AddressAre you looking for a values-based, emergency service organisation that puts the community at the centre of everything we do?
We are proud of the work we do in protecting lives and property, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
With over 51,000 volunteers CFA strives to be an organisation of choice for volunteers and employees. We, embrace individuals with diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds, recognising the unique value they bring to CFA.
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About the Role
Are you looking to secure a role where you will be required to effectively lead the delivery of training across the region, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, fostering team excellence through change management, maintaining consistency, and upholding strong governance principles?
This Manager Learning and Development may be the opportunity for you. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Officer (North West Region) this full time, ongoing position will see you lead and assist to shape the delivery of operational training priorities and initiatives across the Region as well as driving agreed State-wide learning.
Regular travel within the Region will be required.
Further detailed responsibilities can be found in the attached Position Description.
About You:
The person we are looking for will have a strong proven record in leading, motivating and developing teams focused on the delivery of expertise, learning materials and governance requirements. Your demonstrated expertise in influencing, developing and managing key partnerships with internal and external stakeholders will be well refined.
Crucial to your success in this role is your understanding of the complexities associated with the delivery of training and development programs and projects to a large and diverse workforce (employee and volunteer) along with strong knowledge of contemporary training strategy in large scale training delivery within a regionalised service delivery environment.
Naturally, you will be highly organised and adaptable. A relevant tertiary qualification in training, education and/or leadership is highly desirable.
This may be your opportunity to showcase your exceptional capability within training and provide strategic and leading-edge thinking whilst you undertake this critical role.
Why choose CFA
- Meaningful Purpose: Your contribution truly makes a difference
- Work-Life Balance: Paid parental leave, generous leave provisions
- Growth Opportunities: Learning and development
- Flexibility: Hybrid work options with flexible work arrangements
- Discounts: Emergency Memberlink discounts on various services
- Wellbeing Focus: Healthy for Life programs, flu vaccinations
- Member Assistance Program: Access support across 8 service pathways
Your Application
Click the 'apply' button to access our online application form. Here you will be asked to provide personal and contact details and respond to employment-related questions.
When applying for a position with CFA, please submit a cover letter and resume that demonstrates your qualifications, experience, key attributes and skills required for the position.
Pre-employment Checks
Offers of employment will only be made to candidates who:
- Successfully complete a National Police History Check, Working Rights Check and hold a valid Working with Children Check.
CFA is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and safe volunteer and work environment. Our aim is to have a volunteer and paid workforce that reflects the community it serves. First Nations people, women, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply.
Applications close: 11:59pm 23 May 2024
If at any stage of the recruitment and selection process you require an alternative format to the application material or reasonable adjustment to the interview arrangements, please don't hesitate to contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively, email ***********@cfa.vic.gov.au
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