**TAFE NSW: A career of life-changing impact**
**Manager Aboriginal Strategic Partnerships and Programs (Aboriginal Identified)**
**Location negotiable across NSW (pending TAFE NSW campus availability)**
**Permanent full-time**
**Package valued at $201,939, which includes salary ($179,042) per annum, plus 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 shape someone's world. Whether that's inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.
**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 versatile working options.
**About the role**
As the Manager of Aboriginal Strategic Partnerships and Programs, you will be responsible for overseeing and negotiating commercial strategies with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and business leaders, aiming to drive growth, enhance performance, and achieve profitable outcomes that honour their cultural needs. You will also manage ongoing programs that support education and training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, ensuring a positive student experience, effective administration, and alignment with the needs of external stakeholders.
In this role, you will play a key part in closing the gaps in prosperity, education, and employment by strengthening business partnerships and aligning priorities with employment trends. Your efforts will support self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, in line with the TAFE NSW Reconciliation Action Plan.
To find out more about the role, click to view the **Role Description**.
**Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment**
With over 390 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership group possessing over 240 years of expertise in the VET sector, we are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued.
At TAFE NSW, you will have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and represent your communities and culture.
We are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and our Aboriginal Employment Strategy and are continually improving our services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.
**Applications close Tuesday 26 November at 11.55pm AEDT**
- Confirmation of Aboriginality
- Your current resume
- A cover letter outlining how your capabilities, knowledge and experience meet the essential requirements as listed in the Role Description
**Targeted Question**:Describe a time when you developed a program or negotiated a partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities or business leaders intended to deliver specific education and employment outcomes for the community, as well as business growth. Describe the objective(s) of this initiative; how you ensured the program or partnership met community need; your approach to commercial analysis and planning; and how you measured success.
If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.
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.
An eligibility list, 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.