Business Manager

The Role
**The Business Manager is responsible for**:

- leading a large and dynamic academic portfolio, providing high level leadership and delivering professional and innovative training solutions across a broad range of vocational training areas;
- maintaining high level strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to support effective and efficient delivery of training and assessment services; and
- establishing and maintaining key industry partnerships to effectively promote training products and services and position TAFE Queensland SkillsTech as the lead provider of trade and technical training.

This position reports to the Executive Director, Educational Delivery.
Your Opportunity
We have three exciting opportunities across TAFE Queensland SkillsTech
- 1 x permanent full-time Business Manager (Electrical and HVAC & Refrigeration) based at the Acacia Ridge campus;
- 1 x temporary full-time Business Manager (Finishing Trades) based at the Acacia Ridge campus; and
- Ongoing Talent Pool for future vacancies in the Business Manager role across the Acacia Ridge, Alexandra Hills, Bracken Ridge, and Eagle Farm campuses.

Salary
The salary range for this position at the AO8 classification is $144,946 - $153,198 (gross) per annum.

**Benefits**:

- Four (4) weeks recreation leave (accrued annually)
- Flexible work options (e.g. Purchased leave, compressed hours, telecommuting)
- 12.75% Superannuation and Salary packaging options available
- Financial assistance towards relocation expenses may be available
- Professional development and study assistance available
- Wellbeing initiatives and social responsibility programs
- Access to Employee Assistance Program
- Access to private health corporate plans and corporate discounts (e.g. Fitness Passport, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products)
- Comprehensive Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) support options
- Work at Home Software (e.g. Adobe and Microsoft software)
- Employee discounts or deals related to work-at-home software, Apple products, Dell products, Lenovo products, fitness passports, and private health insurance.
- Annual staff recognition awards and years of service recognition
- Pride Network for LGBTQIA+ employees and allies
- White Ribbon Australia Accredited Workplace
- Free car parking

Highly Desirable Requirements
Previous experience in the vocational education and training sector would be advantageous
How to apply
If you're interested in this role, please use the 'Apply' button to progress to the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal where you can view the full role description.
- a detailed resume including the contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and
- a cover letter which outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience, why you are interested in the role and what you will bring to the role within the context of the “How you will be assessed” criteria detailed in the role description (a maximum of 2 pages).

**Closing date**: 9:00am Monday 18 November 2024
**Job Reference Number**: TQ2024-1180
**Contact**:
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. We have recently been named State Winner of the 2023 Large Training Provider of the Year at the prestigious Queensland Training Awards and the 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 a part of a highly experienced workforce closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.
In TAFE Queensland, SkillsTech region, we have a strong focus on workplace culture and we value employee collaboration, strong leadership and high performing teams. We believe that every employee has a role to play in “making great happen” through the embodiment of the following agreed behaviours in all the at we do:

- Show gratitude
- Collaborate proactively
- We do what we say
- Solutions focussedThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.