Our client who is a well established Federal Government Body is currently on the lookout for a number of experienced Network Security Engineers to be a part of a four year, Australia-wide network security uplift program.

Requirements:

• 5+ years as a Network Security Engineer
• Must have a Tertiary qualification accredited by Engineers Australia
• Appropriate Cisco Security, Check Point, F5, IronPort, RSA, Blue Coat, Citrix Access Gateway and Infoblox advanced certifications or industry experience
• Understanding of IT security principles including Australian Cybersecurity Committee (ACSC) Information Security Manual (ISM) and Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF)
• Demonstrated experience in most of the following: Network Security Gateway infrastructure and architecture (SIG, DHCP, NGFW, ATP, DLP, Anti-Bot, Proxy AV, WAF, and Mail Gateway)
• Must be an Australian citizen capable of getting a baseline or NV1 clearance

Benefits:

• Once in a generation, network transformation program
• Top of the market salary + Bonus
• Multiple extension opportunities on a rolling 24 month fixed term contract
• Get your baseline/NV1 security clearance
• Excellent work/life balance – Advocates of remote working

Only Australian Citizen will be eligible to apply for this role.

If you would like to know more information, please reach out to Milly Kerei-Keepa at Milly.kerei-keepa@talentinternational.com or hit Apply Now

Job Title: Receptionist / Business Support Administrator

Location: Macquarie Park, Sydney

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:00pm

Rate: $35+ super per hour

About the Role:

We are seeking a friendly, reliable, and capable Receptionist to join a busy corporate office in the health space. This role is the first point of contact for the office, managing reception duties and providing general administrative support to the team. The successful candidate will help keep the office running smoothly while creating a welcoming environment for visitors and staff.

What You’ll Do:

• Greet and welcome visitors, clients, and team members warmly.
• Manage incoming phone calls and emails promptly and professionally.
• Maintain security procedures and manage building access, including carpark and gym facilities.
• Receive, sort, and distribute mail and deliveries; organise couriers as required.
• Record and track staff uniform orders.
• Keep the reception and office areas tidy and well-stocked (kitchen supplies, coffee, tea, paper, etc.).
• Clean coffee machines daily and maintain office equipment.
• Assist with organising office events and team meetings.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience as a Receptionist, Office Administrator, or similar role.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and office equipment.
• Friendly, professional, and approachable demeanor.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Reliable, punctual, and able to commit to the full two-week assignment.
• Spoken and written English proficiency.

Perks & Benefits:

• On-site parking at Macquarie Park.
• Flexible smart-casual dress code (e.g., dark jeans and a nice top).
• Opportunity to assist with office events and support team activities.

Next Steps:

if this role sounds like you please APPLY NOW!

Talent International is currently recruiting for an APS5 Training Coordinator x 2 to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills/Parramatta/Newcastle/Chatswood/Penrith, or any other client location. The position is a 12-month contract role with the possibility of extension and pays $55.24/hr + Super.

7.5 hours per day and 37.5 hours per week

This role involves indirect or direct involvement with First Nations peoples. The candidate should have an understanding of the issues affecting First Nations peoples, and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communication skills.

Position Overview

The APS5 Training Coordinator supports the coordination and delivery of culturally safe and equitable training packages that build workforce capability and promote positive outcomes for First Nations people with disability. This position works collaboratively with internal teams and First Nations stakeholders to support the implementation of learning solutions that reflect cultural knowledge and adult learning principles.

The role contributes to the organisation and delivery of training sessions, supports the implementation of learning solutions. This role contributes to the development of learning materials, assists in the delivery of training and supports the continuous improvement of programs aligned with strategic priorities and staff wellbeing.

The APS5 Training Coordinator must be able to explicitly demonstrate an understanding and commitment to cultural safety, particularly in addressing the unique challenges faced by First Nations peoples.

Working as part of a collaborative team, the APS5 Training Coordinator applies knowledge of training coordination, cultural safety, and inclusive practices to support the delivery of learning and development programs within the First Nations Group.

