Senior Learning & Development Specialist
The role
Reporting to the Manager – People Development this is a great opportunity to hone your Learning & Development skills in an iconic company that is committed to helping you grow and succeed!
As our Senior Learning & Development Specialist your primary responsibility is to lead the end‑to‑end delivery of learning projects and measure their business impact —scoping, designing, and implementing learning solutions that build organisational capability and enable consistent, future‑ready performance.
Based at our Head Office in Palmerston North, this role will see you working alongside both our Store Network and our Head Office. As such it has loads of variety and no two days will be the same!
If you're ready to make a real impact and help steer the business forward, this is a great role for you!
Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Conducting TNA discovery workshops and scoping sessions
- Analysing context and content, identifying gaps and determining optimal learning
- Designing engaging, effective, and innovative learning solutions using sound instructional design principles
- Creating learning artefacts including digital learning modules, learning activities and simulations and facilitator guides
About You:
As our Senior Learning & Development Specialist you will be passionate about creating learning that actually sticks! You love turning business challenges into engaging, practical learning experiences that make a real difference. Whether it’s digital, blended, or print, you produce high-quality materials you’re proud of, and you’re comfortable using modern learning technologies and LMS platforms to bring ideas to life.
You’re great at asking the right questions, digging into what’s really needed, and defining clear, measurable outcomes. From initial scoping through to launch, you can manage learning projects end-to-end — keeping timelines on track, stakeholders engaged, and risks under control.
Naturally curious and full of initiative, you’re always looking for smarter, more creative ways to improve the learner experience. And when things get complex? You have a knack for making them simple, clear, and even a little bit fun for any audience.
You will also have:
- Proven experience designing and developing end-to-end learning solutions (digital, blended, ILT/VILT), including scoping, storyboarding, prototyping, building and iterating
- Demonstrated experience conducting training needs analyses (TNA)
- Experience managing L&D projects from concept to deployment
- Hands on experience using modern learning technologies
At Toyota New Zealand we value our team and are proud to offer:
- Excellent growth and development opportunities
- Fantastic job security
- Payment of your practicing certificate and associated professional development
- Southern Cross Health insurance
- 4%+ KiwiSaver contribution
- Discretionary staff bonuses
- Staff discounts across our range of products
- A subsidised café onsite and free parking
- Opportunity to work in a global organisation where people are the heart of everything we do
- Work in a team with an EXCEPTIONAL culture
So who are we?
Toyota New Zealand is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan and in 2025 celebrated 38 years of vehicle market leadership in New Zealand. As the leading automotive brand in New Zealand, Toyota is focused on winning the hearts of New Zealand through exceptional customer experience and mobility for all. We want to make mobility available to everyone, with accessible, affordable, safe innovation and technology that enhances New Zealanders’ lives. We are a brand that is accessible to all Kiwis, and we back positive progress in New Zealand society through our own behaviours, community involvement, sponsorships, and inclusivity of all New Zealanders. We also care about being a sustainable business with sustainable practices, while supporting initiatives and programmes that look after our environment.
At Toyota NZ we celebrate diversity. We are proud to be an employer committed to the principles of equal opportunity and supporting individuals from all walks of life. Toyota NZ is also committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you have any special requirements that would help you put your best foot forward in the recruitment process, please let us know in your application message.
What next?
Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to accelerate your career in an iconic company! If you are you confident that you meet the above then please apply with your cover letter and CV online today.
The recruitment for this role is being managed by QJumpers HR Assist. For a confidential discussion please do not hesitate to contact Annette Weatherall on 0800758673.
Only applicants with New Zealand Citizenship or New Zealand Permanent Residency should apply
Applications for this role will take you to the advertisers site.
