AusAID’s role

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is an administratively autonomous agency within the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. The agency is responsible for management of the Australian Government’s overseas aid program.

The Director General reports directly to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on all aspects of development policy and operations. The Director General is responsible to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the administration of AusAID and is a member of the department’s Executive.

AusAID has a central office in Canberra and is represented in 23 overseas diplomatic missions. Overseas representation, including Australian and locally-contracted staff, support the aid program’s operations in developing countries and engagement with multilateral agencies.

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