People strategy consultant

Closing Date: 2026-06-29 4:00 PM

Permanent full-time appointment

South Metropolitan TAFE is an industry and community-focused organisation with a driving commitment to high quality training and development. With several training centres and campuses spread across Perth's East and South Metropolitan suburbs, the TAFE offers nationally recognised qualifications, developed and endorsed by industry, at a local, state and national level, and to an increasing number of international students.

The People Strategy Consultant is an integral member of the People and Culture team responsible for developing, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating initiatives, projects, policies and procedures arising from whole-of-government directions and strategies such as the Workforce Diversification and Inclusion Strategy for WA Public Sector Employment and SM TAFE's Workforce, Diversity and Inclusion Plan.

• Coordinate and promote contemporary human resources initiatives and projects such as the College's Inclusive Employment Program, Aboriginal Employment Program, School Based Traineeship Program and other identified workforce strategies to improve diversity group representation.
• Lead end‐to‐end recruitment initiatives that improve representation across priority groups and support managers to embed inclusive hiring practices.
• Provide options and evidence‐based recommendations for continuous improvement and address workforce issues that meet business needs and comply with public sector legislative and regulatory employment frameworks.
• Facilitate meaningful consultation and liaison with key internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement programs and changes in workforce practices.
• Track and measure program effectiveness against diversity targets, using data and providing detailed reporting.

• Experience in public sector recruitment.
• Strong commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Strong organisational abilities and attention to detail.
• Confidence to work with data to measure impact.

• Salary packaging/sacrifice facility
• 12% employer superannuation contribution
• Deferred salary scheme – receive 80% salary for four years with the fifth year as a paid sabbatical leave from the workplace
• Thirteen weeks paid long service leave after 7 years
• Fifteen days personal leave
• Four weeks annual leave and option to accrue ten additional days extra leave each year
• Paid parental leave – 18 weeks
• Various employee health and wellness initiatives and benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer who is committed to supporting and building a culturally diverse workforce and workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, Veterans, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applications close Monday 29 June 2026 at 4:00pm (WST).