Learning & Development Manager

• Location: Darwin
• Status: Full-time ongoing
• Salary package: $189,750 per annum inclusive of 15% Superannuation.   

 Lead the NLC’s organisation-wide learning and capability agenda and help build a culturally safe, capable and high-performing workforce serving Aboriginal people across the Top End.         

About the Role:

The Northern Land Council is seeking an experienced Learning and Development Manager to provide strategic leadership and governance oversight of learning, capability and workforce development across the organisation. Reporting to the General Manager Corporate Services, you will lead implementation and ongoing review of the NLC Learning and Development Strategy and ensure learning investment is aligned with organisational priorities, statutory responsibilities, workforce needs, regional service delivery and compliance obligations.

You will lead the Learning and Development Service Area, including L&D Operations, L&D Strategy and Systems. As a trusted adviser to senior leaders, you will set clear priorities, strengthen learning governance, oversee capability frameworks and systems, manage providers and budgets, and use evidence and evaluation to improve organisation-wide outcomes. You will also build partnerships that support leadership development, regional learning, career pathways and workforce capability.            

What you will Bring:

You are a strategic and practical leader who can translate organisational priorities into well-governed learning and capability initiatives. Significant experience overseeing organisation-wide learning strategy, capability frameworks, learning systems, provider arrangements and compliance-related learning. You are comfortable leading managers and senior specialists, influencing executive stakeholders and working across a geographically dispersed organisation. You bring sound judgement, strong financial and governance discipline, and the cultural capability to lead respectfully and effectively in an Aboriginal organisation.

In addition to this, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience, and experience shaping enterprise-wide learning or workforce development strategy, will be well regarded.
• Extensive senior leadership experience in learning and development, organisational capability or a related corporate service function in a complex governance setting.
• Significant experience with learning governance, capability frameworks, learning systems, providers and compliance learning.
• Experience leading organisation-wide initiatives, managing budgets and reporting to senior decision-makers.                 

For a full copy of the Position Description refer to the link provided below.

What’s in it for you?

At the NLC, you will lead work with organisation-wide impact. This is an opportunity to shape how learning, leadership and workforce capability are developed across a culturally rich and geographically diverse organisation, while supporting staff to deliver meaningful outcomes for Traditional Owners and Aboriginal people across the NLC region.  

We offer:

• A total remuneration package value of $189,750 inclusive of 15% superannuation.  
• Salary packaging benefits (up to $15,900 + $2,500 for meals/holiday accommodation).
• Generous leave provisions; 5 weeks annual leave, 18 days personal leave,
• Paid Christmas close down;  
• The opportunity to work across diverse regions, communities and cultures, supporting country, culture and people in ways that few leadership roles can offer.

How to apply

Submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position and the relevant skills and experience you would bring to the role.

Applications close:  Monday 16 November 2026   

The Northern Land Council is committed to increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment. This position is a prioritised position and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants who meet the selection requirements will be given priority consideration in accordance with the NLC's Special Measures provisions and Section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.

For further enquiries, contact - Paul Barrett – 0488 925 449

About the NLC:

The Northern Land Council (NLC) is an independent statutory authority of the Commonwealth. The NLC is established under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT) 1976 and its purpose is to serve its constituents who are Traditional Owners (TOs) and other Aboriginal people living in their region.  Cultural knowledge and lived experience are central to the work that we do here at NLC.  We are committed to enhancing Aboriginal peoples social, political and economic participation by supporting their aspirations and amplifying their voices on a range of issues impacting on their lands, seas, culture and communities.