As a Learning and Development Officer (LDO) in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) you will provide an enabling function for NZDF military personnel to attain the cognitive edge, knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed on complex, joint, inter-agency, and multi-national operations. LDO roles can be categorised into the following functions:

Support Defence international engagements. Support capacity building through English language training, systems approach to learning expertise, and instructors for the following outputs:

• NZDF Mutual Assistance Programme (MAP). This is an initiative focused on building relationships and enhancing capabilities with partner nations through skill-sharing and training support.
•  Mutual Assistance Training Teams (MATTs). MATTs are deployed to partner countries to deliver targeted training in specific areas. MATTs are made up of NZDF personnel who provide hands-on instruction, guidance, and technical expertise tailored to the needs of the host nation’s military or security forces.

Learning systems leaders. Providing specialised leadership and management of military learning capability by collaborating with stakeholders and analysing training solutions that develop and sustain NZDF capabilities.

Deliver learning outputs. Facilitate coursing that enables the development of instructor excellence and workplace learning design, in order to enhance delivery of NZDF training and education.

Deliver quality management of single-Service learning systems. Conduct quality management through maintenance of training standards and conduct of audit to ensure training systems are compliant with the required standards and rules.

Provide strategic policy and advice to Command. Lead NZDF learning policy and provide advice to NZDF and Service commands to ensure training systems meet operational requirements.