TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers
Change Manager
Location negotiable (depending on campus availability)
2 x Temporary full-time opportunities until June 2026
$191,958 package includes salary ($170,090), employer’s 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 depending on your role, a 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.
About the roles
We have two exciting temporary full-time positions available, each within a dynamic team.
The Plant and Machinery Safety and Compliance team are seeking a Change Manager to design, develop and implement the significant enterprise change management required to successfully adopt and embed changes (in systems, processes, people and culture) to managing risk, safety and compliance in our significant statewide fleet of plant and machinery. Change management experience within Infrastructure delivery / Asset management settings and teams will be highly regarded within this team.
The Workforce Culture, Capability and Change team is seeking a Change Manager who will implement the organisational change strategy across a large operating model program. You will work in close partnership with business stakeholders and other program teams. You will lead multiple change planning activities, including the implementation of a people readiness approach, and manage change impacts to reduce change resistance and enhance business adoption. You will drive consistency and transparency throughout change management processes and documentation to ensure alignment across the program.
About You
To succeed, you will have detailed knowledge of change management methodologies and proven experience delivering large-scale organisational change initiatives. Your ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organisation and develop, maintain and strengthen partnerships with stakeholders will be key to your success. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage competing priorities are essential as is the ability to respond in a flexible and agile way to changing timelines and requirements.
Effective communication across all organisational levels is crucial for establishing and maintaining strong stakeholder partnerships. You must be skilled at addressing complex challenges and managing competing priorities, demonstrating agility in adapting to evolving timelines and requirements. Your comprehensive skill set, and flexibility will be key to achieving positive results in this role.
Ideally, you have led large-scale change management programs within enterprise or government settings. Experience in change management within educational environments and teams will be highly regarded.
We are seeking individuals who are passionate and fully committed to meeting the following essential requirements:
- hold a valid Working with Children Check
- degree qualification in related field or equivalent significant experience relevant to the role
- demonstrated experience in the leading, managing, coordinating and supporting organisational change delivery in a large private or public sector organisation
- demonstrated experience developing and implementing change management plans to support successful project deployment
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 11.55pm (AEST) Thursday 15 May 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: Provide an example of a project you have led to initiate Change. Describe your approach, the change activities you led and the final outcome.
General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Sally Barry, Talent Acquisition Lead via email at Sally.Barry4@tafensw.edu.au or (02) 7921 0203.
Plant and Machinery Safety and Compliance specific enquiries: contact Shawn Dwyer, Program Manager via email at Shawn.Dwyer6@tafensw.edu.au or 0439 194 323.
Workforce Culture, Capability and Change specific enquiries: contact Matt Saxty, Manager Organisational Change via email matt.saxty1@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.