Senior Advisor, Product Projects

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About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. TAFE Queensland has been named the Large Training Provider of the Year at the 2024 Australian Training Awards. Our training is delivered to students and apprentices on-site, online, in the workplace, or on-campus to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies.

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

As The Senior Advisor, Product Projects, you will

• Lead the strategic coordination and delivery of product-related projects across TAFE Queensland. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful execution of a diverse portfolio of projects—including master product, commercial, funded, accredited, non-accredited, and micro-credential offerings
• You will work closely with the OCAO Product Team and Product Leads to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned with organisational priorities.

This position reports to the Manager, Product.

This is a Temporary, Full-Time opportunity, to 30 June 2026 unless otherwise determined.

This position base location is flexible and hybrid; you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and monitoring of significant, complex and diverse product-related projects across TAFE Queensland, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and project deliverables and deadlines.
• Actively engage with cross-functional stakeholders to scope, prioritise, and resource projects effectively.
• Manage risks, issues, and dependencies across the product portfolio, implementing mitigation strategies and reporting mechanisms.
• Provide leadership and direction to a team of Project Coordinators, ensuring consistent project delivery, progression according to schedules, risk management and accurate reporting.
• Establish and maintain project governance frameworks, documentation standards, and reporting tools to support transparency and accountability.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in project management practices, tools, and systems to enhance efficiency and outcomes.
• Provide advice on project management across all project stages and contribute to the development of proposals, reporting and presentations to support new project initiatives and effective communication and outcomes.
• Manage budget planning and resource allocation for product projects, providing strategic advice to the Product Management team.
• Work cohesively, productively and collaboratively with the Product team contributing to a culture of best practice in educational product.
• Promote and model TAFE Queensland's values: Working Together, Focusing on our Customer, Taking Responsibility, Showing Initiative, and Safety First.

How You Will Be Assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to achieve organisational objectives and enhance team performance through well-established leadership skills.
• Interpersonal Skills: Proven ability to build and sustain successful working partnerships with both staff and stakeholders, enabling the achievement of project goals.
• Innovation and Creativity: Experience in establishing new processes, workflows, and systems involving software to improve learner engagement in innovative and creative ways.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills related to both online and traditional learning and assessment development.
• Motivation and Professionalism: High level of personal motivation and professionalism, with a proven ability to drive the development and implementation of quality learning and assessment products in a dynamic, challenging, and changing environment.
• Technology Utilisation: Proficiency in leveraging new and emerging technologies to facilitate improvements in productivity and project outcomes.

Highly Desirable Requirements

• Diploma or above in project management or business.

How To Apply

If you're interested in this role, click the 'Apply' button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal. When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume;
• A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the "How you will be assessed" criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
• The contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Closing date: Monday 15 September 11:59PM

Job Reference Number: TQ2025-817

For Further Information, Please Contact

Tracey Singh - Director Product

Tracey.Singh@tafeqld.edu.au

Occupational group: Project Management

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