Careers at TAFE NSW
Workforce Development Senior Advisor
A career of life-changing impact starts here! Support talent initiatives that enhance capability and the employee experience across TAFE NSW in this Permanent full-time position.
TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Workforce Development Senior Advisor
Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)
Permanent Full-time
$131,911 - $142,056 salary package - includes base salary ($116,219 - $125,157), 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
In this influential role, you will primarily support the development and implementation of talent management programs that enhance the employee experience across TAFE NSW. You will contribute to the design of leadership pipelines, shape succession frameworks coordinate early careers programs and facilitate programs. You will partner with stakeholders and apply analysis skills and project management methodologies to deliver impactful, future focused initiatives shaping TAFE NSW's future-ready workforce.
As a member of the Employee Experience team, you will also contribute to performance, culture, reward, recognition and organisational development initiatives that make TAFE NSW a great place to work, where people feel valued, recognised for their excellence and empowered to deliver the best outcomes.
About You
You are a proactive and collaborative professional with a passion for shaping the employee experience. You bring a forward-thinking approach and have:
- Experience in talent management or workforce development with exposure to programs such as leadership development, succession planning, or early careers
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse teams
- Ability to use data and insights to inform decisions, drive continuous improvement, and anticipate emerging trends
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, always placing the customer at the center of your work
To find out more about the role, click to view the 
Position 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: 7th December 11.55pm AEDT
To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:
- Your current resume
- Response to one targeted question when prompted in the application form (max 300 words)
Targeted Question: Describe a time you worked with multiple stakeholders to deliver a workforce program or talent related project (eg: Leadership Pipeline, EVP, Succession Planning Framework, Early Careers Programs). How did you build relationships, manage competing priorities, and ensure the project achieved its objectives?
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Talent Acquisition Advisor, Sarah Aitchison, sarah.aitchison4@tafensw.edu.au or 0435 078 206.
Role-specific enquiries: contact Manager Talent Management, Lisa O'Brien lisamaree.obrien1@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.
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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