Selling points

• Full-time 38 hours per week, Fixed-Term 2 year contract
• Exciting project Glenormiston Campus
• $150,000 Total Remuneration Package

 

Short Description
An exciting opportunity to join SWTAFE in a senior leadership role, developing a state-of-the-art Agriculture Tech Skills Centre (ATSC)

Salary
$150,000 Total Remuneration Package

The Head of Agriculture will need to engage with a wide variety of internal and external industry and educational stakeholders within the SW region, and across Victoria to identify relevant skills and technologies that best support the agriculture sector. That work will also include negotiating the use of materials, resources or programs; site access; and working with other parties to acquire required services or licensed access to intellectual property. The Head of Agriculture will also work closely with instructional designers, subject matter and industry experts, and educators from TAFEs and schools to create learning and taster programs that inspire and engage young people with the sector, and promote future educational and vocational pathways across agriculture industries.

The Head of Agriculture will have excellent communication, stakeholder management and project management skills that can be applied within an educational and industry focus. The role has a high level of autonomy, and will need to explore and develop new ideas and solutions for workforce and productivity challenges in the agriculture sector that may be solved by current and emerging agriculture technologies; and be alert to potential local, state or federally funded opportunities.

 
The must haves
Mandatory requirements

• A relevant degree appropriate to agriculture, natural sciences and technology, and/or research
• An AQF IV or higher education and/or training qualification and experienced in training delivery
• Recent industry experience using or developing agriculture technologies
• Employee Victorian Working with Children and satisfactory Police Check
• Current Victorian Driver’s license

Highly desirable requirements

• Management experience

 

About us
South West TAFE is an education hub with a difference. By fusing leading industry knowhow with innovative teaching practices, we empower all types of talent so they can excel and achieve a lifetime of opportunity, employability and a fulfilling career.

We have 5 main campuses spread across the thriving South West Victoria region. They are located at Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland, Colac and Sherwood Park and deliver a wide variety of vocational courses to over 6,000 students every year.

To maintain our high standards of training we are committed to attracting the very best talent and providing them with a supportive work environment in which they can flourish.

 

What we can offer you

• Continuous opportunities for learning and development
• Fun social club with health and wellbeing activities
• Employee recognition program
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Work alongside team members guided by a strong set of organisational values
• Chance to make a sea change in a thriving regional setting

 

Any Questions? Please contact:
Louise Cameron, Executive Manager – Education
☎ 03 5564 8940
✉ Louise.cameron@swtafe.edu.au

 

A full position description is available from the Careers at SWTAFE webpage.

Applications close:  Sunday, 20 August 2023
 
Successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check and a National Police Record Check. In line with the public health order issued by the Chief Health Officer under section 200 of Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic), this position has been identified as requiring a COVID-19 Vaccination.

 

How to apply
If this role resonates with you and you have the necessary skills and experience, then we would like to hear from you.

To apply for the role, please click ‘Apply for this job’ and provide a copy of your current resume and cover letter that addresses the key selection criteria as outlined in the position description.

South West TAFE is a child safe and equal opportunity employer; fostering a fair, safe and inclusive environment, embracing all forms of diversity.
 
We strongly encourage applications if you’re:

• A person with a disability
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• Culturally and linguistically diverse
• LGBTIQA+

 

 

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