Chief Executive Officer
Full time
at Australian Trade Commission
in
Australia
Posted on November 11, 2024
Job details
- Location: Canberra, ACT; Sydney and Melbourne will be considered
- Salary: Comprehensive executive remuneration and benefits package, inclusive of 15.4% superannuation WHO WE ARE: Austrade is an Australian Commonwealth Government agency with approximately 1,200 staff based across 61 locations overseas. 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. THE ROLE: As Austrade’s CEO, you will head an organisation that plays a major role in driving Australia’s economic prosperity. The role requires a fast-thinking, results-oriented leader who responds quickly to rapid, and sometimes unexpected, changes in global trade and investment and world economies. You must be passionate about promoting Australia to the world – as a reliable source of high quality goods and services; as a safe, stable and resilient location for investment; and a premier destination for world-leading education and tourism. As the CEO, you will work to increase Australian exports and investment, in alignment with the Australian Government strategic priorities; Trade and Investment Diversification, Net Zero, Economic Security, First Nations, Visitor Economy and Trade Modernisation. You will help enhance Australian companies’ ability to do business globally through national, industry, market and company-focused programs. In addition to Austrade’s core functions in providing practical advice and assistance, you will oversee effective delivery of the Export Market Development Grants scheme, purchase/provider arrangements for Tradestart, and seminars that increase understanding of Australia’s free trade agreements. Finally, you will have oversight of services for which Austrade is responsible, including consular assistance at Austrade-managed overseas posts. Of crucial importance will be your ability to deliver practical, evidence-based trade, tourism and other relevant policy advice to government. The CEO will lead Austrade to achieve its objectives by:
- Developing Austrade’s overall strategy for delivering the Government’s trade and investment agenda and maximising the commercial opportunities arising through changing global economic circumstances, in accordance with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985 (the Act), and in consultation with the Minister and Austrade’s Executive team.
- Ensuring high standards of service delivery, including through encouraging the development of innovative new projects and up-to-date operating systems.
- Building business confidence in Austrade’s advice, programs and assistance by demonstrating tangible outcomes.
- Maintaining strong and collaborative relationships across government, and with portfolio and state and territory CEOs.
- Allocating resources in accordance with short and long-term strategies and operating within the funding envelope.
- Ensuring Austrade’s people can deliver on organisational objectives.
- Maintaining a strong and effective corporate governance framework.
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