Careers at TAFE NSW

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Project Manager – Education Enablement

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability) 

Talent Pool opportunity to fill future ongoing and temporary 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 Project Manager, you will oversee and coordinate project activities across the team, ensuring work is delivered in line with agreed priorities and timelines. You will partner closely with the Senior Business Analyst to support Power BI development and the transition of reporting into automated solutions, including the migration of the Scenario Planning Tool. The role spans both strategic planning and operational delivery phases of the budgeting and planning cycle of Educational Delivery for TAFE NSW, requiring you to develop and manage the stakeholder engagement plan, map workflows, and track progress against targets set by Learning and Teaching Directors and senior leadership. You will play a central role in aligning activity across the team, maintaining visibility of deliverables and supporting effective execution across a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

About you 

You are a collaborative team player with strong communication skills and a clear, organised approach to managing work. You are highly task focused and able to accurately track and coordinate activities across multiple stakeholders. You bring advanced skills in Excel and the Microsoft Office suite, and  are confident engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, including delivery leaders and senior finance partners. Experience with Power BI, Miro and/or Microsoft Project will be beneficial. You are reliable, detail oriented and take ownership to ensure outcomes are delivered efficiently and to a high standard. You are comfortable working with large quantities of data, able to identify discrepancies and support data-informed decision-making.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Degree qualification in project management/related field OR equivalent significant experience.
• Strong experience in all phases of project management from design to implementation and evaluation within a complex service delivery environment
• Significant record of achievement delivering complex business focused (non-technology based) projects to achieve business or operational related objectives.
• Demonstrated high level stakeholder management skills to positively engage and collaborate on project activities.

Highly Regarded:

• Demonstrated experience in the use of Excel, Power Automate, PowerBi, Miro and/or, Microsoft Project or similar planning tool.

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
• 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. 500 words)

TARGETED QUESTION:  Provide an example of leading a complex planning or delivery process involving cross-functional stakeholders with differing priorities or perspectives. How did you maintain communication, alignment of all parties, and achieve the desired outcome?

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

Applications close 11:55pm AEST Wednesday 16 July 2026

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Ravinder Mansfield, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email: ravinder.mansfield1@tafensw.edu.au or tel: (02) 7921 2973.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Trevor Mullins, Manager Education Planning Implementation via email: trevor.mullins1@tafensw.edu.au or tel: 0408 294 450

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 your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.