Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Business Analysis Practice Lead

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability) 

Permanent Full-time

$199,675 salary package - includes base salary $176,043, plus employer's contribution to 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.

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, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

Are you ready to shape the future of business analysis and lead a high-performing team that drives outcomes across enterprise programs? Join TAFE NSW as our Business Analysis Practice Lead and make a life-changing impact.

This role leads the Business Analysis (BA) practice within the PMO to deliver consistent, high-quality analysis services across programs and projects. It is responsible for prioritising and assigning BA work, maintaining standards and tools, overseeing demand evaluation, uplifting capability, and ensuring business requirements are clearly defined and traceable to deliver effective solutions.

In this role you will

• Lead the BA practice within a dynamic PMO environment.
• Build and develop a small team into a high-performance capability.
• Influence strategic decisions and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Enjoy flexible work options, professional development, and a collaborative culture.

About You 

You must be skilled at addressing complex challenges and managing competing priorities, demonstrating agility in adapting to evolving timelines and requirements. Effective communication across all organisational levels is crucial for establishing and maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships.

To be successful in this role, you will have:-

1. Degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.

2. Extensive experience in business analysis across both waterfall and agile methodologies, including the ability to lead complex analysis activities in a large and complex organisation

Highly Regarded

• IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) OR PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA) certification
• Experience in PMO environments

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

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks. If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

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

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Monday, 26th January 2026

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

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications, where applicable, (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question: Describe a time you uplifted a Business Analysis practice. How did you build team capability and ensure high-quality outcomes in a complex PMO environment?

Role-specific enquiries: contact Dawie Pienaar, Director Systems Group Delivery, via email dawie.pienaar@tafensw.edu.au. 

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Ravinder Mansfield via email ravinder.mansfield1@tafensw.edu.au or tel: (02) 7921 2973.

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. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

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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