Jobs available at the Australian Electoral Commission to deliver the referendum

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In late 2023, Australians will have their say in a referendum about whether to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has over 100,000 paid temporary job opportunities in metropolitan, regional and remote parts of Australia.

Job details include:

  • All referendum jobs are paid. No experience required.
  • Paid training will be provided. 
  • There are many different roles, from working at or managing a polling place, through to administration, vote counting, logistics and warehouse-type jobs. 
  • Most jobs are on referendum day, but some can be before and after the day and for a few weeks or months.

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