Austrade is Australia's global trade and investment agency, connecting Australian businesses with the world and attracting foreign investment into Australia. We're a dynamic and purpose driven organisation, playing a vital role in shaping Australia's economic future. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join as the Project Officer providing critical support to Austrade’s global health team. You will be assisting with planning, coordination and project work to delivering high quality industry insights, identification and triaging of exporter needs and events. The role is responsible for ensuring accurate client pipeline management, effective service delivery, and strong stakeholder relationships to advance Australia’s trade and investment goals. This position requires a proactive and detail-oriented professional who can work collaboratively across teams, manage competing priorities, and contribute to Austrade’s strategic objectives. The key duties of the position include: Assisting the team on strategic projects, including and not limited to events, client management, stakeholder engagement, budgeting, logistics and other operational activities to ensure successful delivery of our initiatives. Support proactive engagement with clients, including coordinating meetings, responding to enquiries, and contributing to tailored service delivery that aligns with Austrade’s strategic priorities. Flexibility to support delivery of priorities across the Trade Division Perform secondary research for statistical and/or research reports for internal or external consumption. This may include contributing to market assessments for clients. Ensure the accuracy and quality of client account records, leads and opportunities. This includes effective use of CRM System, SharePoint and other digital tools to manage workflow and information sharing. Assisting with rapport building with internal and external stakeholders including liaising with internal stakeholders to resolve moderately complex issues. This may also include representing Austrade at internal and external meetings and conferences. Confidently use digital workplace tools to solve problems, be productive, connect and collaborate with others. Eligibility 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 Baseline security clearance. Pre-employment checks - your suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process. Getting to know the 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.
