Health, Safety and Wellbeing Training Coordinator

• Are you familiar with learning management systems and dashboard reporting?
• Do you excel in your ability to plan and organise training that meets the needs of your customers?
• Have you got an interested in the Kia Haumaru, Kia Matatū—the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Strategy?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) Training Coordinator to join the Health, Safety and Wellbeing team on a permanent, fulltime basis. The role will be responsible for supporting our amazing academic and professional kaimahi to do their best work in a health, well and safe way. In 2024 we launched Kia Haumaru, Kia Matatū—the Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Strategy, this Strategy provides us with a clear focus that will enable us to achieve our vision of having a healthy and thriving community, where all who moor their waka with us are safe and well.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the HSW Systems, Performance and Assurance Lead with the deployment online training using Nuku (the University’s Learning Management System)
• Respond to training enquiries in liaison with the HSW Business Partners and the Emergency Preparedness and Business Continuity Lead and external providers.
• Manage and maintain training databases and records.
• Support the reporting of training performance measures for Te Hiwa (the University’s SLT), ARC and University Council reports.
• Help with the development and formatting of online training material.
• Maintain databases and contact lists of health and safety representatives, fire wardens and emergency cluster volunteers.
• Provide support to the HSW Business Partners for the local HSW committees.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will:

• Be a highly organised self-starter and natural relationship builder, who relishes working autonomously as well as contributing positively to a high performing team.
• Need effective time management and forward planning to balance the various work streams in the role (training coordination, digital channels and external relationships).
• Be someone that can look at the big picture and think about how training can be best delivered to achieve the learning outcomes in a large and complex organisation.

Key requirements:

• Experience in the coordination of training in large complex environment.
• A background in working with Learning Management Systems.
• Knowledge of the basics of HSW and Emergency Management.
• Outstanding people and communication skills including the ability to adjust to different audiences.
• Highly organised and proficient with digital channels.
• Capability to work as part of a team as well as having individual responsibilities.

Role Description - Click here to see further information, including salary information.

Close date for vacancy: 05 May 2025. We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Dan Mahony ([email protected]).

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Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is renowned for its high-quality research and exceptional teaching. We attract people from around the world. Our university campus spans Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington - the creative, scientific and political centre of Aotearoa New Zealand - and our students thrive on the connections we’ve made here.

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