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Role Title: Senior Training Support Officer

Role Description: 
Landing Craft Branch in NSSG require the services of a Senior Training Support Officer to support the acquisition of new Army maritime platform capabilities. 

Key Responsibilities:

- Training Governance — Maintain compliance with Defence training policies, frameworks, and assurance requirements, ensuring all training artefacts meet mandated standards.  
- Training Coordination — Coordinate delivery schedules, instructor allocations, training resources, and facility bookings across multiple training units or sites.  
- Learning Management System Administration — Manage course data, enrolments, completions, reporting, and version control within Defence LMS platforms (e.g., Campus, LXP, ADELE, PMKeyS/ERP training modules).  
- Performance Needs Analysis Support — Assist in gathering data, stakeholder inputs, and evidence to support PNAs, gap analyses, and capability uplift planning.  
- Training Documentation Management — Maintain and update training packages, lesson materials, assessment tools, SOPs, and controlled documents.  
- Assessment & Evaluation Support — Support assessment activities, collect evaluation data, and contribute to continuous improvement cycles.  
- Stakeholder Engagement — Liaise with Defence Training Authorities, SMEs, command staff (such as AHQ), contractors (such as Austal), and training authorities to ensure smooth delivery and issue resolution.  
- Reporting & Analytics — Produce training performance reports, risk logs, attendance summaries, and compliance dashboards for contract and Defence stakeholders.  
- Quality Assurance — Conduct checks on training delivery, documentation, and assessment practices to ensure alignment with Defence standards and contract KPIs.  
- Resource & Asset Management — Oversee training equipment, consumables, and learning resources, ensuring availability, maintenance, and accountability.  
- Risk & Issue Management — Identify, track, and escalate training delivery risks, workforce gaps, and operational constraints.  
- Support to Instructors — Provide administrative, logistical, and coordination support to instructors and facilitators to enable effective delivery.  
- Contract Performance Support — Contribute to meeting contract KPIs, audit requirements, and performance reporting obligations.  
- Continuous Improvement — Recommend improvements to training processes, systems, and workflows based on data and stakeholder feedback. 
- Support introduction into service training.
- Review CDRLs as prepared by the shipbuilder to ensure plans and approaches are fit for purpose and align to Defence's requirements.  

Skills and Experience:

- SADL Knowledge — Demonstrated understanding of the Systems Approach to Defence Learning, including analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation phases, and how these translate into compliant Defence training products.  
- Training Systems Expertise — Experience supporting structured training systems, including training needs analysis, competency frameworks, and controlled document management.  
- LMS Administration — Proficiency with Defence learning systems (Campus, LXP, ADELE, PMKeyS training modules), including enrolments, reporting, version control, and audit readiness.  
- Training Coordination Skills — Ability to coordinate multi‑site training delivery, instructor scheduling, resource allocation, and facility management in a high‑tempo environment.  
- Stakeholder Engagement — Strong communication and relationship‑building skills with Defence personnel, SMEs, instructors, and contract partners.  
- Quality Assurance Capability — Experience conducting training QA checks, validating assessment tools, and ensuring compliance with Defence training governance.  
- Assessment & Evaluation Support — Ability to support assessment activities, collect evaluation data, and contribute to continuous improvement cycles.  
- Documentation & Version Control — Skilled in maintaining lesson materials, assessment instruments, SOPs, and controlled documents in accordance with Defence standards.  
- Data & Reporting Skills — Competence in producing training performance reports, dashboards, risk logs, and compliance summaries.  
- Risk & Issue Management — Ability to identify, track, and escalate training delivery risks, workforce gaps, and operational constraints.  
- Resource Management — Experience managing training equipment, consumables, and learning resources, ensuring availability and accountability.  
- Administrative Excellence — High‑level organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a Defence environment.  
- Understanding of Defence Culture — Familiarity with Defence structures, rank systems, communication protocols, and training governance expectations.  
- Continuous Improvement Mindset — Ability to identify inefficiencies, propose improvements, and support training system evolution.  

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1

Location: Allan Woods Building (Defence)

Weekly Hours: 40 
 

Compensation Details:

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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