Foreign Policy Officer

Useful school subjects:

History and Classical Studies
Economics
Languages

Āpiha Take Tāwāhi

Foreign policy officers represent New Zealand's interests overseas and provide policy advice to the Government on foreign affairs and trade issues.

He whakamārama

Mahi ai te apiha take tawahi i Aotearoa me tawahi hei mangai mo nga painga o Aotearoa i tawahi, me te whakatakoto whakamaherehere mo nga kaupapahere ki te kawanatanga mo nga take o tawahi me nga take hokohoko.

Entry Requirements

To become a foreign policy officer you need to have relevant experience in the public or private sectors, be a recent graduate, or be in the final year of postgraduate studies.

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Pay

Pay for graduates begins at about $44,000 a year.
 

 

Job Outlook

About 300 foreign policy officers are employed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

 
 

 


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