About Us
Are you looking for a job that you can be really passionate about?
EthicalJobs.com.au is a new job-search site that promotes "work for a better world" – we connect people looking for an ethical job or career with employers from the not-for-profit, business & government sectors who see their organisations as contributing to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.
The site features ethical jobs from across Australia, from all sectors including government jobs, for-profit jobs and non-profit jobs, with a focus on community sector jobs, social justice jobs, and green jobs/ environmental jobs.
Why Ethical Jobs?
We've noticed that increasingly people want to see the work they do as part of who they are, not just something to make a living from. Increasingly, people want the work they do to contribute to more just or more sustainable world. Unfortunately, though many people would love a job where they feel they're contributing to a better world, they're often unable to find one.
That's why we've started EthicalJobs.com.au - to bring together people and organisations with a passion for sustainability and justice, and to provide resources to help people find a great job, or even build an amazing new non-profit organisation or ethical small business themselves.
We'd like to see EthicalJobs.com.au become a thriving community of people, organisations and businesses which are all dedicated to making the world a better place.
What is an Ethical Job?
On this site, ethical jobs are jobs that contribute to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world. There are two types of jobs we advertise:
a) Any job in an organisation or company where the organisation or company as a whole is actively contributing to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.
b) A job within any organisation or company where the job itself is largely focused on creating a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.
The only organisations completely excluded from advertising on this site are those which are involved in the tobacco, military, gambling or uranium industries.
Please note that not all employers who use
EthicalJobs.com.au are necessarily ethical employers, so advertising an
ethical job on this site does not imply an endorsement of an employer
or an endorsement of any of that employer's practices.
How is EthicalJobs.com.au making a difference?
We see EthicalJobs.com.au as social enterprise which helps people, organisations and businesses to work for a better world.
EthicalJobs.com.au is committed to being an ethical and sustainable organisation - our office runs on 100% Green Power, we drink 100% FairTrade tea and coffee, and we use only bikes, feet & public transport to get around.
EthicalJobs.com.au has also committed to supporting Australian community groups by making regular donations to non-profit groups we think are doing good work to make the world a more just or more sustainable place. You can tell us who you think should get our next donation on the EthicalJobs.com.au homepage.
Who We Are
EthicalJobs.com.au is Michael's latest attempt to change the world for the better. He's also the Founder & Coordinator of Global Trade Watch, which monitors the social and environmental impacts of global trade and advocates for fair trading systems, and the editor and publisher of the People & Planet: Social Justice & Environment Diary & Calendar, a fundraising venture for over 35 small Australian non-profit organisations.
Michael also wrote and co-directed the 2007 documentary Squeezed: The Cost of Free Trade in the Asia Pacific, and in his spare time he lectures in the community development program at a Melbourne TAFE college.
Iain Murray - Relationships Development Manager
After abandoning his youthful intentions never to work for money, Iain spent ten years working as a fundraiser, volunteer manager, trainer and activist educator for and on behalf of non-profit organisations including Greenpeace, Pt’chang Nonviolent Community Safety Group, The Change Agency, Environment Victoria and Australia for UNHCR. Immediately prior to joining EthicalJobs.com.au, Iain was Sales Manager for a workplace health program provider.
According to a career counsellor, Iain's work history shows "unconventional vocational preferences". In his spare time he enjoys gardening, baking, cycling and singing.
Anna Tito - Website & Marketing Assistant
Anna has worked in the not-for-profit sector in a range of capacities and organisations since 2003, including for the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) & the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS). In 2008 she moved to Melbourne from the ACT to pursue her studies in Game Design and Computer Science at RMIT, where she also works as a tutor and lab assistant.
Her main passions are game design, learning, creating and social justice. Creatively her loves range from developing games, programming, moding, image manipulation, writing and story telling through to sewing, cross stitch and clothing design. If you are interested in checking out her work you can visit her online portfolio at www.mythicalcreature.net
In terms of social justice her passions centre around gender equality, youth & education, censorship, sexual health, GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender) rights and ITSI (Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander) rights.
France Pitt - Website & Marketing Assistant
France has a background in both the social and environmental sustainability sectors, having spent the past five years doing business development with the Environmental Jobs Network whilst simultaneously pursuing her passion in fair trade. During this period she also developed an addiction to study and intends to start the Masters in International Development the second she finishes her Bachelor of International Studies at RMIT.
Most recently, France has coordinated the 2009 Melbourne Fair Trade Fiesta, campaigned to convert RMIT University into Victoria's first Fair Trade University, founded the RMIT Fair Trade Collective, and started an international community development project called "Nuevos Rumbos" supporting fair trade in Chile.
Contact Us
By Email:
info@EthicalJobs.com.au
By Phone:
+61 (03) 9419 7322
In Person or by Post:
38 Cambridge St
Collingwood, VIC, 3066
Australia
