HR and Learning Partner at NIOA – Brisbane Airport, Queensland

What makes NIOA an exceptional workplace?

Our people are our greatest asset and we are committed to providing our employees with a supportive and family-like work culture, accompanied by a variety of attractive benefits including:

• A flexible and adaptable work style.
• Meaningful recognition, weekly pay cycles, yearly profit share and long service awards.
• Ongoing growth through learning, mentoring, training and career progression opportunities.
• Access to 24/7 counselling and wellbeing services to support you and your family.
• Bright, welcoming workspaces with modern facilities, state-of-the-art tools, technology and perks (free barista coffee!).

About Us

We are an Australian-owned global munitions company dedicated to delivering world-leading products, solutions and technologies to militaries, law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. We’re one team of outstanding people united in our mission to provide a secure future for our nation, our allies and our families.

If you are seeking a new challenge and would enjoy the opportunity to work in a fast paced and customer focussed business, we encourage you to submit your application.

For further information please visit www.nioa.com.au

Additional Screening

By applying for this role, you accept that the following checks will occur:

• Police checks
• Security screening checks (including ITAR and DISP)
• Fit to work checks
• Permanent working rights and availability to work in Australia

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and experienced HR and Learning Partner to provide strategic and operational Human Resources support while leading the organisation's Learning & Development (L&D) function. This role works closely with leaders to drive workforce performance, uplift capability, and build a high‑integrity, secure and engaged workplace.

What you'll do

• Partner with leaders to provide high‑quality, timely and pragmatic HR advice aligned with business objectives.
• Support organisational design, workforce planning and change management activities.
• Manage employee relation matters end‑to‑end with professionalism, discretion and sound judgement.
• Ensure compliance with Australian employment legislation and Defence‑industry requirements, including DISP, security and export controls.
• Contribute to culture, engagement and organisational development initiatives.
• Lead the design, delivery and continuous improvement of Learning & Development programs, including technical training, leadership development and compliance training.
• Oversee the Learning Management System (LMS) and ensure accurate, compliant training records.
• Embed consistent onboarding, training and development pathways that support employee experience and capability growth.
• Ensure governance, accuracy and consistency across all learning, development and training processes.
• Partner with leaders to understand business priorities and promote learning and capability initiatives and strengthen performance.

Experience and Qualifications

• Lead disciplined planning, tracking and reporting of the L&D budget.
• Ability to interpret and apply Australian and New Zealand legislation, industrial instruments and internal HR frameworks.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
• Ability to exercise discretion and sound judgement in sensitive HR matters.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across multiple sites and business units.
• 5+ years’ experience in Human Resources, Learning & Development or a related People & Culture role.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering L&D programs across technical, leadership and compliance areas.
• Confidence managing employee relation matters with sound judgement and professionalism with excellent communication skills with an ability to build strong, trusted stakeholder relationships.
• High integrity, discretion and comfort working within a secure or Defence‑aligned environment.
• Tertiary qualifications in HR, or related discipline, highly advantageous and proficiency in Microsoft 365 essential.