We are looking to fill a number of immediate vacancies at the APS 5 and APS 6 level in the Economic Policy Branch, as well as establish a merit list for future vacancies across Austrade’s Government and Policy Division.
We are looking for engaged, innovative and enthusiastic team players with demonstrated experience building and maintaining good relationships across teams and agencies. You must be keen to work in a fast-paced, diverse and cross-cultural workplace and network to produce tangible and practical outcomes. You will work in an agile and adaptable structure, in strategic partnership with Austrade’s business-facing teams across key markets and sectors, so that public policy and services are shaped by commercial knowledge and real-world insights.
You will inform key government trade and investment policy development and agencies’ development of related policies and strategies, and support continued Austrade alignment with government policy priorities relevant to Austrade’s mandate. The roles will contribute to Australia’s prosperity, economic resilience and economic security, and will provide opportunities for you to support Austrade’s engagement in policy areas related to:
- economic security,
- simplifying trade,
- the transition to net zero,
- and Australia’s international relationships.
The key duties of the position include:
APS5 Policy Adviser
- Engage with team members to support production of timely policy analysis and advice to Ministers, Austrade’s Senior Executives and other senior officials across government.
- Build and maintain networks with other relevant government departments/agencies to ensure Austrade’s position is relayed in whole-of-government policy initiatives.
- Support team members to coordinate and develop Austrade’s input into key areas impacting Australia’s economic security including investment, skilled workforce and skilled migration, critical minerals investment, critical technologies and cyber security.
- Using research and data to identify and communicate trends, challenges and opportunities to the Minister and Austrade Senior Executives to inform and influence government deliberations.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders across Austrade, including the Trade & Investment Divisions and Visitor Economy Division.
APS6 Policy Adviser
- Engage with and support team members to produce and deliver innovative, creative policy advice to Ministers, Austrade’s Senior Executives and other senior officials across government.
- Build and maintain networks with other relevant government departments/agencies to ensure Austrade’s position is relayed in whole-of-government policy initiatives, and influence and support the Government’s priorities.
- Deliver Austrade’s input into key areas impacting Australia’s economic security including investment, skilled workforce and skilled migration, critical minerals investment, critical technologies and cyber security.
- Researching and analysing information and data to communicate trends, challenges and opportunities to the Minister and Austrade Senior Executives to inform and influence government deliberations.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders across Austrade, including the Trade & Investment Divisions and Visitor Economy Division.
Eligibility
- 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 security clearance.
- Pre-employment checks - your suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process.
Getting to know the Austrade
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.
📌 Policy Advisers – Various positions, Government and Policy Division
🏢 Australian Trade Commission
📍 Sydney