Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Manager Student Engagement Programs

Location Negotiable across TAFE NSW Campuses (pending TAFE NSW campus availability)

Full-time Permanent

$191,958 per annum package includes salary of $170,090, 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 and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and depending on your role, a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to enhance the student experience and create a positive impact for the community through leadership of student engagement programs and services in a vocational education setting. Lead a dynamic, dispersed team to deliver student engagement services and functions to a large customer base with distinct cohort requirements. Programs will span job readiness services, student events and engagement, alumni and scholarships.

Through translating strategic directions into program priorities, this role will continually drive the refinement and transformation of frameworks, approaches and policies to incorporate best practice models, emerging trends and technologies into service provision of student engagement programs.

About You 

You are a dynamic and results-driven leader with a proven track record of leading teams to deliver student engagement programs for a large, dispersed and diverse student base. You thrive when engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver positive outcomes for students.

You have demonstrated experience in strategy design and implementation that balances catering to a large-scale student base whilst addressing the unique needs of distinct student cohorts.

To be considered for this role you will have:

1. A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement).
2. Degree qualification in a related field or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
3. Willingness and ability to travel as per business requirements

Highly Regarded

1. Experience adopting digital platforms that enhance student engagement
2. Experience creating and executing a communication strategy to build awareness of student engagement programs.

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

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 (AEST) Wednesday 26th March 2025

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

• Your current resume
• Certified copies of your qualifications
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

Targeted Question 1:

Provide an example of a large-scale student engagement program you have led that improved student access to services and/or benefits and increased participation in that program. How did you tailor the program to cater for the needs of diverse student cohorts while delivering the program at scale? Describe the mechanisms used to maximise engagement and how you determined success.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor Diana Gammone on diana.gammone@tafensw.edu.au 

Role-specific enquiries: contact Rachel Walters, Senior Manager Student Strategy & Engagement on rachel.walters11@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.  

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.

An eligibility list, 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.