Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Manager Community Engagement

Location: North Coast, Eastern City and Hunter Newcastle New England North West  

3x permanent positions

$205,590 salary package - includes base salary $181,324, 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.

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, 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

As a Manager Community Engagement, you will be responsible for implementing engagement strategies, programs, and plans to build strong relationships with local communities, industry, and learners, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs and aspirations to guide decision-making across TAFE NSW.

This role involves collaborating with internal stakeholders to build trusting relationships with industry and communities, ensuring insights are captured and used to develop strategies that improve local decision-making, service delivery, training solutions, and community engagement.

We have 3 permanent full-time opportunities located in the various community groups below

• North Coast
• Eastern City
• New England North West + Hunter Newcastle

Map of the Community locations can be found Here.

About you 

You are an experienced engagement professional who builds strong, trusting relationships with diverse community, industry and government stakeholders. You bring expertise in developing and delivering local engagement strategies and programs, using insights to guide decision‑making and improve outcomes for learners, communities and industry partners.

You collaborate confidently across different teams and functions to ensure local needs and opportunities are understood and addressed. You communicate with impact, manage competing priorities with ease, and provide clear, evidence‑based advice that supports meaningful and measurable results. You bring professionalism, sound judgement and strong stakeholder awareness to every situation, and you are committed to contributing to positive, inclusive and customer‑focused outcomes.

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

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

• Your current resume
• A response to the below targeted question when prompted in the application form (max. 300 words)

Targeted Question: Describe a time when you developed and delivered a community or industry engagement strategy or program. What was the purpose, how did you approach the work, and what outcomes were achieved?

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

Applications close: Sunday 10 May at 11.55pm

Additional Information:

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: 
contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Sarah Aitchison, sarah.aitchison4@tafensw.edu.au or 0435 078 206.

Role-specific enquiries: Contact Allison LaSpina – Eastern City, Allison.LaSpina@tafensw.edu.au. Martin Braley- North Coast, martin.braley@tafensw.edu.au OR Lea Sharpe - New England North West + Hunter Newcastle, leanne.sharpe6@tafensw.edu.au 

For support with preparing your application and understanding the recruitment process, visit our Application Process page, and explore the helpful resources available through I Work for NSW.

This is a child-related position. Successful candidates must hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) prior to commencing. TAFE NSW will also conduct an Australian National Criminal Record Check on the preferred applicant as part of the pre‑employment process.

To be eligible for a position at TAFE NSW, you must be an Australian citizen, a 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 used to fill future vacancies.

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