About Us

We’re here to help you work for a better world

9,000+

organisations supported

To change the world, charities and non-for-profits need amazing staff and volunteers – and that’s why EthicalJobs.com.au exists.

$1.8 million+

donated to charities

As a social enterprise, we make regular donations to small Australian charities to support their work for a better world.

40,000+

jobs posted each year

EthicalJobs.com.au helps thousands of people across Australia to find jobs that make a difference.

Our story

In 2008, after starting two small NFPs and a social enterprise, our founder Michael Cebon embarked on a job search driven by his passion for global change.

However, he wanted more than just any job; he wanted an opportunity to significantly impact the diverse social and environmental issues plaguing our world. Despite scouring through existing Australian job-search platforms, Michael discovered a glaring gap—there was no dedicated space for people like him.

Recognising that others shared his sentiments, he took it upon himself to build EthicalJobs.com.au—a platform tailored for job seekers committed to advancing a better world. Launched in May 2009, EthicalJobs.com.au now connects thousands of passionate, skilled people with organisations that are making a difference, every day.

Our purpose

To help people and organisations to build a more equitable, just and sustainable world.

Our mission

As Australia’s leading job search and recruitment platform for purpose-driven jobseekers and purpose-focused employers, we connect people who want to work for a better world with organisations that are creating that better world.

What makes a job ‘ethical’?

EthicalJobs advertises roles where the primary focus of the role or organisation is on contributing to social justice, social equity or environmental sustainability.

There are two broad types of jobs we advertise:

Any job in an organisation where the organisation’s primary focus is contributing to social justice, social equity or environmental sustainability;

A job within any organisation where the job itself is primarily focused on creating social justice, social equity or environmental sustainability.

There are other jobs that we won’t advertise:

The only organisations completely excluded from advertising jobs on EthicalJobs.com.au are those which either derive income from, receive significant funding from or have significant ties to these industries:

Tobacco

Military

Gambling

Uranium

Fossil fuel

Please note that not all employers who use Ethicaljobs.com.au are necessarily ethical employers, so advertising an ethical job on this site does not imply an endorsement of an employer or an endorsement of any of that employer's practices.