Job Summary
- $75,000 - $94,999 per annum
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 29th Apr 2024
- Sydney > CBD, Inner West & Eastern Suburbs Sydney
The Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) is a network of community groups and individuals which campaigns for fair trade based on human rights, labour rights and environmental sustainability (see https://aftinet.org.au/).
This position is an exciting opportunity in global justice communications and advocacy for a graduate in a relevant discipline with at least two years’ work experience relevant to the skills in the selection criteria below.
The Labor government with more progressive trade policies both provides more opportunities for trade justice policies to be implemented and requires strong advocacy to counter opposition to those policies and ensure they are implemented.
The position is for 28-35 hours per week for one year. Remuneration is $94,458 for 35 hours plus 11 percent superannuation.
The focus of campaigns is the social impact of trade agreements, including bilateral agreements like the proposed Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement, regional agreements like the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and the multilateral World Trade Organisation agreements. We also campaign against harmful aspects of trade agreements like investor rights to sue governments over changes to health and climate policy, and trade rules which protect medicine monopolies.
The Trade Justice Communications Coordinator reports to the Convenor and the management committee.
Key tasks of the role include:
The successful applicant should have a degree in a relevant area of study and must be able to demonstrate: