Learning Partner

About the organisation

Cognition Learning Group has spent more than three decades helping people learn and develop. Its work spans education consultancy, professional development, tutoring for early years and primary learners, digital learning, and publishing, all aimed at improving learning outcomes.

Role overview

The Learning Partner position sits within Cognition Evolve and combines business development, client consultancy, learning design, and project coordination. The role is focused on strengthening customer relationships, identifying growth opportunities, and helping shape learning solutions that deliver real value.

This is a client-facing, commercially driven position that requires close collaboration with internal specialists to scope, design, and deliver high-quality learning programmes.

Key duties

• Develop and maintain lasting relationships with clients and key accounts.
• Build and manage a sales pipeline to support agreed revenue and growth objectives.
• Run client meetings, discovery discussions, and proposal responses.
• Advise customers on learning strategy and appropriate solution design.
• Partner with subject matter experts and internal teams to create tailored learning offerings.
• Track projects to help ensure they are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to the expected standard.
• Identify fresh business opportunities, including panel and framework opportunities.
• Represent Cognition Evolve in meetings, presentations, and industry events.
• Support market engagement activity, growth planning, and annual planning processes.

Experience and capabilities

The ideal candidate will bring at least five years of experience in account management, consultancy, or another role involving direct client contact. A solid understanding of the learning, training, or professional development space is important, along with the ability to build trust with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.

Strong communication and presentation ability is essential, as is a consultative approach backed by problem-solving and analytical thinking. The role also calls for excellent organisation, commercial awareness, and the ability to manage several priorities at once.

A proactive, team-oriented mindset and a strong desire to grow client relationships and business results will be highly valued.

What’s on offer

The package includes a salary of AU$80,000 to AU$90,000, plus an incentive scheme. You will join an award-winning learning organisation, work alongside supportive colleagues across a global team, and contribute to a range of meaningful projects for high-profile, forward-thinking clients.

The organisation values agility, continuous improvement, ambition, and impact.

Application process

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages, explaining how they meet the requirements in the person specification. Applications close on Monday, 29 June 2026 at 9:00am. This opportunity may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received.

Location

The role is based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and is an on-site position.