Careers at TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Workforce Planner

Location negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability) 

Temporary Full-time until October 2026

$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 and a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

This role is responsible for delivering expert advice and guidance on both strategic and operational workforce planning to support TAFE NSW in building a resilient, future-ready workforce. The position plays a critical role in aligning workforce capabilities with organisational goals, ensuring that TAFE NSW can effectively respond to evolving educational demands, technological advancements, and policy changes.

By upholding TAFE NSW’s values, following policies and procedures, and placing the customer at the centre of decision-making, you will review workforce establishment data to identify trends and provide insights that inform future initiatives, contributing to meaningful workforce solutions that support operational needs and strategic objectives.

About You 

To be successful for this position you must possess:

• A degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
• Advanced MS Excel skills and experience using Power BI and/or Power Query
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills
• A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement)

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 11.55pm (AEDT) Monday 24 November 2025

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 when you used workforce data to influence a business decision. How did you clean, interpret, and present the data, and how did you work with stakeholders to turn the insight into action?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact David Galluccio, Talent Acquisition Advisor, via email at David.Galluccio@tafensw.edu.au or (02) 7921 2416.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Tehlia Vinton, Manager Strategic Workforce Planning, via email at Tehlia.Vinton1@tafensw.edu.au or 0411 367 403.

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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