Program Manager

**TAFE SA**
**Job reference**: 701195
**Location**: 5000 - ADELAIDE
**Job status**: Ongoing
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Ongoing Appointment**

**- Located at TAFE SA Adelaide City Campus**
**- MAS3 salary range ($127,859 + super)**
**About TAFE SA**
Awarded the Training Provider of the Year at the 2021, 2022 and 2024 SA Training Awards, TAFE SA ensures all South Australian students have access to quality education and skills training across a number of regional and metropolitan locations.

By working with TAFE SA, you’ll have the opportunity to advance your career in a diverse and inclusive organisation, while helping to deliver job-ready skills and meaningful outcomes for students across our state.

**About the role**
The **Program Manager** is responsible for leading and managing the strategic planning, delivery and evaluation of a critical change program of complex projects that deliver high-value, impactful results within budget and in alignment with TAFE SA strategic objectives.

The role involves strategic oversight, and ensures the alignment of multiple, interconnected statewide projects, managing cross-project dependencies, optimising resource allocations, and fosters a cohesive leadership approach that drives cultural, and mindset shifts aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.

**Key Outcomes include, but are not limited to**
- Lead the strategic planning, development, delivery and evaluation of the Operating Principles and Model transformation program of complex projects ensuring the delivery of high-value, impactful results within budget and in alignment with the TAFE SA goals.
- Provide thought leadership and expertise on Organisational Change and Business Improvement acting as a ‘single point of excellence’. Ensure organisational changes align to an enterprise model and do not fall back to siloed or isolated engagement of external experts and drive change enablement maturity in leaders and TAFE SA staff
- Oversee, coordinate and conduct a range of complex activities for the delivery of multiple interconnected statewide projects, including leading, directing and guiding multi-disciplinary project teams, managing significant resources and maintaining program momentum to drive successful outcomes. Deliver a phased plan that provides clarity and confidence to executives, Directors, and stakeholders.
- Lead the development, implementation and ongoing evaluation of strategies and plans to continuously align program goals with the organisation’s long-term strategy including effectively prioritising projects to drive value for the student, industry and community.
- Lead and oversee project risk, governance and assurance matters including leading impact assessments and the proactive identification, management and mitigation of risks and issues.

For more information regarding this position, please refer to the Role Description.

**Special Conditions**
- Some out of hours work may be required
- Some intra/interstate travel and overnight absences may be required.
- Incumbent will be required to participate in the department’s Performance Development Program
- Eligibility to work in Australia.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

**Application Instructions**:
**Inclusion and Flexibility Statement**

TAFE SA offers a range of work options to attract and retain great staff, including part-time. We support employees to manage their work-life balance at all stages of their lives. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

**Enquiries**
Susie Jones
Program Manager

**Applications close**: 26/09/2025 11:45 PM

**Flexibility Statement**
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.