Duties Include

• Coordinate logistics for training delivery, including scheduling, venue booking, participant communications, and resource preparation.
• Support the facilitation of training sessions, ensuring culturally safe and inclusive practices are upheld.
• Assist in the development and refinement of training materials, including participant guides, facilitator notes, and digital content.
• Collaborate with First Nations stakeholders and internal teams to ensure training reflects cultural knowledge and community perspectives.
• Monitor attendance, feedback, and evaluation data to support reporting and continuous improvement.
• Maintain records of training activities and contribute to reporting for senior leadership and governance bodies.
• Support the wellbeing of staff through inclusive learning environments and trauma-informed practices.
• Assist in coordinating external training providers, ensuring quality and cultural appropriateness of services.
• Contribute to embedding cultural safety and inclusive practices into workforce capability initiatives.
• Represent the section in relevant meetings and forums, supporting cultural safety and workforce development priorities.

Key Skills Required for the Role:

These are essential capabilities needed to perform the role effectively:

• Training Coordination: Ability to manage logistics such as scheduling, venue booking, and resource preparation.
• Cultural Safety Awareness: Demonstrated understanding and commitment to culturally safe practices, especially for First Nations peoples.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Strong communication and collaboration skills with internal teams and First Nations stakeholders.
• Inclusive Facilitation: Experience supporting or facilitating training sessions using trauma-informed and inclusive approaches.
• Adult Learning Principles: Familiarity with how adults learn and how to apply these principles in training design and delivery.
• Record Keeping & Reporting: Ability to monitor attendance, collect feedback, and contribute to reporting and continuous improvement.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work effectively within a team and contribute to a positive, respectful work culture.

Desirable Skills to Have for the Role:

These skills enhance performance and are highly valued but not mandatory:

• Experience Working with First Nations Communities: Practical experience engaging with or working in First Nations contexts.
• Training Material Development: Skills in creating participant guides, facilitator notes, and digital learning content.
• Project Coordination: Experience managing external training providers and ensuring quality and cultural appropriateness.
• Qualifications in Education or HR: Formal qualifications in training, education, human resources, or a related field.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset: Ability to identify opportunities for program enhancement and innovation.

Digital Literacy: Comfort with using digital tools for training delivery and content creation.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

Talent International is currently recruiting for an APS6 Training Facilitation Officer x 3 to work for one of our Federal Government clients based in Surry Hills/Parramatta/Newcastle/Chatswood/Penrith, or any other client location. The position is a 12-month contract role with the possibility of extension and pays $60.26/hr + Super.

7.5 hours per day and 37.5 hours per week

This role involves indirect or direct involvement with First Nations peoples. The candidate should have an understanding of the issues affecting First Nations peoples and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communication skills.

Position Overview

The Training Facilitation Officer plays a leadership role in delivering culturally safe and engaging training programs that build workforce capability and support improved outcomes for First Nations people with disability. This position works closely with internal teams, First Nations stakeholders, and external providers to facilitate learning experiences that reflect cultural knowledge, lived experience, and adult learning principles. The successful candidate will contribute to strategic goals and ensure accessibility is achieved in all deliveries.

The role supports the implementation of training packages, contributes to continuous improvement through feedback and evaluation, and plays a key role in promoting respectful, culturally safe learning trauma-informed environments across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and learning events that are culturally safe and aligned with adult learning principles.
• Deliver a range of learning experiences including face-to-face, virtual, and blended formats.
• Support the implementation of training packages developed by the design team, ensuring fidelity to content and cultural safety standards.
• Collaborate with First Nations stakeholders to co-facilitate training that reflects lived experience and community perspectives.
• Gather and analyse participant feedback to inform improvements in training delivery.
• Promote psychological safety and wellbeing through respectful and trauma-aware facilitation practices.
• Provide support and coaching to other facilitators and staff involved in training delivery.
• Work with HR, L&D, and operational teams to ensure training aligns with workforce needs and strategic priorities.
• Represent the team in relevant forums and working groups, supporting cultural safety and workforce development initiatives.
• Contribute to reporting on training delivery outcomes and lessons learned.

