Capability and Learning Business Partner

Job Description:

Transform Capability. Influence Culture. Improve Care.

• Lead capability and learning initiatives that directly impact care outcomes across one of Australia's largest health and aged care providers, supporting over 30,000 employees nationally. 

• Partner with senior leaders and subject matter experts to design innovative learning solutions that strengthen workforce capability, compliance, and organisational performance. 

• Drive strategic learning projects and organisational change initiatives that support aged care reform, quality standards, workforce capability, and regulatory excellence. 

•  Shape the future of learning at St Vincent's through instructional design, digital learning, Workday Learning, learning analytics, and capability frameworks.

• Hybrid working environment with flexibility, autonomy, and the opportunity to make a meaningful organisational impact.
  
   

St Vincent's Health Australia

At St Vincent's Health Australia, we're shaping a future health and aged care system that supports people with life-changing care, wherever and whoever they are. Founded by the Sisters of Charity in 1857, we are Australia's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider. 

Our vision is that every person, whoever and wherever they are, is served with excellent and compassionate care by a better and fairer health and aged care system.

We are focused on three strategic priorities:

• Enhancing impact through continuous improvement.

• Building One St Vincent's through connected capabilities and services.

• Transforming the healthcare system through innovation and partnership.

About the Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Learning & Development professional to play a critical role within our Capability & Learning and People & Culture functions.

As the Capability & Learning Business Partner, you will lead the design, development, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of impactful learning solutions that strengthen workforce capability across Care Services.

Working closely with operational leaders, clinical governance teams, educators, subject matter experts, and key stakeholders, you will develop innovative learning experiences that support regulatory compliance, workforce capability, leadership development, and organisational transformation. 

This role offers the unique opportunity to influence capability strategy across aged care, community services, and healthcare operations while delivering meaningful outcomes for residents, clients, employees, and the broader organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Learning Design & Development

• Design and deliver engaging face-to-face, virtual, and blended learning programs.

• Apply adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies to create impactful learning experiences.

• Develop learning solutions using tools such as Articulate Rise, Canva, multimedia content, videos, guides, frameworks, and resource materials.

• Create capability programs that improve workforce performance, learner engagement, and business outcomes. 

• Strategic Capability & Workforce Development

• Partner with leaders to identify capability needs and design targeted learning solutions.

• Lead learning initiatives supporting aged care reform, workforce capability, and organisational priorities.

• Develop capability frameworks, competency pathways, and workforce development strategies.

• Act as a trusted advisor on learning, capability, and organisational development opportunities.

• Learning Governance & Compliance

• Develop and maintain mandatory learning frameworks and compliance learning programs.

• Translate regulatory requirements into practical learning pathways and capability solutions.

• Support audit readiness through governance, reporting, learning evidence, and competency frameworks.

• Ensure learning programs align with aged care quality standards and organisational compliance requirements. 

• Workday Learning & Learning Technology

• Act as a key Workday Learning administrator and capability partner.

• Develop curricula, learning pathways, dashboards, assignments, and reporting frameworks.

• Drive data quality, learner compliance, reporting accuracy, and learning analytics.

• Leverage insights to improve learning effectiveness and business outcomes. 

• Stakeholder Engagement & Change

• Build strong partnerships across Care Services, People & Culture, Clinical Governance, Quality, Safety, Operations, and Digital teams.

• Lead capability workstreams for organisational transformation projects.

• Manage multiple learning projects simultaneously while maintaining quality and stakeholder satisfaction.

• Facilitate communities of practice and capability forums across the organisation. 

About You

You are a passionate and innovative learning professional who enjoys partnering with stakeholders to solve capability challenges and create engaging learning experiences that drive measurable business outcomes.

You thrive in complex environments, enjoy balancing strategy and delivery, and are motivated by making a tangible difference through learning and workforce capability.

You Will Bring

• Extensive experience in Capability, Learning & Development, Organisational Development, or Workforce Capability roles. 

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering learning programs for diverse workforces. 

• Strong instructional design expertise with experience creating engaging digital and blended learning solutions. 

• Experience using learning technologies and authoring tools such as Articulate 360, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, Canva, or similar platforms. 

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation, consulting, and relationship management skills. 

• Strong project management capability with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 

• Experience evaluating learning effectiveness and leveraging data to drive continuous improvement. 

• Strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills.

• A collaborative, solutions-focused, and customer-centric approach. 
  
   

Highly Regarded

• Experience within aged care, healthcare, disability, community services, or other highly regulated sectors. 

• Experience with Workday Learning administration and reporting. 

• Knowledge of Aged Care Quality Standards, workforce capability frameworks, compliance training, or accreditation requirements. 

• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation initiatives. 

• Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Learning & Development, Human Resources, Organisational Psychology, Education, or a related discipline
  
   

Why Join St Vincent's Health Australia?

At St Vincent's, our people are at the heart of everything we do.

When you join us, you'll become part of an organisation committed to developing its people, improving healthcare outcomes, and creating meaningful change across Australia.

• One Connected St Vincent's – Contribute to enterprise-wide learning initiatives that support healthcare transformation.

• Career Growth & Development– Access ongoing professional development, mentoring, education, and career opportunities.

• Hybrid Working Flexibility – Enjoy flexibility while working in a collaborative and purpose-driven environment.

• Salary Packaging Benefits – Increase your take-home pay through generous not-for-profit salary packaging arrangements.

• Health & Wellbeing – Access Employee Assistance Programs, wellbeing initiatives, and employee benefits.

• Meaningful Purpose – Help build workforce capability that directly contributes to better care for the communities we serve.

• Values-Led Culture – Join an organisation grounded in Compassion, Justice, Integrity, and Excellence. 

Make a Lasting Impact

This is more than a Learning & Development role. It's an opportunity to influence workforce capability across a national healthcare organisation, support transformational change, and help build the future of health and aged care.

Apply Now!!

If you're passionate about learning, capability, organisational development, and creating exceptional employee experiences, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as received and may close prior to the advertised closing date.

Respectfully, no agencies please.

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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