Employer Profile: AusAID’s objectives are to help reduce poverty, raise standards of living and improve the quality of life for people in our region. AusAID provides aid to 52 countries, with a strong focus on the Asia-Pacific region. AusAID staff specialise in, and provide expert advice on, areas of critical importance to developing countries including health, education, infrastructure, agriculture, law and order, good governance, the environment and economic growth.
Working for AusAID gives you a unique, firsthand insight into international diplomacy issues affecting our region. Your role as an AusAID employee could be as diverse as:
•providing policy advise on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in PNG;
•providing policy advice on the agency’s education, health, gender, environmental and anti-corruption policies;
•providing program and policy advice on mine clearing policies in Cambodia;
•managing relationships with NGOs and multilaterals such as the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation (WTO), World Health Organisation (WHO) (just to name a few);
•providing disaster relief support and advice to AusAID posted officers overseas following the outbreak of a humanitarian crisis or disaster.
Career Opportunities: Careers at AusAID are as diverse as the programs which we cover. Some of the careers you may find are:
•policy/program officers
•corporate services professionals - including public affairs officers, human resources officers
•information technology specialists
•finance officers
•country specialists
•environment, health, education, gender, infrastructure and rural development advisers.
Vacation Work: Yes
Traineeships: No
Work Experience: No
International Opportunities: Yes
Dual Degree Required: No
Graduate Qualifications: Accounting
Architecture
Arts
Asian Studies
Banking/Finance
Building & Construction
Business
Commerce
Development
Economics
Education
Engineering
Environmental Management
Finance
Government
Health
Human Resources
Humanities
International Relations
Languages
Law
Policy
Political Science
Contact for Australian Employment Opportunities
Name of Contact Person: Jenny Nitschke
Contact Phone: 02 6206 4254
Contact Fax: 02 6206 4848
Contact Address: 255 London Circuit Canberra ACT 2601
Contact Email: graduate@ausaid.gov.au
Internet: http://www.ausaid.gov.au