Key Skills Required for the Role

These are essential capabilities needed to perform the role effectively:

• Training Facilitation Expertise Demonstrated experience in delivering training sessions across various formats (face-to-face, virtual, blended).
• Cultural Safety and First Nations Knowledge Strong understanding of cultural safety principles and ability to embed First Nations perspectives into training delivery.
• Adult Learning Principles Ability to apply adult learning methodologies to create engaging and effective learning experiences.
• Trauma-Informed Facilitation Commitment to respectful, psychologically safe, and trauma-aware facilitation practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement Ability to collaborate with First Nations stakeholders and co-facilitate training that reflects lived experience.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences.
• Feedback and Evaluation Experience gathering and analysing participant feedback to inform continuous improvement.
• Team Collaboration and Coaching Ability to support and coach other facilitators and contribute to a positive team culture.

Desirable Skills to Have for the Role

These skills enhance performance and are highly valued but not mandatory:

• Qualifications in Education, HR, or Related Fields Relevant tertiary qualifications that support training facilitation and workforce development.
• Experience Working with First Nations Communities Practical experience engaging with First Nations communities or organisations.
• Digital Facilitation Skills Comfort with virtual platforms and tools used for online training delivery.
• Strategic Alignment Ability to align training delivery with broader workforce capability and organisational goals.
• Reporting and Governance Experience contributing to reporting on training outcomes and lessons learned.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Functional Consultant with deep expertise in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and proven experience in the higher education sector. This role will play a lead part in driving process improvements, delivering innovative solutions, and supporting critical student systems that underpin the student lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to design, develop, and implement solutions that meet complex business needs

• Lead initiatives to identify process improvements and innovative uses of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and related student systems

• Manage and deliver small to medium-sized IT projects, ensuring scope, risk, testing, and stakeholder engagement are well coordinated

• Provide expert-level functional support for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions (including student information management, enrolments, results, applications, and progression), resolving complex issues and ensuring system performance

• Investigate and resolve production problems, specify solutions, and oversee system testing, including user acceptance testing and sign-off

• Ensure systems are configured to meet user needs, align with delivered functionality, and leverage new technology enhancements

• Maintain the performance and integrity of student systems to provide accurate and efficient outputs to stakeholders

• Engage proactively with business users to gather requirements, assess processes, and design fit-for-purpose solutions

• Build strong collaborative relationships with technical teams, business analysts, developers, and student services teams

• Contribute to the development of team standards, practices, and knowledge sharing

• Mentor junior staff, supporting the growth of technical and functional capability within the team

• Keep abreast of emerging technologies in higher education and assess their application in student system transformation projects

• Ensure adherence to data governance, security requirements, and organisational policies

Skills & Experience Required

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience in IT and student systems

• Minimum of 5 years’ functional experience

• Essential PeopleSoft Campus Solutions in a business analyst, functional consultant, or systems support capacity within higher education

• Proven knowledge of application development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Lean, Rapid Development)

• Strong business analysis capability (e.g. Use Case Analysis, UML)

• Advanced skills using MS Office, Visio, and project management tools such as MS Project

• Excellent consultation, influencing, and negotiation skills with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with initiative and flexibility in developing robust solutions

• Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to foster effective relationships across IT and business teams

• Experience mentoring or coaching more junior staff is highly desirable

• Awareness of health, safety, and governance responsibilities within a large, complex organisation

Additional Information

• Salary range: $145,000 – $155,000 + 17% superannuation

• Flexible work arrangements available; may be considered relocation within Australia or NZ for candidates with the right higher education and PeopleSoft Campus Solutions experience

• Role involves a balance of business-as-usual (system maintenance, patching) and project work (system modernisation, process improvements, student lifecycle transformation)

• Upcoming initiatives include modernisation projects, scholarship management improvements, identity and access management, and academic calendar review

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Principal Engineer with deep expertise in Data Engineering and Test Data Management (TDM) to join their enterprise technology team. This role is pivotal in driving data engineering strategies, ensuring robust test data management practices, and enabling high-quality, scalable, and compliant data solutions across the organization.

