Status: Applications for the 2026 graduate program are now open.
Graduates have the chance to join a collaborative, results focused, and diverse team to help grow Australia’s economy.
Our national graduate program is a tailored 12-month rotational program. It will include:
Austrade helps grow Australia’s prosperity by delivering quality trade and investment services to businesses. We accelerate growth in Australia’s tourism sector and promotes Australia’s education to the world.
Our people, based in Australia and overseas:
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I was fortunate to work on a variety of interesting and exciting projects across the Government and Policy, Visitor Economy and Investment divisions. Projects included working on the UAE-Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Communications Plan Coordination, and organising an in-bound delegation from the US to explore Australia's quantum technology landscape.
Vishishta Ramanathan, Adviser and 2024 Austrade Graduate
Graduates will complete 3 placements during the 12-month graduate program.
You will gain first-hand, broad experience as part of a team delivering on the Australian Government’s and Austrade’s strategic priorities. This includes contributing to the economic prosperity of Australia. The graduate program will commence in early 2025.
Austrade roles are based on the lands of the:
Our graduate program offers:
The stakeholders we work with can range from clients in the private sector, both domestically in the Trade Division and internationally in Investment Division, the Minister’s Office, Departments at all three levels of Government etc. – in my opinion this sets Austrade apart from other departments and makes it an exciting organisation to work for.
Jordan Lewis, Adviser and 2024 Austrade Graduate
At Austrade, we consider diversity and inclusion a top strategic priority. Read about diversity and inclusion at Austrade.
We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds, mature age people and people with a disability regardless of sex, sexuality or gender identity.
We recognise the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. We value the unique knowledge First Nations people bring to our workplace. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from First Nations people to our graduate program. As Austrade works with international business, we value cultural capability and non-English language proficiency.
We seek people who:
We welcome applications from graduates with a wide range of academic backgrounds. These include:
You must meet Austrade’s general eligibility requirements to apply for the graduate program. You must:
Before starting the Austrade graduate program, successful candidates need to obtain an Australian national security clearance at Baseline level.
If your only qualification is from an overseas institution, you will need to provide Australian documentation recognising your qualification(s). For more information about recognition of overseas qualifications visit the Department of Education website.
We value diversity and inclusion. Austrade takes part in the APS RecruitAbility scheme to support employment of people with disability. For more information, visit our disability and recruitment page.