Trade and Investment Commissioners (Multiple) – Austrade
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770616
- Agency: Austrade
- Job Title: Trade and Investment Commissioners (Multiple)
- Position Number: 6404
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: International International
- Future Merit Locations: International
- Salary: $141,714 – $165,150
- Office Arrangement: On Site (The candidate will be required to work predominantly)
About 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.
Duties
- Working in a dynamic operating environment as part of an Australian and local team, the
- is to help Executive Level 2 (EL2) Trade and Investment Commissioner’s (TIC) role
- exporters, investors, and buyers to capitalise on emerging opportunities, navigate changes in the
- local trading environment and mitigate risk.
- Working with and leading an experienced locally engaged team, the EL2 Trade and Investment
- Commissioners will contribute to:
- Australia’s global reputation by promoting Australian capability in the relevant region(s) using
- global objectives and priorities to guide local strategy;
- Assisting Australian companies to achieve commercial trade outcomes and/or securing
- productive foreign investment into Australia;
- Advancing Australia’s strengths as a highly attractive destination for investors; and
- Representing Austrade and Australia in a range of high-level corporate and government
- settings in market and across the region.
- The Trade and Investment Commissioner will be part of the regional management team and will
- contribute to Austrade’s broader leadership cohort.
- In markets with a dual responsibility as Consul-General, the TIC will also represent the Australian
- Government as a senior government representative and will be responsible for
- The delivery of effective consular services and responsible for the welfare of Australians
- abroad, and
- Delivering efficient passport services and practical contingency planning in accordance with
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) Consular Services and Passports Client
- Services charters.
Eligibility / Notes
- Australian Citizenship – Our successful candidate must be an Australian citizen.
- Language Proficiency – Our successful candidate must be fluent in written and spoken
- English.
- Security Clearance – Our successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a
- . Negative Vetting 2 security clearance
How to Apply
Position Contact SES Unit, [email protected]
Agency Recruitment Site https://austradejobs.nga.net.au/cp/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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