Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Manager Strategy & Alignment

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)

Permanent Full Time

$ 216,638 salary package - includes base salary ($190,867) 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

We're seeking an experienced and influential strategic leader to join TAFE NSW as a Manager Strategy and Alignment within the Strategic Planning and Policy team. In this pivotal leadership role, you'll facilitate the development and delivery of TAFE NSW's corporate strategy and enterprise planning frameworks, ensuring alignment between government priorities, organisational objectives and operational plans. Working across the organisation and with key external stakeholders, you'll provide strategic advice, lead environmental analysis, and deliver insights that support informed decision-making and long-term success. 

As a trusted strategic partner, you'll lead a high-performing team to develop strategic and business plans, translate complex priorities into practical actions, oversee strategic progress monitoring and reporting, and identify opportunities that shape the future direction of TAFE NSW. This is an opportunity to make a significant organisational impact, influencing enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen TAFE NSW's ability to deliver world-class education and skills outcomes for communities across New South Wales.

About you 

You are a strategic and influential leader with demonstrated experience in strategic planning, environmental scanning, impact assessment and strategy development within a complex organisational environment. You have a proven ability to analyse complex issues, synthesise information from multiple sources and provide evidence-based advice that supports executive decision-making and drives organisational outcomes. Holding a degree in a relevant discipline, or bringing equivalent skills, knowledge and experience, you are passionate about using strategic insights to shape direction and deliver meaningful results.

You excel at turning strategy into action, bringing strong attention to detail and a systematic approach to coordinating strategy implementation, governance frameworks, performance monitoring and organisational reporting. Your collaborative approach, strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to build trusted relationships enable you to work effectively across diverse teams and with senior leaders. Above all, you're a forward-thinking professional who thrives on solving complex challenges, driving continuous improvement and contributing to the long-term success of the organisation.

To be successful in this role, you will also hold a current Working with Children Check prior to commencement.

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

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

TAFE NSW is committed to building a culturally safe and inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage you to apply. If you require adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

To apply for this role, click '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
• A response to the below targeted question when prompted in the application form (max. 300 words)

Targeted Question: Describe a situation where you have worked across multiple business areas to align priorities, initiatives or activities towards a common organisational goal. How did you manage competing priorities, build shared understanding and maintain momentum?

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

Applications close 11:55pm AEDT Sunday 22nd November, 2026

Additional Information:

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Peta Handley, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at Peta.Handley@tafensw.edu.au

Role-specific enquiries:  Dushy Senthilananthan, Director Strategy & Research Strategy and Research, via email at Dushy.Senthilananthan@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.

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