Manager Aboriginal Community Engagement

**Aboriginal Identified - Manager Aboriginal Community Engagement**

**Location: Newcastle, Wetherill Park or Wollongong Campus**

**Temporary Full-time until June 2028**

**$191,958.17 package includes salary ($170,090.00), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.**

**The TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence (MCoE),** are National Centres of Excellence, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and NSW Government under the National Skills Agreement.

MCoEs are an innovative education model to tackle the manufacturing skills challenge for NSW and Australia. Located in Western Sydney, the Hunter, and the Illawarra, each centre specialises in different areas. These include advanced manufacturing with robotics and 3D printing, supporting clean energy in net zero manufacturing and sustainable manufacturing practices, supporting the heavy manufacturing industry, and supporting new and existing workforce build the skills they need for the future.

By partnering with other CoEs, TAFES, universities, and industry, these nationally networked centres ensure training aligns with real-world job requirements. The MCoEs offer short courses, microskills, and will soon deliver higher apprenticeships to help individuals become job-ready or enhance their skills for future opportunities.

Learn more about this initiative by visiting TAFE NSW Manufacturing Centres of Excellence.

**About the role**

As Manager Aboriginal Community Engagement, you will be responsible for implementing Aboriginal engagement strategies, programs, and plans to build strong relationships with local communities, industry, and learners, ensuring a deep understanding of their needs and aspirations to guide decision-making across TAFE NSW.

Success in this position is achieved through collaboration with internal stakeholders to engage and build proactive, trusting relationships with industry and communities. This ensures that valuable insights are captured and used to develop strategies that enhance local decision-making, service delivery, training solutions, and community engagement.

**About You**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative individual to make a meaningful impact on the lives of local Aboriginal communities and students. You will excel in building and maintaining stakeholder relationships and possess strong leadership skills. Your ability to create a cohesive and high-performing team will align with TAFE NSW's core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, and a customer-first attitude.

**To be successful in this role you will hold a**:

- Degree qualification in a related field or equivalent skills, knowledge and experience.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing local engagement plans, strategies and programs.
- Demonstrated experience engaging and building strong and trusting relationships with a range of industry and community stakeholders
- Applicants for this position must be of Aboriginal descent by parentage, identify as being Aboriginal and be accepted in the community as such. An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977. Confirmation of Aboriginality documentation must be provided

**Highly Regarded**:

- Experience in community engagement, including designing and implementing stakeholder engagement strategies.
- Proven analytical skills with the ability to make evidence-based recommendations
- Deep understanding of the Aboriginal Participation Policy.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description.

**Virtual Yarn Session (Learn More)**

Date: Tuesday 3 June 2025
Time: 12.00pm - 12.30pm
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**Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment**

With over 400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership group possessing over 240 years of expertise in the VET sector, we are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued.

At TAFE NSW, you will have a sense of belonging and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and represent your communities and culture.

We are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan, and our Aboriginal Employment Strategy and are continually improving our services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students.

**Applications close 11.55pm AEST Tuesday 10 June 2025**
- Your current resume
- Copies of your qualifications (upload as one PDF file). Certified copies preferred; these will be required if successful for the role.
- Confirmation of Aboriginality

**TARGETED QUESTION**:Provide an example of a successful program you have developed or contributed to that had a positive impact on Aboriginal students or communities?

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