Strategic Partner Coordinator (Aboriginal Targeted)

Strategic Partner Coordinator (Aboriginal Targeted)

Location Negotiable across NSW (subject to campus availability)

Temporary Full-time, until June 2027

Total Remuneration Package: $158,345 - $162,265. Package includes base salary ($139,508 - $142,962) 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 shape 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, ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, a 35-hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

About the role

As the Strategic Partner Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in the national delivery of EarTrain, a fully funded ear and hearing health education program supporting primary healthcare professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. EarTrain builds the skills of health professionals to assess and manage ear and hearing conditions, including otitis media, through flexible online learning and practical face-to-face workshops. You’ll coordinate practical skills workshops and virtual delivery across Australia, working closely with internal teams and external partners to plan, implement and monitor high-quality educational programs. With a focus on effective project coordination and strong partnerships, you’ll help ensure training solutions respond to the needs of healthcare professionals and the communities they support.

About You

You’re an organised and collaborative professional who thrives on bringing people together to achieve meaningful outcomes. You have experience planning, developing, implementing and reporting on customer-focused educational programs, with the ability to manage competing priorities and maintain quality in a high workload environment. A confident communicator and relationship builder, you bring sound judgement, adaptability and a culturally respectful approach to your work. Experience working in rural or remote Aboriginal communities and/or rural or remote healthcare settings will be highly regarded.

To succeed in this role, you will have: 

• An appropriate Degree or Diploma at AQF level 5-8 or equivalent and appropriate vocational and or industrial experience.
• Demonstrated commitment to the delivery of high-quality customer focused programs, including appropriate experience in planning, developing, implementing and reporting of educational programs in a high workload environment.
• A current NSW Drivers Licence and ability and willingness to travel nationally as per business requirements.

Highly Regarded:              

• Experience working in rural or remote Aboriginal communities
• Experience working in rural or remote Healthcare settings

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

Our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment

With over 420 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and a strong Aboriginal Staff Network, 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.

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

Applications close 11.55pm AEDT Thursday 22 October 2026

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

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

Targeted Question: Give an example where you managed a project or piece of work involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities. What challenges arose, what strategies did you use to maintain stakeholder engagement and keep the work on track? What were the result?

General recruitment and adjustment enquiries: contact Rachael Honeysett - Talent Acquisition Advisor via rachael.honeysett4@tafensw.edu.au or 02 79213369.

Role-specific enquiries: contact Jo O’Malley, Contract Manager via joanne.omalley4@tafensw.edu.au

Aboriginal Candidate support: our friendly Aboriginal Employment Team is here to help. Contact us via our Advocate Services for any questions or support regarding our Confirmation of Aboriginality process, application or resume support and interview preparation at aboriginalemploymentadvocate@tafensw.edu.au

This is a targeted recruitment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in accordance with Rule 26 of the Government Sector Employment (General) Rules 2014 - Employment of eligible persons. As such, preference will be given to candidates who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.  If no suitable candidate is found, other applications may also be considered. Aboriginal candidates selected for an interview will be required to provide “Confirmation of Aboriginality” documentation at or before interview.

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 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. 

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, 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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Advertised: 09 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 22 Oct 2026 AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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