Associate Director

TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers

Associate Director - Project Governance Monitoring Services

Location Negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)

Permanent Full-time

Total Remuneration Package $237, Package includes base salary of $210,015.00 p.a 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 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 a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

The Associate Director – Project Governance Monitoring Services is a key leadership role within the Corporate Services Group, reporting to the Director of Continuous Improvement. You'll lead our version of a central PMO, that is largely focussed on the development and implementation of TAFE NSW's integrated project and change delivery framework, ensuring large-scale, enterprise-wide projects achieve both technical outcomes and long-term benefits.

Managing a small team of experts, you'll support stakeholders across TAFE NSW by enhancing project oversight, monitoring, and reporting. Your team will provide expert advice and tailored strategies to strengthen governance capability and alignment with standards, driving successful project outcomes through proactive consultation and effective project management.

You'll oversee the portfolio reporting strategy, enabling high-level briefings and progress updates to be delivered to the Executive Leadership Team and senior stakeholders. You'll also refine change and communication strategies to support governance compliance, informed decision-making, and transparent communication of deliverables, benefits, and interdependencies.

About You

We're seeking a strategic leader with:

• A degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

• Project management qualifications or extensive experience

• Proven success in developing and integrating project and change frameworks in complex organisations

• Experience leading a PMO (highly desirable)

To find out more about the role, click to view the Role 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 Lead listed below.

A career of life-changing impact awaits you. Apply now

Applications close 11:55pm AEST Sunday 9th November 2025

To apply for this role, click on 'apply now' and provide:

• Your current resume

• A cover letter highlighting your alignment with this position (max 1 page.)

• Response to the targeted question when prompted in the application form (max. 300 words).

Targeted Question: Describe a time when you led collaboration across multiple teams or business areas to deliver a complex, organisation-wide project. How did you manage competing priorities, maintain clear and consistent communication, and ensure alignment with governance requirements and strategic objectives?

Role-specific enquiries: Contact Kevin Hunter, Director Continuous Improvement at

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: Contact Renae Lindner, Talent Acquisition Lead at or

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 NSW 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.

For ongoing positions in the NSW Public Sector, 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.

Location is negotiable across our TAFE NSW campuses. Please note your preferred campus location is not guaranteed and is subject to campus availability at the time of offer.

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