Senior Learning Designer - Fixed Term Contract | Christchurch/Canterbury

Senior Learning Designer - 8 month fixed term role

Due to an internal secondment opportunity, we are looking for a Senior Learning Designer to join us on an 8 month, fixed-term contract until end of March 2026. 

• Are you looking for a short-term contract where your ability to work quickly and deliver quality is valued?
• Do you have extensive learning design and development experience, well-honed skills and a can-do attitude?
• Are you accustomed to working in large, complex organisations in Aotearoa/NZ, with significant numbers of frontline workers?
• Based in either Highbrook, Auckland; Wellington CBD or Yaldhurst, Christchurch with WFH flex

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

At NZ Post we're dreaming big and transforming our business to help us achieve our aspiration to be the best delivery business for Aotearoa/NZ. 

Reporting into the Head of Learning and Development, and working alongside the Strategic Capability Partner you will pick up and continue:

• Leading learning design for major transformation initiatives, including automation
• Continuing work on embedding our redesigned partner operating model
• Supporting learning needs tied to changes in the mail delivery business
• Designing and delivering learning for the Auckland Network optimisation project

It's work that's underway, and it's big and hearty.  It requires a keen eye and an innate ability to look across workstreams and identify gaps and L&D work that is required or emerging, then putting highly competent hands around that. 

Your focus on partnering with the business and ability to communicate in plain English will mean you'll always be clear about what success looks like for the stakeholder and keeping your eye on that.  They'll know the value they get from working with you and want to continue doing so.

You'll be a self-starter, and your own curiosity and experience will mean your kete of techniques and tools will be jam-packed with ideas and skills for creating great learning experiences and supporting learning while working. 

Mōu - About you

You're an experienced learning designer who thrives in large, fast-moving organisations where priorities shift, and no two days are quite the same. You know how to get to the heart of what's needed, bring structure to complexity, and create learning solutions that actually work — for people and for the business.

In this role, you'll be part of a collaborative, future-focused team designing learning that supports some of our most important transformation work. To be successful, you'll bring:

• A strong track record in instructional design, with the ability to create engaging, practical learning solutions — from digital to face-to-face, formal to informal
• Confidence in working at pace, using your initiative and resilience to meet deadlines while juggling multiple priorities
• Exceptional relationship and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on listening, translating needs into action, and keeping everyone on the same page
• Expertise in adult learning principles, including how to integrate social, informal, and on-the-job learning into the wider ecosystem
• A strategic mindset, able to design scalable, future-ready learning that supports change and aligns with business direction

This is a hands-on role in a team that values curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. You'll be supported by your colleagues who want to see you succeed, and you'll build strong relationships across one of New Zealand's largest employers — making a real impact through the work you do.

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

There's a story in every parcel.  Do you love being part of the story?  Continue your journey with us by applying today, or to find out more details about this opportunity download the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Michele Christie (Talent Acquisition Specialist) on 022 087 5195

Applications for this position close on Monday 14 July 2025

Due to the fast-paced nature of NZ Post, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, so don't delay and make sure you apply as soon as possible.  

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles.  We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

We are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified and recognise the diversity and uniqueness of our workforce and reaffirm our commitment to create a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.