Manager Performance, Culture and Engagement (Lismore)

**TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers**

**Manager Performance, Culture and Engagement**

**Location negotiable across NSW**

**Temporary part-time (28 hours per week) to 11 January 2027**

**Salary Package $199,675 (includes base salary $176,043 per annum) 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 workplace, 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 variety of flexible working options.

**About the role**

Lead the charge in shaping a high performing, values led culture at TAFE NSW. This role designs and delivers strategies that foster engagement, drive results, and embed inclusive, purpose-driven practices across a diverse workforce. If you're passionate about creating meaningful change at scale, this is your opportunity to make it happen.

You’ll lead the design and delivery of performance culture initiatives that shape how people work, lead and grow at TAFE NSW. From driving organisation wide engagement activities like the People Matter Employee Survey, to partnering with leaders and People Business Partners to embed inclusive practices and shift mindsets, this role is central to building a values led, future focused workforce.

You’ll also co-design capability programs, lead coaching programs throughout the organisation, and use data to measure impact and drive continuous improvement.

**About You**
- Degree qualification in related field or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience
- Experience in many of the functional areas of this role including employee engagement, organisational culture, performance development and coaching.
- Extensive experience in developing and implementing organisational development programs for large and complex organisations
- Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills within a large and complex organisation
- Experience in facilitation, events management or learning and development
- A valid Working with Children Check (required prior to commencement)

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.

**Applications close 11.55pm (AEDT) Tuesday 21 October 2025**
- Your current resume

**Targeted Question**: Describe a time you designed and implemented an organisational wide culture program that aligned with organisational values and strategic goals. How did you approach the design, gain stakeholder buy-in, and measure its impact?

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.

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