
Strategic Program Manager
Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Posted 11 days ago
Strategic Program Manager
Full Time, Ongoing
$124,088 Per Year, Plus Super
Location: Logic Centre, Barnawartha
A strategic mindset with a strong focus on innovation and transformation.
Proven ability to manage resources and deliver outcomes across multiple projects.
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As Strategic Program Manager, you will lead multidisciplinary projects across Defence and Wodonga TAFE, supporting the Head of Innovation in driving transformational change. You’ll play a key role in building project management capability, managing resources, and ensuring the successful delivery of strategic initiatives that enhance our reputation for delivering innovation and emerging capabilities and technologies into training. This role is central to advancing our Defence partnership and the development of the Logical Innovation Precinct, supporting our strategic goal of delivering scalable, distributed, and innovative training services.
Selected Duties:
Lead and manage a range complex projects for Defence, TTS and Wodonga TAFE
Develop and implement project management systems and capability.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success.
Support change management and continuous improvement initiatives.
Coordinate and support preparing high-quality submissions for new opportunities such as tenders and grants.
Lead a team in delivering on strategic and innovative projects.
ABOUT YOU
Skills & Experience
Your values align to ours - Integrity + Respect, Community + Collaboration and Creativity + Innovation.
Tertiary qualifications in project management.
Extensive experience in managing large and complex projects.
Must be an Australian Citizen to be able to obtain and maintain a Baseline Security Clearance.
Desirable: Experience in successful management and implementation of non-material service projects in tertiary education and training.
ABOUT US
Wodonga TAFE provides quality education and training across Australia. With over 700 employees, we are a growing and respected registered training organisation.
Visit our website for more information about employee benefits and services.
Child Safety Commitment
Central to our values, Wodonga TAFE prioritises the safety and wellbeing of young people, with Child Safety Officers on-site and Child Safety Policies. All staff must complete Child Safe Training and obtain a Working with Children Check and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
APPLY NOW
If you are excited by this opportunity to advance your career, contact Andrea Cook, Head of Innovation, for a confidential conversation at 0260 422 151 or [email protected]. For more information and to apply, visit the Careers page on the Wodonga TAFE website.
Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 17 August 2025.
At Wodonga TAFE we are genuine about increasing the diversity of our workforce to better meet the differing needs of our staff, students, and the broader Wodonga TAFE community. We welcome applications from all backgrounds.
About Wodonga Institute of TAFE
Wodonga TAFE is proud of its reputation as a leading vocational education provider, offering quality training programs to individuals and industry, locally and nationally.
With a mission to strengthen our communities and industries through accessible and innovative learning, our success is underpinned by our commitment to driving student achievement, helping build communities through education, working with industry, inspiring futures and empowering people so they can lead happy and fulfilled lives.
Wodonga TAFE is more than just a place where people study or work. It is a thriving community that facilitates positive interactions between students, staff, industry, and the community.
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