Title:  Training Program Sourcing Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. 

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.
 

About the Role

The Training Program Sourcing Lead plays a vital role in the John Holland Training Academy by ensuring a strong and diverse network of external training providers that meet strict quality and regulatory standards. This position is crucial for sourcing cost-effective and high-quality training solutions that align with national accreditation, industry expectations, and the specific requirements of John Holland.
 

As the Training Program Sourcing Lead, you will have the responsibility of identifying, vetting, and partnering with top-tier external training providers that are in line with John Holland's standards, RTO (for nationally accredited training), and industry guidelines. Your role will involve ensuring the cost-effectiveness of training programs, including sourcing government-funded providers whenever possible. You will also be responsible for maintaining high standards of training quality and negotiating favorable rates with training organizations. Building strong relationships with external training organizations will be a key aspect of your role, while also actively monitoring compliance and the effectiveness of the training delivery provided.
 

In this position, it is essential to ensure that all tasks and activities are well-organized, timely, and compliant with John Holland's training standards, associated industry and regulatory requirements, and the processes and procedures set by the Training Academy. By excelling in this role, you will contribute significantly to the overall success of the Training Academy and support the development of skilled professionals in the construction industry.

Key Responsibilities:

 Establish Partnerships:

• ­    Identify and assess potential external training providers that meet the needs of project training requirements, ensuring they comply with RTO, industry and John Holland’s quality training standards and needs. 
• ­    Negotiate, obtain and uphold best possible terms, including competitive rates, without compromising on quality of training delivered. 
• ­    Maintain strong relationships with these providers to facilitate ongoing collaboration and service improvement.
   

Quality Assurance: 

• ­    Implement and maintain quality control processes to ensure that all training meets or exceeds John Holland’s and industry standards. 
• ­    Develop metrics and evaluation processes to measure the effectiveness of training providers and courses. Collect feedback from participants and stakeholders to inform future training partnering decisions.

Reporting & Record Keeping: 

• ­    Maintain records of all training organisations, agreements, communications, and evaluations. 
• ­    Prepare reports when required on training provider performance, cost-effectiveness, and compliance.
• ­    Supply training information / data to support reporting efforts as required.

Training Provider List: 

• Maintain a comprehensive list of training providers used at John Holland, including
  • National Partnership organizations
  • Preferred Provider Panel – listing all vetted training organizations. 
  • Market Place Panel – new providers yet to establish themselves on the Panel.

Key Requirements:

Qualifications: A qualification or degree in business, human resources, training (Cert IV TAE), or a related field. Highly Desired Certifications in procurement or quality assurance.

Knowledge & Experience    

• Construction Industry Knowledge: Specialized knowledge of construction industry training.
• Training Standards & Compliance: Understanding of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF), RTO certification and regulatory / legislative requirements relating to construction industry training.
• Vendor Management: Knowledge of sourcing, evaluating, and managing relationships with external vendors, including negotiation skills and contract management.
• Budget Management: Experience in optimizing costs and ensuring a good return on investment for training expenditures.
• Project Management: Skills in organizing, managing, and tracking multiple initiatives simultaneously, often under tight deadlines.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Capacity to interact well with a variety of external and internal stakeholders, including training providers, accreditation bodies, government agencies and industry experts. 
• Performance Evaluation: Experience in developing and implementing evaluation metrics to assess the effectiveness of training programs.
• Quality Assurance: Familiarity with quality assurance methodologies and experience in implementing processes to ensure training quality and effectiveness.
• Learning & Development Best Practices: Awareness of current trends, technologies, and methodologies in training and professional development.

As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success. 
We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority. 

What’s in it for you

 We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits. 

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options. 
Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing. 
Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities. 
Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities. 
Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.
Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.