As a Principal Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, mentor engineering teams, and collaborate closely with stakeholders to design and implement innovative data platforms, pipelines, and frameworks that support business-critical applications and regulatory requirements.

(This is not a Testing role)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable data engineering solutions, pipelines, and frameworks across cloud and on-premise environments.

• Define and implement Test Data Management strategies, including synthetic data generation, data masking, subsetting, and provisioning to meet testing, compliance, and privacy requirements.

• Establish best practices for data quality, security, and governance while ensuring adherence to enterprise standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, APRA, HIPAA).

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (architecture, DevOps, QA, business) to align data engineering and TDM solutions with organizational objectives.

• Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and knowledge sharing.

• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies, tools, and methodologies that enhance the scalability, automation, and efficiency of data engineering and TDM capabilities.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing strategic input on data strategy, technology roadmaps, and architectural decisions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with proven experience leading enterprise-scale data initiatives.

• Prior background in financial services, banking – A MUST.

• Strong expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and modern data technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Spark, Synapse, Redshift, BigQuery, Kafka.

• Hands-on experience with Test Data Management tools (e.g., Delphix, Informatica TDM, GenRocket, IBM InfoSphere Optim) and techniques (masking, synthetic generation, subsetting).

• Deep understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT frameworks, and data integration patterns.

• Solid knowledge of data governance, data privacy, and regulatory compliance frameworks.

• Proven experience in architecting and scaling enterprise data platforms, including CI/CD integration and automation.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels.

If you think you have the above skills and experiences, click the ‘Apply’ button or send your resume to alex.nguyen@talentinternational.com

We have multiple exciting opportunities for talented professionals to join a small, high-impact team dedicated to designing and delivering culturally safe and inclusive training programs for First Nations communities.

1.Senior Training Design Officer – APS6
2.Training Package Design Lead – EL1

Location: Anywhere in NSW
Employment Type: Temporary, Full-Time
Salary (inclusive of super):
APS6 Senior Training Design Officer: $67.53/hr
EL1 Training Package Design Lead: $674.86/day

Reports to: Assistant Director / Director
Security Clearance: Not Required

About the Team

These positions sit within the Organisational Cultural Safety Team, part of the broader First Nations Group. The team focuses on embedding cultural safety across services for First Nations people with disability. It is a small, high-impact team currently comprising an EL1 and APS6, with plans to expand. The team values collaboration, flexibility, cultural awareness, and a supportive work culture.

Position Overview

APS6 Senior Training Design Officer:
The APS6 officer plays a key role in designing, developing, and facilitating culturally safe and inclusive training. This role works closely with internal teams and First Nations stakeholders to co-design learning solutions, develop resources, and contribute to workforce capability initiatives.

EL1 Training Package Design Lead:
The EL1 role leads end-to-end design and development of training packages, providing strategic guidance, managing APS6 staff, and ensuring effective project delivery. This role is responsible for embedding cultural safety into training and leading workforce capability initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Both Roles:

• Design, develop, and deliver training packages using adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies.

• Co-design training materials with First Nations stakeholders to ensure cultural safety, relevance, and responsiveness.

• Develop learning resources including facilitator guides, participant materials, eLearning modules, and induction content.

• Pilot training packages, gather feedback, and implement continuous improvement.

• Monitor training effectiveness and contribute to reporting for senior leadership.

• Promote staff wellbeing through inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive training.

EL1 Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead APS6 staff and guide training projects end-to-end.

• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate external training providers.

• Align training initiatives with workforce capability planning and broader strategic goals.

• Represent the organisation in relevant forums and advocate for workforce development.

Key Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Demonstrated expertise in instructional design and training development.

• Strong understanding of cultural safety and First Nations perspectives.

• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects (EL1: demonstrated leadership).

• Experience with eLearning platforms (Articulate Rise & Storyline preferred).

• Experience working with First Nations communities or transferable experience from community/non-profit organisations.

Desirable:

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAE40122).

• Public sector or disability services experience.

• Experience contributing to workforce capability planning.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in education, training, human resources, or a related field.

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (highly desirable).

