Working with Amnesty International Australia
Amnesty International Australia employs around 90 staff across a range of positions, and our employees bring a variety of skills and qualifications from diverse backgrounds. Our employees are dedicated, passionate individuals, united in the belief that together we can campaign for human rights impact and make a difference.
Do you share our vision for a world where human rights are celebrated and protected?
As an employer, Amnesty International Australia offers you:
- A supportive working environment.
- Opportunities for training, workplace learning and a strong commitment to professional development.
- Opportunities to work from home
- Competitive remuneration for the industry with garunteed pay increases until 2015.
- Extra Superannuation contributions
- A flexible hours scheme - work between the hours of 8am to 8pm.
- The ability to accrue time off in lieu for additional hours worked.
- 20 days annual leave per year.
- 12 days personal (sick) leave per year
- Additonal flexible leave for a variety of purposes, eg moving house.
- Special leave for indigenous custom, traditional law and cultural practice.
- 18 weeks paid parental leave if you are the primary carer, 6 weeks paid parental leave if you are the secondary carer on full pay
- Ability to apply for study leave
Our structure
Each of our Business Units have a variety of opportunities depending on your interests, skills, and experience.
For more information about working at Amnesty International Australia please contact our Human Resources team at employment@amnesty.org.au.
Please note we do not retain CVs, so only send through an application in relation to a specific role.
Anti discrimination and equal opportunity
View our anti-discrimination and equal opportunity policy (pdf 112kb).


I hope that Australia is bringing diplomatic pressure to bear in the fight against this prehistoric legislation.
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8 February 2012, 11:02PM