About Us

IP Australia is an Australian Government agency with a passion for bright ideas, offering a flexible workplace and rewarding career paths in the fast-growing Intellectual Property (IP) industry.

Our strategic statement

The IP Australia Strategic Plan 2015-2018 guides the organisation's future direction so it can continue to fulfill its goal to deliver a world leading IP System.

Benefits of Working in IP Australia

At IP Australia, we recognise the need to provide rewards, benefits and a good quality of life for our staff. Major benefits of joining IP Australia include:

A good salary structure: Entrants to the Trade Mark roles are appointed to the APS 4 level and have the opportunity to be promoted to APS levels 5 and 6 quite quickly based on how well you develop your skills and knowledge in examining trade marks. You usually do not have to wait for a vacancy to arise to be promoted in this way. Currently, the base salary on appointment is $62,653.
Flexible working arrangements that in the long term may even involve working from a location away from our Canberra office.
A safe and professional office environment with appropriate tools and systems to help you do your job.
Extensive training and career development in both formal and on-the-job programs, with supervised development and mentoring over the first two years.
A full range of employment conditions and benefits including recreation and additional leave provisions, generous superannuation and staff amenities.
A sense of satisfaction in enabling Australian businesses and individuals protect their creative efforts and intellectual property.

We offer competitive employment conditions

Our employment conditions are very competitive and include:

ongoing professional development
flexible working hours (available after the successful completion of training)
four weeks' recreation leave
up to four weeks' personal leave
a range of family friendly policies
cost-effective on-site parking, allocated on a ballot basis
salary packaging options
office shut down between Christmas and New Year's Day.

Our enterprise agreement

Our Enterprise Agreement is struck between our management bargaining representatives and employee bargaining representatives, and follows a consultation and negotiation process.

Canberra - a great place to live and work

Most of our positions are in Woden, Canberra, ACT. Many people consider relocating, from all over Australia, to live and work in the nation's capital and to experience the unique lifestyle it has to offer.

We promote a work environment that is satisfying and assists our employees to balance their work and personal lives.

About Canberra

With a population of more than 350,000, Canberra has excellent facilities and services. It offers the lifestyle of a world-class capital city and all without the stress of city traffic.

The stylish cafe and restaurant culture affords a variety of dining experiences, there are wide ranging sporting events and competitions, plenty of open spaces and there is a year-round program of special events - from Summernats, Floriade and the Multicultural Festival to the Canberra Balloon Fiesta.

Canberra boasts major cultural attractions including the National Gallery, the Australian War Memorial and the National Museum of Australia.

When you feel like getting out of town, Canberra's central location means it's only a three-hour drive to Sydney and approximately 150 kilometres from the NSW South Coast. A flight to Melbourne takes just 50 minutes, and the Snowy Mountains ski fields are a near neighbour, within easy reach by car or bus.

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