Senior Change and Engagement Specialist - HRIS

As a Senior Change \& Engagement Specialist - HRIS, your key responsibilities include:

• Lead the design and execution of adoption strategies that support consistent, confident and sustainable use of the HRIS system.
• Designing and delivering the integrated people, communication, and capability components of the HRIS project and other Common Modernised System projects as required
• Develop and implement a network wide change strategy, change plan and integrated adoption roadmap aligned with project scope, risks, and key milestones.
• Lead the end to end change and engagement approach for the Chisholm pilot and the broader consortium partnership rollout.
• Conduct detailed stakeholder change impact assessments and readiness analyses, translating insights into targeted actions.
• Map, analyse and manage stakeholder groups across effected business areas.
• Lead and facilitate engagement activities including workshops, briefings, co-design sessions and consultation forums.
• Surface risks, misalignment and resistance early, ensuring they are addressed or escalated through agreed governance processes.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive communications strategy that is timely, transparent and tailored for diverse audiences across multiple TAFEs.
• Coordinate messaging to ensure consistency, alignment, and shared understanding.
• Model Chisholm’s values and foster collaborative, cross-functional ways of working internally and across the network.
• Provide targeted support during pilot and go?live phases, ensuring timely issue identification, escalation and resolution.

This position is assessed as partly remote capable and if this position is approved for flexible work arrangements Chisholm’s retains the right to recall to campus in the event of incidents and events that require on campus attendance.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly motivated individual with well-developed skills in leading change within complex digital or enterprise transformation programs, developing and executing engagement strategies in high-accountability environments, experience conducting structured training needs analysis and the ability to operate within governance-heavy or regulated environments.

You will have high emotional intelligence and organisational awareness Strong organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail. You are a self-starter with the ability to work with minimal guidance and supervision.

Qualifications required for the role:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Education, Business or a related field or relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience leading change within complex digital or enterprise transformation programs.

ABOUT US

Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne’s southeast and online. We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.

We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.

Chisholm has zero tolerance for child abuse and all forms of harm to children. All allegations and safety concerns will be treated consistently in accordance with Chisholm policy and procedure.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An Inclusive work culture- Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education.
• Professional Development- continue to grow your career
• Networking Opportunities with Industry Partners
• State of the art facilities on our campuses
• Free on-site parking as well as locations close to public transport
• Free Employee Assistance Program- get the support you want. Its confidential.

If this is the job for you, please apply online now. We look forward to receiving your application!

Important information about your application:

Your application should include:

• a cover letter
• your resume
• contact details of three (3) referees

Please note, appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including:

• Verified copies of all qualifications and transcripts as listed on resume.
• Current \& Valid Working with Children Check (Employee and not Volunteer)
• Verified copy of unrestricted rights to work in Australia
• Verified National Police Check. (at employee expense)

Applications for this position close at 9 am Monday 17 August 2026.

If you have any questions regarding the position or require further information, please contact Jane Phipps, Director, TAFE Transformation at [email protected].

We are committed to a fair and equitable merit-based recruitment process for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact our Belonging \& Inclusion Lead by emailing [email protected].

Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.

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