Work Environment & Culture

• Collaborative, fast-paced, and flexible environment.

• Team-focused culture with emphasis on supporting each other and achieving shared goals.

• Flexibility to work from home, with preference for occasional office presence.

Eligibility

• Australian citizens only.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and statement addressing role requirements. Resumes to: priya.gabriel@talentinternational.com

• 12 months + 12 month extension
• You can be based in Canberra, Brisbane or Sydney
• Minimum Baseline security clearance.
• Extensive knowledge of cyber security best practices, Australian Government security standards (ISM and PSPF), and proven experience in security architecture and risk management.

As a Cyber Security Architect, you will play a critical role in safeguarding vital health systems across Australia. You will be responsible for providing strategic security advice and driving the development of secure architecture to protect the confidentiality and integrity of sensitive digital health information. Your expertise will not only help improve digital service delivery but also ensure equitable access to health resources.

Your duties will include:

• Delivering expert security advice during the design, build, and testing phases of corporate and digital health systems.
• Leading security architecture projects to ensure timely completion and quality outcomes.
• Defining and maintaining security standards and patterns for the Agency’s systems and services.
• Conducting security assessments, including IRAP assessments and Threat and Risk Assessments.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to drive outcomes amidst competing priorities and deadlines.
• Preparing and presenting guidance, briefing papers, and reports for stakeholders at various levels.
• Regularly updating and maintaining technical security documentation and operating procedures.

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in ICT security or management, or equivalent professional certifications (e.g., CISSP, SSCP, CISA).
• Proven expertise in applying cyber security best practices and government security frameworks (ISM and PSPF).
• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities to guide team members effectively.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, adaptable to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex issues while implementing innovative security solutions.
• Experience in contributing to compliance activities and security testing efforts.
• A collaborative approach to working within diverse teams to achieve strategic objectives.

Application Process:
If you would like to apply, please contact Deepika on 0480 804 775 or email deepika.ahluwalia@talentinternational.com.

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.NET Developer/Digital Technical Lead

Sydney CBD – Hybrid Role

Initial 12 Months Contract

We’re seeking a skilled .NET Developer/Digital Technical Lead to spearhead the development and support of enterprise applications. This role is pivotal in driving digital innovation, enhancing our technological capabilities, and supporting growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management and maintenance of the organization’s application platforms, ensuring they are current, efficient, and effective.
• Develop architectural frameworks for application development and support, promoting knowledge sharing and governance.
• Oversee the delivery of projects, ensuring timely, high-quality, and within-budget outcomes.
• Manage resources, vendors, and contractors, negotiating service levels and supply arrangements.
• Prepare and evaluate tender documents, and liaise with suppliers to ensure optimal service delivery.
• Stay abreast of emerging technologies, contributing to strategic planning, research, and digital innovation initiatives.
• Ensure quality assurance through code reviews and adherence to development standards.
• Maintain a safe work environment, proactively identifying and addressing health, safety, and welfare risks.
• Hands on end-to-end delivery experience

Challenges & Opportunities

• Enhancing the digital and technological capabilities of the Applications and Development team.
• Driving standardization across enterprise application architecture.
• Supervising resources to uphold architecture and coding standards.

Who We’re Looking For

A proactive and innovative leader with proven experience in application development, project management, and team supervision. You thrive in a collaborative environment, are committed to high standards, and eager to contribute.

How to Apply:

Please submit your cover letter and CV in Word format by clicking the **”APPLY NOW”** button below or email your application to anna.au@talentinternational.com.

A leading Financial Services provider is seeking a Senior Solution Architect with strong Payments experience to join their team on a long, fixed-term contract.

This organisation is currently embarking on a number of large transformation programs which includes an uplift of their payments platform.

