Manager Learning Pathways

He Angitūtanga | The Opportunity

Lead a high-performing team shaping the future of learning at Auckland Council. As Manager, Learning Pathways, you’ll guide a team of learning professionals to develop scalable, evidence-based learning products and pathways that support capablity uplift, strengthen cultural competence, drive organisaitonal performance, and support kaimahi growth. Your leadership will ensure we deliver learning with heart, impact, and cultural confidence.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of learning pathways and systems that support a high-performing, culturally confident workforce.
• Empower, coach, and develop your team to deliver human-centred, equitable, and high-impact experiences.
• Foster a strong team culture grounded in trust, performance, manaakitanga, and belonging.
• Advocate for and embed Māori outcomes capability across all learning pathways, championing te reo, tikanga, and mātauranga Māori.
• Champion inclusion, accessibility, and excellent people experience to maximise engagement, impact, and equity of access.
• Lead and model agile ways of working across your team and wider stakeholders, embedding practices that support collaboration, adaptability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Drive strong collaboration across the capability ecosystem, leveraging partnerships, supplier networks, and shared insight to optimise value and scale capability outcomes.

He Kōrero Mōu | About You
 

You're a strategic and people-focused leader with experience driving learning initiatives across large, complex organisations. You combine commercial acumen with deep empathy for people experience. Agile, innovative, and culturally aware, you champion team development and collaboration, and you model the behaviours you expect from others.

Ngā Āhuatanga Kei a Mātou | What We Offer

We are a dynamic and passionate team dedicated to growing capability and delivering meaningful outcomes. You’ll have the opportunity to work on impactful initiatives, collaborate with diverse teams, and influence meaningful change across the organisation.

We offer flexible working conditions, a focus on well-being, and a culture of continuous improvement. 

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Applications close Monday, 28th April 2025

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process