The role

We would like to hear from all professions, including but not limited to:

Accounting, Finance   

Change Management   

Communication, Media, Branding, Marketing

Service Delivery, Helpdesk functions  

Economics, Statistics, Research, Data

Executive Assistant / Executive Officer   

Grants Management, Assessment, Administration  

Human Resources (HR) and People:

 - Education, Training, Workplace Relations Work Health Safety, Recruitment, Payroll, People Experience Diversity and Inclusion

Information Technology:

 - Info/Comm Tech (ICT), Information Management/ Content Management, Digital Services

Intelligence   

Legal   

Ministerial & Parliamentary   

Policy:

 - Process mapping  Regulation Reform Formulation and Development

Procurement, Contract   

Project and Program Management

Property   

Security        

Trade and Investment:

 - International Education, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Agribusiness and Food, Mining and Resources, Tourism, Defence, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy Technology 

Job description

Our Temporary Employment Register is open to anyone who would like to register an interest in temporary opportunities that may arise within Austrade. These opportunities may be based on the lands of the Kaurna People (Adelaide), Jagera and Turrbal People (Brisbane), Ngunnawal and Ngambri People (Canberra), Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Eastern Kulin (Melbourne) and the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation (Sydney). 

We are looking for people with backgrounds in both public and/or private sectors who have a genuine interest in working with Australia’s international partners to tackle global challenges, increase international trade and investment attraction opportunities, understand and build client capability, protect international directions to keep our region stable and help Australian’s overseas.

We welcome applications from those with diverse backgrounds including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, those from non-English Speaking backgrounds and people from all ages and genders. We welcome applications from candidates with proficiency in speaking and writing a second language, including Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian, Arabic and Portuguese.

Eligibility requirements

Australian citizenship – our successful candidate must be an Australian citizen.

Security clearance – our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline, Negative Vetting 1 or Negative Vetting 2 security clearance through the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency. Information about the security clearance process can be found here.

Pre-employment checks - your suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process. 

For more information, please see the Job Information Pack.

About the agency

Austrade is an Australian Commonwealth Government agency with approximately 1,1100 staff based across 98 offices in 50 countries. Austrade reports to the Minister for Trade and Tourism. Austrade’s core purpose is to grow Australia’s prosperity and promote Australia on the global stage. Through our teams located across Australia and our extensive international network, we help Australian exporters to grow, expand and diversify internationally, facilitate high-quality international investment into Australia, boost Australia’s visitor economy, deliver commercial insights to inform government policy, execute government programs, and implement simplified trade reforms. Austrade is a key enabler and delivery agency for Australia’s economic security with a focus on net zero transformation, trade modernisation, export diversification, building critical capabilities and technologies, the visitor economy and the growth of First Nations businesses. With international trade and capital markets continuing to navigate economic uncertainty and intensifying competition, Austrade’s role has never been more important. Austrade values the diversity of its workforce and strives to ensure its workplaces are inclusive for all our people. Want to know more about working at Austrade? Visit https://www.austrade.gov.au/About/Employment/Working-at-Austrade.

Notes

Please note: 

• You will only be contacted in the event a vacancy arises that matches your skills and

experience.

• Your application is not a guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

• Applications on this register will remain active until 30 June 2027, unless you withdraw

your interest