TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Executive Officer

Ultimo Campus

Permanent Full Time

Total Remuneration Package $178,647 includes a base salary $158,152 plus superannuation and 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, 35 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

Join our dynamic team and take on a pivotal role supporting the Executive Director of Learning and Teaching. As a key player in our team, you'll provide high-level executive support and administrative services, ensuring the efficient operation of the Office of the Executive Director. Your dedication will drive effective communication, facilitate business activities, and always uphold TAFE NSW confidentiality standards.

The Executive Officer is responsible for the provision of a range of high-level executive, secretariat and project support services. Including providing high level advice, managing communications, and implementing strategies to support the achievement of the faculty and organisation’s strategic and operational objectives.

About You 

You will have demonstrated experience in governance or other related high-level roles from complex and/or education environment. You will also be highly organised and have excellent communication skills. Disciplined administration will be a key strength of the successful candidate.

To be successful, you will:

• Be experienced in preparing, managing and reviewing Government and Executive briefing papers/materials, high-level communications and correspondence
• Anticipate and address contentious issues and provide accurate advice to the Executive Director and Government on complex issues
• Have excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You will act as the point of contact for the Executive Director, collaborating and negotiating with stakeholders on a wide range of sensitive, confidential, and urgent matters.
• Implement, monitor and report on strategic, operational and project plans to the Executive Director
• Provide issues management and support
• Lead and/or contribute to projects
• Develop and oversee the implementation and evaluation of practices, systems and procedures (including the management of support officers)
• Provide secretariat support to forums chaired by the Executive Director

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 AEDT 5 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 500 words)

Targeted Question: Provide an example of a time when you personally contributed to successfully delivering a report, briefing, or similar document to a Managing Director, senior executive, or Ministerial office. Highlight how you applied your own analytical skills, judgment, quality assurance, and problem-solving abilities in this process.

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Shay El-ardenli, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at Shayma.Elardenli@tafensw.edu.au or (02) 7921 0896. 

Role-specific enquiries: contact Raf Marcellino, Executive Director Learning and Teaching, via email at Raf.Marcellino@tafensw.edu.au or 04350 78400

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.

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.