Careers at TAFE NSW

Contracts Manager

 Location: Newcastle, Wetherill Park or Wollongong Campus

 Temporary Full-time until June 2028

 $178,647.30 package includes salary ($158,152.00), 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

This role involves leading, managing, and coordinating the implementation and performance of assigned MCoE contracts. You will ensure consistent delivery, high performance, and compliance with contractual obligations. Additionally, optimise contract performance and value, and build productive professional stakeholder relationships related to the establishment and delivery of the contracts.

In this position, you will also make decisions on complex and sensitive issues by analysing alternative courses of action and their implications on achieving organisational objectives and strategies. You will manage functional expenditure and resourcing within relevant policy and delegation frameworks.

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

About You 

You will posses strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to engage in strategic discussions to ensure exceptional customer support and adherence to compliance processes and policies. By building trusting relationships and taking initiative, you will champion the customer experience and significantly contribute to our shared success.

 To be successful in this role you will have:

 A Degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience.

• Demonstrated experience managing a diverse range of contracts to achieve and maintain high performance standards and compliance requirements.
• Experience implementing robust contract management governance systems and continuous improvement strategies.

Highly Regarded: 

• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder relationships, including managing contentious interactions with professionalism and strategic communication.
• Experience overseeing contracts within a professional services environment, ensuring milestone-based deliverables are met effectively.

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 Tuesday 3 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:  Share your experience in managing a portfolio of complex contracts and agreements for large scale programs. How do you ensure consistent implementation, execution and governance and performance management?

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 Emma Murray, Strategic Initiatives Specialist, via email: emma.murray38@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.