Careers at TAFE NSW

Aboriginal Identified - Talent Acquisition Officer

Location negotiable across TAFE NSW (pending campus availability)

Talent Pool

$84,647 package includes salary ($74,912-$82,688), employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish. 

We live by TAFE NSW values: Customer Focus, Integrity, Collaboration, and Excellence. They define who we are, how we work and inspire our performance.   

We invest in our people

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

The Talent Acquisition Officer is responsible for providing administrative support and advice for the delivery of customer focussed end to end talent acquisition activities. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the Workforce Service Team.

TAFE NSW is seeking Talent Acquisition Officers for future roles. We are looking for suitable candidates, who would like to be considered for future positions within the Talent Acquisition team.  This recruitment will be used to create a Talent Pool for future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months. 

About You 

We are seeking passionate and driven Talent Acquisition Officers who will be committed to achieving extraordinary outcomes for the business. You are agile and flexible in an ever-changing environment and love a challenge. You have impeccable communication skills, are analytical, organised and a natural problem solver. You enjoy building trusting relationships, collaborating with your team, and taking initiative.

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• Aboriginality (Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act of 1977).
• An understanding of operations and procedures relating to the conduct of employment screening including the handling of confidential information and undertaking of risk assessments.
• Experience with high volume administrative tasks in a transactional and complex environment.
• A high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• A willingness to be open to new learnings and ability to adapt to changes.

Highly Regarded:

• Knowledge and experience of HR Systems
• Previous recruitment and/or onboarding experience.
• Audit, Probity and Governance experience.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment

With over 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership group possessing over 240 years of expertise in the VET sector, we are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued.  

At TAFE NSW, you will have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and represent your communities and culture.  We are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and our Aboriginal Employment Strategy and are continually improving our services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now!

Applications close 11.55pm (AEST) Friday 27 June 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume
• Confirmation of Aboriginality
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: How do you deliver excellent customer service in a high volume and customer focussed work environment with competing deadlines and customer demands?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Shenayd Stewart, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at shenayd.stewart9@tafensw.edu.au

Role-specific enquiries: Carmen Jones, Manager Workforce Services, carmen.jones2@tafensw.edu.au, and 0403 760 912.

Aboriginal Candidate support: contact our friendly Aboriginal Employment team via our advocate services at aboriginalemploymentadvocate@tafensw.edu.au for any questions or support regarding our Confirmation of Aboriginality process.

Applicants for this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be required to provide Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation with their application. 

For helpful insights into preparing your application, TAFE NSW’s recruitment process, and getting interview ready, read through our Application Process and the interactive Capability Application Tool.  

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct. 

A talent pool, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment. 

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer. 

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