Careers at TAFE NSW

Business Analyst – Manufacturing Centres of Excellence

 Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)  

 Temporary Full-time until October 2026

 $132,022 package includes salary ($108,494 - $116,838), 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. 

The TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence (MCoE), are National Centres of Excellence, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and NSW Government under the National Skills Agreement.

MCoEs are an innovative education model to tackle the manufacturing skills challenge for NSW and Australia. Located in Western Sydney, the Hunter, and the Illawarra, each centre specialises in different areas. These include advanced manufacturing with robotics and 3D printing, supporting clean energy in net zero manufacturing and sustainable manufacturing practices, supporting the heavy manufacturing industry, and supporting new and existing workforce build the skills they need for the future.

By partnering with other CoEs, TAFES, universities, and industry, these nationally networked centres ensure training aligns with real-world job requirements. The MCoEs offer short courses, microskills, and will soon deliver higher apprenticeships to help individuals become job-ready or enhance their skills for future opportunities.

Learn more about this initiative by visiting TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence.

About the role

The Business Analyst will apply a human-centred design approach to assess and enhance the MCoE’s services, processes, and information needs. This role is responsible for analysing business objectives and functions, defining business requirements and supporting development, testing and implementation of solutions. By collaborating closely with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and key stakeholders, the Business Analyst will examine current practices to uncover business needs that support the effective delivery of MCoE programs.

The successful candidate must be willing to travel regionally as required to the three MCoE campuses at Newcastle, Wetherill Park and Wollongong.

About You 

We’re seeking a proactive and curious individual who is passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences. You’ll be solution-oriented, action-driven, and innovative, with a strong ability to build and maintain constructive, collaborative relationships. Your practical experience in requirements gathering, systems and process analysis, process design, and modelling will be essential. Highly organised and committed to continuous improvement, you’ll actively seek out best practices to support the MCoE team in achieving impactful outcomes. As an exceptional communicator, you’ll confidently engage with a diverse range of stakeholders to foster partnerships that are focused on collaboration and results.

To be successful in this role you will hold a:

• Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
• Experience in business analysis including eliciting requirements and testing.
• Experience with Human Centred Design methodologies and modern research techniques.
• Experience in analysing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools.
• Basic knowledge in generating process documentation.

Highly Regarded:

• Knowledge of Scaled Agile practices
• Demonstrated experience in User Story writing
• Experience in working as part of an Agile release Train (ART)

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

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

Applications close 11.55pm AEST Wednesday 11 June 2025

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

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications (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:  Please share examples of your experience engaging with diverse stakeholder groups to interpret and define business requirements, describing your approaches and achieved outcomes. 

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

Role-specific enquiries: contact Tristan Williscroft, Senior Manager Optimisation, via Email: Tristan.williscroft2@tafensw.edu.au

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. 

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 above.

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.