Overview
After a Mission Adventure, and a Desk with a Runway View?
12-Month Paid Mission Experience Placement – Arnhem Land, NT
Looking for a year that’s a little different? Ready to use your admin and customer service skills for something bigger? Join MAF for a 12-month paid mission experience placement in one of Australia’s most stunning and remote corners—Arnhem Land.
🛩️ Who Are We?
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) has been flying help, hope, and healing across the world’s most remote regions for over 75 years. With over 116 aircraft in 30+ countries, we’re in the business of transforming lives through aviation and technology. And right here in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, we’ve been serving Indigenous communities for over 45 years—connecting people, enabling access to education and healthcare, and sharing the love of Jesus in practical ways.
🙌 What’s the Opportunity?
We’re offering a 12-month paid placement with our Reservations Team—perfect for someone exploring a future in Christian missions and looking to see what life in a programme is really like.
This is your chance to experience missions from the inside—answering phones, booking flights, helping passengers, loading aircraft, and learning what it takes to keep our mission moving. You’ll work alongside passionate pilots and staff, and make a real difference every single day.
🌿 Why Arnhem Land?
Picture this: red dirt airstrips, rocky escarpments, flowing waterfalls, ancient culture, and real community. It’s wild. It’s beautiful. And it’s exactly the kind of place where aviation is not a luxury—it’s a lifeline.
**NOTE: This position is only open to those with current ‘rights to work’ in Australia due to Immigration restrictions. As part of the recruitment process, a Criminal History check will be required for the sucessful applicants**
Responsibilities
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Assisting customers via phone, email, and in-person with flight bookings and freight enquiries
- Issuing quotes and keeping customers informed of changes and delays
- Helping pilots with check-in, baggage, and loading/unloading aircraft
- Processing payments, purchase orders, and invoices
Placement Details:
- Starts: July 2025
- Must be 18+ years old
- This is a paid placement, but you’ll need to cover your own flights, food, insurance & essentials
- Accommodation and daily transport provided by MAF Arnhem Land
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
If your heart’s beating a little faster reading this—it might be God nudging you. So why not take the leap? Join a team making a tangible difference in real lives, every single day.
Apply now and start your mission adventure in Arnhem Land!
What You Need:
Essential:
✔️ Solid admin and customer service experience
✔️ Confident using a computer (and bonus points if you’ve wrangled spreadsheets)
✔️ Friendly, flexible, and ready to serve across cultures
✔️ Physically capable of lifting bags and helping around aircraft
Desirable (aka nice to have):
✨ Experience with Microsoft Office
✨ Some aviation or financial admin background