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What jobs are on offer?

The Army has nominated a series of appointments and trades as occupations that are considered suitable for sponsorship. Occupations have been broadly grouped into Officer and Soldier categories. Personnel sponsored from overseas under the auspices of the Labour Agreement must be sponsored to an occupation as defined in the Agreement.

Army Officers

The Australian Army is currently seeking applications from Commissioned Officers with these skills. Expressions of Interest from applicants who do not fall into any of the categories below will not be accepted.

• Aviation. Rotary wing pilot, with a priority for Qualified Flying Instructors. Pilots should have a minimum of 1000 hours rotary wing experience. NCO pilots with suitable experience can be considered for specialist service officer entry. Pilot training (including type conversion etc) attracts a return of service obligation (commitment for continued service).
• Artillery. Officers with Surveillance and Target Acquisition and Offensive Support (Field Artillery) specialisations and experience.
• Aeronautical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Qualified commissioned Engineers with four year qualifications capable of being verified and certified by Engineers Australia. Specialisations that the Australian Army will consider are: Aeronautical Engineer (not aerospace maintenance), Mechanical Engineer (not chemical or systems), Electrical Engineer, and Software Engineer.
• Dental. Specialist officers who are qualified Dentists with registration that can transfer to Australia.
• Nursing Corps. Qualified nurses with registration that can transfer to Australia.
• Medical Corps. Qualified doctors , environmental health officers, scientific officers (pathology) and physiotherapists with registration that can transfer to Australia.
• Intelligence Corps. Qualified intelligence corps officers.
• Transport. Transport officers with a priority for officers with amphibious (water transport) experience, air dispatch officers and movements specialists.
• Ordnance / Supply. Priority for all types of logistics officers, including Quarter Masters (QMs). The Australian Army will consider Infantry and other corps QM for employment as Prescribed Service Officers in the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps.
• Catering. Catering Corps junior officers.
• Chaplains. Chaplain applicants need to be approved by Australian Army Principle Chaplain and meet denominational requirements. The Australian Army has a priority for Catholic chaplains.
• Infantry. Special Forces experienced officers (including officers with Amphibious and Parachute qualifications, background and experience).
• Military Police. Qualified military police officers including investigators.
• Signals. The Australian Army has a priority for officers with an electronic warfare or Cyber Warfare experience or background.

Army Soldier Categories

The Australian Army is currently seeking applications from soldiers with these skills.

• ADF Investigator
• Aircraft Life Support Fitter
• Ammunition Technician
• Analyst Intelligence Operations
• Artillery Command Systems Operator
• Artillery Observer
• Commando
• Communication Systems
• Driver Specialist - Operator Specialist
• Electrician
• Explosive Detection Dog Handler
• Explosive Ordnance Disposal
• Fitter Armament
• Groundcrew Air Support
• Information Systems Technician
• Medical Technician
• Operator Electronic Warfare
• Operator Supply
• Rifleman (sniper)
• Special Air Services (SAS) Trooper
• Supervisor Engineering Services
• Supervisor Platoon Operations
• Technician Aircraft
• Technician Avionics
• Technician Electrical
• Technician Electronic Systems
• Technician Operator Theatre
• Telecommunications Technician
• Vehicle Mechanic

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The Australian Army may sponsor an Officer deemed suitable for service, providing that the following key criteria are met:

• The individual possesses experience and/or training assessed as being equivalent to an Australian tertiary qualification requiring a minimum of three years full-time study;
• The individual possesses experience and/or training that can be readily assessed by Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to be equivalent to an Australian tertiary qualification requiring at least three years full-time study. In military terms, the individual must have completed the following minimum equivalent full-time study;
• Successful completion of a level of education equivalent to an Australian Higher School Certificate;
• Successful completion of a level of military commissioning training equivalent to the Royal Military College Duntroon;

In military terms, the individual must have completed the following minimum equivalent full-time study:

• Successful completion of specialised training and experience so that the Officer is fully qualified for employment in the appointment that the Officer is to be allocated to;
• If from a non-English speaking background, the individual has a minimum vocational proficiency in English (as defined by DIAC). This will be a minimum of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 5.0 based on the 4 test components of speaking, reading, writing and listening.

Applicants applying for specialist professions

You will be required under Commonwealth, State or Territory legislation, to satisfy unconditional registration and licensing requirements before the Australian Army will process your application to an interview and send you any Offer of Employment.

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The Australian Army may sponsor a soldier deemed suitable for service, providing that the following key criteria are met:

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All overseas qualifications submitted must be accompanied by an assessment of Australian equivalencies. This is to be undertaken at the applicant's cost.

Qualifications recognition

Australian Education International (AEI), through the National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR), provides official information and advice on the comparability of overseas qualifications with Australian qualifications. This aims to help overseas qualified people work and study in Australia.

AEI is part of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). AEI uniquely integrates the development of international government relations with support for the commercial activities of Australia's education community. To do this, AEI liases with all sectors of the education and training industry and all levels of government.

AEI-NOOSR does not assess secondary school qualifications (these are normally assessed by State/Territory education authorities) or trade qualifications (which can be assessed by Trades Recognition Australia).

For further information about AEI services, as well as links to other assessing agencies, please refer to the AEI website.

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Candidates who consider that they meet the entry requirements and are in the occupations covered by the Labour Agreement are welcome to enquire about opportunities in the ADF.

All Expressions of Interest must have a CV or resume attached. There is no preferred design or template; however, they should be submitted as a Microsoft word document or as a PDF file.

Expressions of interest must contain as a minimum your current rank, nationality, full name and what skills you have and job you perform or have performed in the military.

Which contact do I use?

Please refer to the Badges of Rank to understand the rank structure of the Australian Army and help you direct your Expression of Interest to the correct contact within the Career Management Agency.