Opportunities
Youth Committee
Applications for the AIIA Queensland 2025 Youth Committee are now closed.
Please keep up-to-date with our social media pages and this website for information about the 2026 Youth Committee intake, due to be released late 2025.
The Youth Committee of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Brisbane is a dynamic network for young people passionate about exploring the fields of diplomacy, foreign policy, and global relations. Our aim is to connect youth with career opportunities, academic resources, scholarships, and professional development pathways in international affairs.
Through a diverse range of events, including career panels, workshops, and networking sessions, we provide valuable insights into the international relations sector, offering practical guidance on how to build a successful career in this field.
The AIIA Youth Committee serves as a platform for ambitious young individuals to engage with leading experts, expand their professional networks, and develop the skills necessary to navigate and succeed in an ever-evolving global landscape. Whether you’re just beginning to explore international affairs or have a defined career trajectory, our events and resources are designed to support and accelerate your professional journey.
Internship Program
Applications for the AIIA Queensland 2025 January-June Internship Program are now closed.
Please keep up-to-date with our social media pages and this website for information about the Semester 2 Internship Program intake.
Are you interested in international affairs? Do you enjoy listening to world-class speakers? Then the Australian Institute of International Affairs Queensland is for you!
The AIIA Queensland provides three internship opportunities.
- Marketing and Communications Intern
- Journalism Intern
- Event Management Intern
Marketing and Communications
Want to learn all the secrets of marketing and social media? As a marketing and communications intern, you will be responsible for managing our social media pages, content creation and community management. You will also be responsible for spreading the word about our organisation, driving engagement for existing and new members of the institute and developing, fostering and eventually hatching ongoing marketing initiatives to expand our outreach.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage social media channels, as well as create and schedule original content
- Photograph events and seminars
- Develop and implement membership strategies
- Create marketing materials
Journalism
Do you enjoy filming, interviewing or writing on a range of interesting topics? As a reporting and content creation intern, you will interview and film our fortnightly presenters, as well as edit content for the website and YouTube channel. You will also be involved in writing for our website and researching potential speakers.
Responsibilities include:
- Research, interview, film and edit interviews with guest speakers
- Operate video and sound equipment
- Adapt video content for a variety of mediums (Facebook, Instagram and YouTube)
- Create original film content
Events Management
Do you know how to host a good party? As an events management intern, you will help support our main events of the year, including the AIIAQ Annual Dinner, trivia nights and lots more. You will coordinate all of the ingredients for an awesome event – organising agendas and materials, event logistics, guest management and researching stimulating topics.
Responsibilities include:
- Organise and manage trivia nights
- Plan, pitch and run on-campus events
- Work with strategic stakeholders to develop unique events
- Manage event budgets and administration
Things to note:
The AIIA Queensland is run by volunteers, so there are no standard office hours. We can be contacted by phone or email. As we are all volunteers, interns are not paid either. As you probably know, life can get very busy, so you will have to be self-motivated and reliable to keep up. Your work will be balanced between pursuing your own interests and general tasks the AIIA needs completed in order to run.
We ask that our interns make a one semester commitment for the first half of 2025. All interns must be available to help with fortnightly events held on Tuesday nights (twice per month) at Holding Redlich in the Brisbane CBD.
You can click here to find out more information on the AIIA Queensland.