Executive Officer – Austrade
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770566
- Agency: Austrade
- Job Title: Executive Officer
- Position Number: 6392
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Brisbane QLD, Adelaide SA, Canberra ACT,
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $121,755 – $136,267
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (Hybrid working arrangements are in place and)
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
- Providing high-level strategic advice and operational support to the GM and the broader
- Divisional Leadership team, on administrative, delivery and corporate matters. This includes
- leading on budget management, financial forecasting, risk management and HR processes.
- Preparing and reviewing information on a diverse and complex range of policy, planning and
- other operational issues, including Ministerial submissions and correspondence, where
- required.
- Tailoring strategic communications to engage across a diverse range of stakeholders on
- often complex and sensitive topics.
- Coordinating work coming through the GM’s office and monitoring work within the Division to
- ensure outcomes and deliverables are achieved.
- Working closely with EAs and Branch Heads in the Division to establish practices,
- procedures and tools that drive outcomes and support innovation, satisfaction, compliance
- and simplification.
- Developing and maintaining positive working relationships internally and externally and lead
- interaction with key stakeholders on behalf of the GM when required.
- Coordinating and preparing the Divisional Business plan and associated regular updates for
- the effective operation of the Division.
- Facilitating Divisional input into key programs of work, both internal and external, including
- corporate reporting requirements.
- Project management for the GM, including leading management of cross-divisional projects.
- Providing support on workforce matters, coordinating with People Branch and corporate
- functions to ensure the Division meets its responsibilities.
- Working with the Finance team and Branch Heads to manage and monitor budgets.
Eligibility / Notes
- 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 Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.
- Pre-employment checks – your suitability for employment will be assessed through a
- pre-employment screening process.
How to Apply
Position Contact Elizabeth Fells via EA, +61 (2) 6272 6876
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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