PORTFOLIO MANAGER

TAFE SA; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Employee Assistance Program

Salary packaging options

Career development

Job summary

TAFE SA in Adelaide is seeking a seasoned Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and optimising investment decisions. You will provide governance and performance insights to EPMO staff and management, engaging with stakeholders across TAFE SA to refine processes and frameworks.

The role emphasizes leadership, collaboration and the ability to influence across multiple levels, driving continuous improvement and value

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership to manage competing priorities and guide teams.
• Strong interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills for complex consultations.
• Significant experience in portfolio governance, assurance and performance.
• Deep knowledge of portfolio/project management methodologies and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of strategic initiatives aligned with enterprise priorities.
• Provide governance, oversight and performance insights to EPMO and executives.
• Engage with stakeholders at multiple levels to improve processes and systems.
• Advise on plans, policies and artefacts to optimise investments and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership capability

Stakeholder influence

Interpersonal communication

Portfolio governance

Job description

• ASO8 salary range $130,046 - $134,956 p.a. + super
• Based at Regency 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 a Portfolio Manager to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.

What You’ll Drive

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for overseeing the organisation’s portfolio of strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, optimising investment decisions, portfolio assurance across programs and projects. This role provides strategic oversight, governance, and performance insights to support EPMO staff and management, as well as engaging with multiple stakeholders at various level across TAFE SA to enhance and improve business processes, frameworks, methodologies and/or systems.

The Skills You Bring

• Demonstrated leadership capability to manage competing priorities, guide direct and indirect teams, and influence stakeholders with diverse or competing needs.
• Well-developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to consult, negotiate complex matters, and prepare concise reports and briefings.
• Significant experience in portfolio performance, governance and assurance, including advising on complex plans, strategies, policies, procedures and project artefacts.
• Detailed knowledge of portfolio and project management methodologies, with experience implementing frameworks, building effective networks, providing expert advice, resolving complex issues, and supporting performance assessment, evaluation and quality assurance.

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
• Salary Sacrifice / Salary Packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible work arrangements that support work-life balance conditions
• Inclusive, diverse and collaborative culture
• Career development and progression

Applications close: 29th September 2026 at 11:45pm

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!

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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