Capability Development Specialist

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood

Capability Development Specialist in Lifeblood's Learning Strategy & Innovation team. Designing learning and capability initiatives to foster growth and performance in employees.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeWest Melbourne • 🇦🇺 AustraliaMid-LevelSenior💰 A$120,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join our Learning Strategy & Innovation team and shape the future of learning and development at Lifeblood
Work as part of an agile, collaborative team to build capabilities that help our people thrive
Design, deliver and embed initiatives for people to adapt and grow in a rapidly changing environment
Diagnose capability needs, design solutions, and embed learning into everyday work
Combine creativity with evidence-informed practice to develop engaging and relevant capability solutions
Design and facilitate learning programs, establish communities of practice, curate learning resources
Continually refine work to improve impact and learner experience
Build trusted relationships, influence stakeholders, and translate broad organisational priorities into action
Contribute to improved capability, performance and employee experience across the organisation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to diagnose capability needs using stakeholder insights, workforce data and business priorities
Experience designing and implementing capability solutions that support learning, behaviour change and performance improvement
Strong facilitation skills across face-to-face, virtual and collaborative learning environments
Ability to translate complex concepts into practical tools, resources and learning experiences
Experience evaluating impact and using feedback and data to continuously improve capability initiatives
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and partner with leaders at all levels
Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Behavioural Science, Education or a related discipline are highly regarded
Qualifications in adult learning, instructional design, coaching, facilitation or change management would be advantageous.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ability to purchase additional annual leave
Access to salary packaging with an option to package up to $15,900 for living expenses and $2,650 for meals and entertainment
14 weeks paid parental leave - no waiting period for either parent
Our dedicated employee assistance program - Sonder that you can access 24/7 from an app on your phone
Plus, many more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

Capability Solution DesignLearning Experience DesignData AnalysisInstructional DesignChange Management

Soft Skills

CollaborationCreativityInfluencingCommunicationRelationship Building

Certifications

Qualifications in Adult LearningQualifications in CoachingQualifications in Facilitation