Learning & Organisational Development Manager

TeWhiwhingamahi The Opportunity 

This is a handson leadership role where youll guide the team through a range of Learning & OD mahi helping prioritise what matters most while keeping delivery moving. 

• Execution across learning and organisational development ensuring key programmes engagement cycles and initiatives continue to run smoothly. 

• Lead support and coach a team of specialists providing clarity prioritisation and the right level of guidance to help them succeed. 

• Partner with leaders across the business to understand capability needs and deliver practical fitforpurpose learning solutions. 

• Oversee the rollout of important programmes including leadership development and operational initiatives ensuring they are delivered effectively. 

• Work across multiple stakeholders and priorities helping the business navigate change while maintaining strong businessasusual delivery. 

Youll be working in an environment where as our rōpū (organisation) evolves priorities can shift so youre someone who can bring structure momentum and calm to complexity. 

Qualifications :

Kowaikoe About You 

Youre someone who is comfortable leading through change and enjoys bringing clarity where things arent fully defined yet. 

Youll thrive in this fixed-term opportunity if you bring: 

• Capability in leading programmes or initiatives in learning organisational development change or related environments where youve had senior responsibilities. 

• A solid understanding of learning leadership development or organisational development practices built through previous mahi. 

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build trust and work effectively across a wide range of people and teams. 

• Confidence working in ambiguity balancing competing priorities while keeping delivery on track. 

• Leadership experience and strength in adapting your style to meet different needs and levels of experience. 

• A pragmatic deliveryfocused approach (youre happy to step into the detail when needed to keep things moving!) 

You dont need to bring experience with every system or tool. What matters most is your ability to lead and execute on delivery  build strong working relationships and drive meaningful progress. 

Additional Information :

Additional Information 
 
If this sounds like you and youre keen to step into a role where you can lead bring kaimahi (employees) on a journey and make an impact in a short space of time wed love to hear your story. 

We support flexible working where it works for the individual the team and the business. Our ideal hubs for this role are in Auckland and Tauranga so this role is best suited to someone who can work flexibly from one of these locations to enable strong in person connection and collaboration.  

This is a fixed-term parental leave opportunity until June 2027.

Contact is not a place youll stagnate. Even in a fixedterm role youll enjoy a generous suite of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and make life a little easier. Youll have the flexibility to work in ways that suit you and your team plus access to our Good to be Home annual payment to help with your home setup and wellbeing. If youre a Contact customer youll also receive twiceyearly payments toward your energy and broadband bills. Youll even get a boosted a 4% KiwiSaver employer contribution while youre here with us!. And of course youll also have access to a range of additional corporate discounts that make it good to work at Contact. 

 
Applications close on Friday 5th June. But just like peak demand great talent surges early so if this role sparks your interest power up your application now! 
 

We love a good story at Contact its what keeps our energy flowing! If youve got one that connects with this role send it our way.

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko) we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

Were committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued respected and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical mental financial and emotional wellbeing including flexible working arrangements employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age stage background and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. Were not about box ticking so if you think you have what it takes but dont meet everything stated above please still get in touch. Wed love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time