With a strong global presence, a career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade offers unique challenges and rewards. The Department offers enormous diversity of work, including the opportunity to serve in Australia's overseas missions, excellent opportunities for professional development and a family friendly workplace.

Careers with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Thank you for considering a career with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The department offers its employees interesting, diverse and challenging work in Canberra, throughout Australia and overseas. We seek people with the skills, knowledge and abilities to contribute to the department's work in advancing the interests of Australia and Australians internationally.

The department is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the Australian community. Our staff enjoy equity and fairness in the workplace, support in their professional development, and we encourage a healthy work-life balance.

Vacancies

• Current vacancies (external site)
• General recruitment information
• Application guidelines (PDF), (RTF), (MS Word)
• Graduate careers
• Indigenous Cadetship Program
• Temporary employment - seeking staff now
• Status of current selection processes
• Frequently asked questions

The department requires electronic lodgement of applications using the online facility. (Please note: your application will be submitted through Ross Human Directions Pty Ltd. Privacy and security provisions expressed or implied on the department’s website, may not apply on external websites.)

Overseas vacancies

Individual Australian embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas periodically employ locally engaged staff (LES) to undertake administrative and other support roles. Applicants need to successfully compete, through a merit-based selection process, for an advertised vacancy and ensure that they are eligible to work in the country concerned by meeting the local citizenship and/or visa requirements. All enquiries regarding working overseas as a locally engaged staff member should be directed to the relevant Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate.  Only permanent employees of DFAT may apply for postings to our embassies, high commissions and consulates overseas.

• Information for locally engaged staff

Contacts

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Recruitment and Promotions Unit
Staff Development and Post Issues Branch
R.G. Casey Building
John McEwen Crescent
BARTON ACT 0221
Australia

fax: (02) 6261 2458
e-mail: recruitment@dfat.gov.au