PRINCIPAL BUSINESS RESILIENCE AND CONTINUITY LEAD

Tafe Sa; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlements

Flexible work arrangements

EAP

Health & wellbeing program

Career development and progression

Job summary

TAFE SA is seeking a Principal Business Resilience and Continuity Lead to design, develop and continuously improve its resilience framework. The role focuses on custodianship of enterprise and business continuity systems across campuses, courses and operations.

You will lead the development and oversight of resilience practices, including policy and tool management, to ensure units meet CPS 230/232 standards and incident management requirements, while guiding cross-site teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading the strategic design, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of resilience programs across complex, multi-site organisations.
• Leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
• Analytical, problem-solving and change leadership capabilities with independent judgement.
• 5+ years’ experience in operational resilience, business continuity or risk fields, with knowledge of incident management and CPS 230/232.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation and continuous improvement of TAFE SA’s resilience framework and governance across campuses, courses and operations.
• Oversee resilience practices including policies, procedures, systems and tools to manage resiliency.
• Provide high-level recommendations, reports and briefs to executive stakeholders.

Skills

Resilience design

Continuity programs

Change leadership

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Experience 5+ yrs

Analytical

Problem solving

Job description

• Full time ongoing position
• 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 Principal Business Resilience and Continuity Lead to join our dynamic team shaping South Australia’s future.

What You’ll Drive

The Principal Business Resilience and Continuity Lead (PBRCL) is responsible for leading the design, development, implementation and continuous improvement of TAFE SA’s resilience framework including custodianship of TAFE SA’s enterprise and business continuity systems. The PBRCL will lead the development and oversight of TAFE SA’s resilience practices including through the maintenance of fit for purpose policies, procedures, systems, and tools to manage resiliency across TAFE SA’s campuses, course and/or operations.

The Skills You Bring

• Extensive experience leading the strategic design, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of business resilience and continuity programs, systems, policies and plans across complex, multi-site organisations.
• Highly effective leadership, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, present complex information clearly, and develop high-level recommendations, reports and briefings.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and change leadership capabilities, exercising sound independent judgement and managing competing priorities to deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timelines.
• At least five years’ experience in operational resilience, business continuity or risk-related fields, with contemporary knowledge of incident management, risk and vulnerability assessment, supply‑chain dependencies, and CPS 230, CPS 232 or equivalent compliance.

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

For enquiries, please contact Venu Annam – Director, Governance and Assurance via email at [e-mail]

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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