and evolving environments.
• A strategic, emotionally intelligent professional who thrives on collaboration, embraces ambiguity, and champions cultural and capability uplift through the lens of organisational values.
  
  

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

A career with us
We’d love for you to continue your career with the City and set the benchmark for a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace.  With a range of benefits, flexible working options, learning and development opportunities, support services and the opportunity to give back to the community, the City has so much to offer!

Click https://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/employment/article/item/8d1155a0d84344d.aspx to view all the benefits to you working at the City.

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Applications and Enquiries
Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.

Enquiries: Beth Eaton | Manager, Learning and Organisational Development | Beth.Eaton@geelongcity.vic.gov.au 

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