Careers at TAFE NSW

Senior Project Officer – Evaluation

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability) 

Temporary Full-time until September 2028

$145,605 - $160,719 salary package - includes base salary (128,284 - $141,600), 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. 

The TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence (MCoE), are National Centres of Excellence, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and NSW Government under the National Skills Agreement.

MCoEs are an innovative education model to tackle the manufacturing skills challenge for NSW and Australia. Located in Western Sydney, the Hunter, and the Illawarra, each centre specialises in different areas. These include advanced manufacturing with robotics and 3D printing, supporting clean energy in net zero manufacturing and sustainable manufacturing practices, supporting the heavy manufacturing industry, and supporting new and existing workforce build the skills they need for the future. 

Learn more about this initiative by visiting TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence.

The Institutes of Applied Technology (IAT) are innovative partnerships between TAFE NSW, industry and universities, supported by the Department of Education. Located in Sydney and Western Sydney, the Institutes focus on delivering practical, real‑world skills that align directly with workplace needs. Their course offerings span high‑demand fields such as construction project management, artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security and computer‑aided design (CAD).

Learn more about this initiative by visiting Institute of Applied Technology.

About the role

As a Senior Project Officer – Evaluation, you will play a key role in supporting evaluation activities across the MCoE and IAT programs. Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, you will design and implement evaluation activities that inform continuous improvement and evidence-based decision making. Your responsibilities will include developing evaluation and data collection plans, collecting and managing qualitative and quantitative data collection, data analysis and synthesis, and translating that data into clear evaluation findings and recommendations. You will also facilitate workshops and discussions with evaluation stakeholders to ensure findings and recommendations are appropriately contextualised and use your expertise to strengthen evaluation capability and practice across programs.

The successful candidate must be willing to travel regionally as required to the three MCoE campuses at Newcastle, Wetherill Park and Wollongong, and the two IAT campuses at Kingswood and Meadowbank.

About You 

You are an experienced and adaptable professional with a genuine curiosity for learning and a passion for high-quality evaluation. A confident and effective communicator, you bring strong emotional intelligence, enabling you to build productive relationships and facilitate group discussions with diverse stakeholders. You work proactively and flexibly in dynamic environments and are comfortable managing multiple activities simultaneously. Your experience includes group facilitation or workshop delivery, and qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Evaluation-specific training or education (formal or non-accredited) is highly regarded, along with a willingness to continue developing your evaluation knowledge and skills.

To be successful in this role you will hold a:

• Degree qualification in related field or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated sound project management skills and experience and the ability to plan, lead and deliver complex implementation activities.
• High level planning and analytical skills along with the ability to address specific challenges.

Highly Regarded:

• Demonstrated formal or non-accredited evaluation-specific training or education.
• Experience in using qualitative data collection analysis tools (e.g. Qualtrics, NVivo).

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

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

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Sunday 12 April 2026

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

• Your current resume
• Copies of your qualifications (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
• Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)

TARGETED QUESTION:  Tell us about a time you used both qualitative and quantitative data to solve a problem or inform a recommendation. How did you collate and analyse the data and clearly communicate your insights to stakeholders?

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 Bethany Hanson, Manager Review and Evaluation via email: bethany.hanson3@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. 

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 above.

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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