Learning & Development Advisor

Learning & Development Advisor

• Design, deliver and coordinate engaging learning experiences
• Bring your creativity and L&D expertise to a role with real autonomy and impact
• Help shape a learning culture where people grow, thrive and do their best mahi

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact across Hutt City Council, by creating learning experiences that build capability, lift performance and support our people to do their best work.

About the role

As our Learning & Development Advisor, you’ll bring our L&D programme to life through coordinating, designing and delivering relevant and positive learning experiences.

In this role you will:

• Ensure learning activities are well planned, engaging and aligned to organisational priorities
• Design and curate engaging learning content, including eLearning, visual assets and on-brand resources
• Lead Council induction and facilitate workshops, webinars and face-to-face learning
• Work closely with internal teams, leaders, facilitators and external providers
• Use data, feedback and emerging L&D trends to continuously improve learning experiences and maximise impact.

About you

You’re an enthusiastic L&D professional who enjoys bringing ideas to life. You combine strong coordination skills with creativity, curiosity and a customer-focused approach, and you’re energised by creating learning that is practical, engaging and easy to access.

You’ll bring a background in learning and development, education or a related field, along with experience designing and delivering capability-building initiatives, including self-paced and eLearning content. Ideally, you'll have experience with learning systems and authoring tools such as Chameleon, Articulate, Rise and Adobe Illustrator.

You'll also be personable, approachable and confident connecting with people at all levels. You’ll bring a growth mindset, strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to making a positive contribution.

Job Description

About us

At Hutt City Council our vision is to build a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all our people thrive. Kia noho mai tēnei tāone hei pou herenga waka, hei pou herenga kaupapa, hei wāhi whai hua ki hōna iwi.

Our people are ‘proud to be part of it’ — working here is truly rewarding knowing together we’re making a genuine difference to Te Awakairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt and its people, both now and into the future.

Tūhono mai. Come join us!

Some of our great benefits include:

• Flexible working
• Options to support you with work/life balance
• Paid birthday leave, because you deserve to celebrate you
• Wellbeing leave, plus additional wellbeing perks to help you thrive inside and outside of work.

Applications close Monday 12 October 2026.

Please note we may review applications before the closing date and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time.