TAFE SA
Job reference: 852508
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

• Full time ongoing position
• ASO8 salary range $130,046 - $134,956 p.a. + super
• Based at Light Square campus / Kaurna Country
• View: Role Description

Impact starts here, are you in? TAFE SA, proud winner of Training Provider of the Year in 2021, 2022 & 2024 SA State Awards and winner of the Large Training Provider of the Year 2024 National Training Awards, is on the hunt for an Employee & Industrial Relations Manager to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future. 

At TAFE SA, our values shape how we work — We Work As One, We Do What Matters, and We Step Up.

Learn more about our values and what it’s like to work at TAFE SA: TAFESA Values

What You’ll Drive

The Manager, Employee & Industrial Relations provides high-level specialist employee and industrial relations advice and leadership to support effective, compliant and consistent people management practices across TAFE SA. The role contributes to the delivery of a contemporary and responsive people management framework through the application of employment legislation, industrial instruments, policies and procedures. Working closely with leaders and stakeholders, the position supports informed decision-making, effective workplace relationships and the achievement of organisational objectives within a complex public sector environment.

The Skills You Bring

• Demonstrated capability to lead, develop and support teams, foster a high-performance culture, and maintain professionalism, confidentiality and integrity.
• Extensive experience providing expert employee and industrial relations advice, including the interpretation and application of employment legislation, enterprise agreements, awards, policies and industrial frameworks within a complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in enterprise bargaining, with the ability to effectively negotiate and support the development of new Enterprise Agreements.
• Proven ability to manage complex employee and industrial relations matters, including performance, conduct, grievance, dispute and industrial issues, applying sound judgement, procedural fairness and effective risk management.

What You Need to Know

A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the South Australian Department of Human Services is required before employment.

Please refer to the Role Description for all Special Conditions.

Why Join Us?

TAFE SA offers amazing benefits, including:

• Generous leave entitlements including Recreation, Sick, Long Service, Retention, Paid Parental, Family & Domestic Violence, Special and Cultural leave that supports cultural diversity and First Nations
• Purchase Annual Leave
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health & Wellbeing Program
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression
• Ongoing professional development opportunities

Ready to Shape the Future?

Submit your resume + a short selection criteria response (max 2 pages) addressing the criteria outlined in the role description. Let’s do this! Applications must be submitted online.

For enquiries, please contact Grace Cultura – Manager, Talent Acquisition via email at Grace.Cultura@tafesa.edu.au 

Inclusion and Flexibility Statement

Be you, be valued, be included. At TAFE SA, we celebrate diversity and encourage all applicants, including First Nations peoples, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, LGBTIQA+ individuals, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!

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Applications close: 09/08/2026 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.