DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE (DFAT)
Level 25, Exchange Tower Sherwood Court (off, St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000 dfat.gov.au
What is the main focus of DFAT?
What is an interesting piece of What kind of work do employees at DFAT do? DFAT works to make Australia work that DFAT has recently stronger, safer and more engaged in? Working at DFAT works to make prosperous, to provide timely and As part of Bushfire Recovery, Australia is more than just a job. It responsive consular and passport DFAT sent products from a range is a career that can provide you services, and to ensure a secure of Australian small businesses with the opportunity to do the kind Australian Government presence impacted by the 2020/21 of work that adds up to something overseas. summer bushfires to Australian meaningful. Whether we are The department provides foreign, Embassies and High Commissions promoting international trade trade and development policy around the world. Using our and investment, helping in crises advice to the Government. We global diplomatic network, we overseas, assisting Australian work with other government were able to showcase the talents travellers, reducing poverty and agencies to ensure that Australia’s of Australian small businesses like supporting growth, we all share pursuit of its global, regional and Highfield Farm and Woodland in a common goal of advancing bilateral interests is coordinated Mt Adrah (NSW) and Disaster the interests of Australia and Bay Chillies in Eden (NSW) on Australians internationally. effectively. an international stage. DFAT is the lead agency managing DFAT’s Australia- How does DFAT recruit? Australia’s international presence. Through We manage a network of 121 India Council grants program, We advertise vacancies at overseas posts in five continents Australian and Indian researchers different times, according to and have 6,078 staff located shared knowledge and expertise operational requirements to fill in Canberra, state and territory in 3D printing and bioprinting to particular roles. All our vacancies drive the development of a 3D are advertised on the careers offices and overseas posts. printing solution that will generate pages of the DFAT website (dfat. Our officers are highly skilled new ears for patients using their gov.au/careers/Pages/careers. at their work which includes; aspx). If you are interested in own stem cells. developing and implementing keeping track of future vacancies, foreign, trade and development DFAT’s Australia-India Council you can visit our website and policy, negotiating international establishes innovative, dynamic register to receive notifications of agreements, delivering an and sustainable links between vacancies as they are advertised, effective aid program, and Australia and India, opening up by using the job alert function. providing high quality consular opportunities for collaboration in assistance. This business is often areas that are beneficial to both conducted in one of the 31 of our countries. foreign languages in which DFAT staff are proficient.
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