Working closely with both business and technology stakeholders, you will be responsible for the planning and design of solutions to uplift their controls and standards in line with ISO27001 and COBIT 2019, along with aligning the governance and controls of the platform with internal standards to ensure the continued reliability and efficient of the platform.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or relevant industry certifications (i.e. TOGAF)
• Demonstrated experience working as a Solution Architect within large complex environments
• Proven experience in the planning and design of solutions for payments platforms (NPP, SWIFT etc)
• Strong understanding of ISO27001 and COBIT
• Knowledge and understanding of traditional on-prem infrastructure (VMware, AD, SQL Server etc) combined with modern DevOps toolsets (Puppet, Terraform, Gitlab, Azure DevOps Services etc)
• Superior stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to negotiate and influence
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

In return my client is offering:

• Hybrid work from home / office (required to be in the office five days per fortnight)
• Salary package – $200k – $210k inclusive of superannuation
• Fantastic team environment

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please apply online now!

Talent International is recruiting an Executive Officer to provide high-level executive and operational support within an ICT portfolio. This position is a 12-month contract – grade 9/10 level with the view to extend and is paying $800 per day plus superannuation.

The role will be supporting the Director of Operations, Director of Service Management, and Director of Digital Operations within the ICT Portfolio.

The role is strategic and high-profile, supporting executive priorities within a complex university/ICT operational environment.

The ideal candidate will be energetic, personable, proactive, and highly organised, with the ability to pivot quickly in times of change. They must be comfortable working hands-on in a PMO setting, managing mini-projects, reporting, and deadlines, while ensuring executive priorities are delivered.

Key requirements include outstanding writing and communication skills, proven ability to manage executive functions, and the capability to represent the Executive Director through clear, professional communications. While there are no direct reports, the role carries delegated authority at times, requiring someone confident in driving outcomes.

Key Accountabilities

• Provide executive assistance to senior leaders, including diary, correspondence, and priority management.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and track outcomes from executive meetings.
• Coordinate operational management activities across the ICT portfolio.
• Draft, review, and finalise reports, briefing notes, and risk assessments.
• Support ICT-related projects, liaising with cross-functional teams to achieve outcomes.
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across internal and external parties.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and operational efficiencies.
• Undertake ad-hoc tasks and project work as directed.

Essential Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in executive or senior support roles within ICT or large organisations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interpret complex information.
• Proven organisational and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience working in high-pressure environments with competing priorities.
• High level of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive matters.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ICT project management tools.

How to Apply
Please submit your CV in Word format via the Apply button. For further information, contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com.

Associate Director – Finance (Higher Education)

📍 Sydney | $200K-$240K + Super (flexible for the right candidate)

A leading higher education client is seeking an Associate Director – Finance to oversee a major operational portfolio and provide strategic financial leadership across a large, complex organisation. This newly created senior leadership role reflects growth in demand and offers a clear pathway to step into an Acting Finance Director position.

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About the Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, this role will lead a $200-300M operational portfolio as part of a wider corporate function managing $1-$1.5B portfolio.

You’ll partner with executives, program leaders, and project managers to shape financial strategy and governance, while guiding a team of 8 (dotted line) and building out direct reports over time.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic financial advice across operations and program portfolios

• Leading and mentoring a high-performing finance team

• Partnering with project managers to oversee multi-stream programs of work

• Managing expectation-setting and value delivery for senior stakeholders

• Overseeing financial planning, governance, and reporting at portfolio scale

• Engaging with senior executives, including Vice Chancellor, Chancellors, and Principals

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What You’ll Bring

• CA or CPA (essential); MBA highly regarded

• 10+ years’ finance leadership in large, complex organisations

• Prior higher education or government sector experience is beneficial

• Strong technical foundations with proven success in portfolio management ($150M+)

• Exceptional leadership and ability to inspire and mentor teams

• High EQ, political awareness without political behaviour, and credibility built on integrity

• Excellent communication skills; articulate, clear, and influential at senior levels

• Demonstrated tenure and loyalty (minimum two years per role in career history)

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Why Join

• Lead a $300M+ operational portfolio with significant institutional impact

• Opportunity to step into the Acting Finance Director within 12 months

• High visibility with senior leadership and governance bodies

• Fast-paced, complex environment where quality matters more than quantity

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Interview Process

1. Pre-screen with a recruiter

2. Panel interview with 3 senior stakeholders (onsite)

3. Final discussion with Finance Director and CFO (if required)