Looking for a career in Austrade?
Austrade offers exciting careers both in Australia and overseas. Here are some key reasons why you might choose to work for Austrade:
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Using your skills to contribute to the success of Australia
- Interesting work supporting Australia's trade and investment development
- Networking with people from all over the world
- Opportunities for overseas travel and postings
- Career opportunities within Austrade and the broader Australian Public Service
Selection criteria
If you are interested in overseas opportunities with Austrade, you should be aware that Austrade’s selection criteria for Trade Commissioners include:
- Understanding of both the government context for Austrade’s work and the needs of the businesses that we serve and advise
- Sound understanding of international markets and business trends relevant to the market in which the role is located
- Experience working in international markets, preferably including experience as a manager
- Demonstrated capability to effectively represent Austrade in a range of high level corporate and government settings in Australia and offshore
- Relevant language skills
Full selection criteria are set out in the documentation provided for each vacancy when advertised.
Language skills
As noted above, language skills including (but not limited to) Austrade priority languages are desirable or highly desirable for all Austrade positions:
| Priority Asian languages |
Other priority languages |
Other specialist languages |
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Hindi
- Japanese
- Mandarin
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- Arabic
- Cantonese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Thai
- Vietnamese
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- French
- German
- Italian
- Polish
- Russian
- Turkish
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Job Alert
If you are interested in a career with Austrade, register for the "Job Alert" online.
The Job Alert function enables you to set up an account, and enter keywords that match your skills, experience and area of interest. When we upload a vacancy that matches your keywords, you will be sent an email alerting to you a potential opportunity.
To set up a “Job Alert”, click on the link below and follows the steps to set up your account.
Set up a Job Alert
If you experiencing any difficulties using the application system, please contact our recruitment officer on (02) 6201 7331.