• Full time permanent
• Auckland or Christchurch

Are you passionate about training and developing staff? Do you have a strong background in technical operations and competency requirements? Have you deployed a learning management system? If you answer 'yes' to these questions we'd like to hear from you.

About New Zealand Blood Service

New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) has sole responsibility for collecting, processing and distributing blood in New Zealand. Through the generosity of our donors, we are able to help save lives through our blood, blood products and other services. At the end of the day, you know that you've contributed in some way to making a difference in someone's life.

Our shared values are at the heart of our organisation's culture and guide our behaviour each and every day. They inspire us, motivate us and drive us to provide the very best service to the New Zealand public.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join NZBS in a newly created role on the Technical Services Senior Leadership Team with accountability to define and develop the training strategy for the Technical Services operational teams and to lead the team of Training and Development Coordinators in the successful delivery of training to ensure competencies are maintained. This role will have responsibility for overseeing the design, development and delivery of learning content and programmes across NZBS's laboratory teams.

About you

To be successful in securing this role you will need to have proven experience (minimum of 5 years) developing and delivering effective training in an adult learning, technically focussed and regulated environment. You need to have a relevant tertiary qualification, ideally with demonstrated ability and experience in planning and developing e-learning materials and assessment tools within a Learning Management System.

You will need highly developed and effective organisational, people management and leadership skills and have the ability to negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes. You need to have a demonstrated ability to work autonomously under pressure and to operate as part of a senior team.

Experience within NZBS, or a similar technical environment would be advantageous.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for then apply now.

The NZ Blood Service is part of the Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021 (Health Order) effective on 25 October 2021 requiring employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. It is therefore a condition of employment that you are vaccinated against Covid-19.

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