- Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Health & Community Services
- Administration, Business and Management
- Full time
- Opening on: Oct 22 2026
Position Description
- Full time ongoing position
- ASO8 salary range $130,046 - $134,956 p.a. + super
- Location negotiable with successful applicant
Please note that this role is only open to public sector employees.
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 a Business Operations Manager to join our energetic team shaping South Australia’s future.
What You’ll Drive
The Business Operations Manager is a senior leadership position within the faculty, responsible for managing a large-scale educational faculty comprising administration, warehousing and operational support critical to TAFE SA's service delivery. Reporting to a Faculty Director, this role holds significant responsibility for the strategic direction, operational management, and overall success of the faculty, with substantial impact both within and outside of TAFE SA.
The Skills You Bring
- Proven ability to lead high-performing teams, inspire engagement and guide complex change in a positive, constructive environment.
- Extensive experience providing trusted advice to senior management, staff and stakeholders while managing sensitive and critical issues with integrity.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with demonstrated success engaging diverse internal, external and industry stakeholders to achieve organisational benefits.
- Significant experience translating shared vision into strategy, business plans, projects, budgets and continuous improvement initiatives that deliver organisational objectives and optimise resources.
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 Karren Raper – Executive Director, Education and Training via email at
[email protected]
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, veterans, people with disability, and neurodiverse talent. Need support applying? Let us know!
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
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Applications closing on: Nov 4 2026
📌 BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER (Adelaide)
🏢 Tafe
📍 Adelaide