The language sector is growing

The language sector is growing, and the strength of the sector will depend on the efforts of people with a diverse range of skills. In the coming years, our sector will need more people with skills in yarning, project management, advocacy, event coordination, collections management, data sovereignty, Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property, health, justice, teaching and learning, research, administration, media, and more.

The work of the language advocates from past generations, and recent years, has opened the door to opportunities currently presented. While language-focused jobs have been rare in the past, we are working toward a future where our sector is broad and language jobs are commonplace.

An increasing number of jobs designed to support language activities are being advertised. Some of these roles require language knowledge or knowledge of the language sector. However, most require people to bring their experience from other sectors and apply their skills to meet the needs and aspirations of language communities. This is a time of growth; we are all learning on the job. So, if you are interested in working in languages, please apply for the positions you see advertised when they align with your skills, even if languages are not your current expertise.

We need people with different skills working together for our languages to be strong. People who are great at picking up the phone for a chat, admin, events, socials, writing policy papers, media, legal, teaching and learning - the language sector needs you!