Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Manager Workforce Alignment

Location negotiable across NSW (Subject to campus availability)

Permanent Full-time

$223,888 salary package - includes base salary ($197,662 per annum), 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, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This role leads strategic workforce partnering across a senior executive portfolio, ensuring workforce solutions are tightly aligned to organisational priorities and operational needs. It drives the design and implementation of integrated workforce plans, strengthens leadership capability, and provides high‑level insights that improve business performance, mitigate risk, and support major cultural and organisational transformation. The role also oversees a diverse partnering team, ensures consistent delivery of People & Culture initiatives, and acts as the escalation point for complex workforce matters. Occasional travel will be required as part of this role.

About You 

We’re looking for an influential workforce leader with deep experience partnering at the executive level and leading business partnering teams in complex environments. You will bring a strong generalist capability with a strength in translating business strategy into practical, high‑impact workforce solutions. You excel at building trusted relationships, coaching senior leaders, navigating ambiguity and using data‑driven insights to shape decisions. You are a confident problem‑solver, a steady escalation point for complex workforce matters, and a values‑led leader who champions safety, collaboration and a customer‑first mindset.

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.

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

Applications close on 8 December 2025 at 11.55pm AEDT

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

• Your current resume
• A cover letter outlining how your capabilities, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the role (1 page max.)

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Ashar Siddiqui, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email ashar.siddiqui1@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7921 2741.   

Role-specific enquiries: contact Kellie Cordeaux, Director Workforce Alignment via email kellie.cordeaux@tafensw.edu.au or 02 7920 5015.

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.

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. 

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