About Us
Are you looking for a job that you can be really passionate about?
EthicalJobs.com.au is a job-search site that promotes "work for a better world" – we connect people looking for an ethical job or career with employers from the non-profit, business & government sectors who see their organisations as contributing to a more equitable, more just or more sustainable world.
We focus on community jobs, green jobs / environmental jobs and non-profit jobs, but we include jobs from from all sectors including government jobs and for-profit jobs, as well as non-profit 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 Melbourne.
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.
Dave Harris - Relationships Development Assistant
After sadly accepting that he was never going to become a professional sitar player David resigned himself to the intention of changing the world for the better. With a passion for art, culture and the behaviors of people he studied Culture and Media at Edith Cowan University.
Whilst studying Dave acted as the University Queer Officer, lobbying for equality and diversity and was a Board Member on the Youth Advisory Council Of Australia. He has guest lectured on topics such as gender politics, xenophobia in Australian society and politics as well as ethical media responsibility, and was employed in arts sponsorship and fundraising for a state performance company.
Dave also works doing sales & marketing for the People & Planet: Social Justice & Environment Diary & Calendar, a fundraising venture for over 35 small Australian non-profit organisations.
Contact Us
By Email:
info@EthicalJobs.com.au
By Phone:
+61 (03) 9419 5979
In Person
17 Kerr Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia
By Post
PO Box 2618
Fitzroy VIC 3065
Australia
