Jobs at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

DFAT employees are recruited via a competitive process either as part of the annual graduate intake or to fill vacancies as required.

DFAT employees are generally recruited to work in Canberra and will then apply for an overseas postings a Mission, such as the Australian Mission to the UN. More than 80% of those people working at the Mission are DFAT employees working in a foreign policy, public diplomacy or legal field.

For information about DFAT employment go to http://www.dfat.gov.au/jobs