Sponsored work in Australia and New Zealand, for people in Tanzania

About the team

JobsAbroad Tanzania is a job board aimed at readers in Tanzania who would like to work in Australia or New Zealand. The company behind it, Red Migration FZC, is based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and works from 108, 6th Street, Al Hamriya, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE. Our Dubai team supports people from Tanzania who are moving to Australia and New Zealand for jobs with visa-sponsoring employers, and for the visa stage we collaborate with experienced migration agents and immigration advisers working in both countries.

We write with Tanzanian readers in mind, yet every vacancy is open to anyone who has the skills and experience, of any nationality.

What the site offers

• Sponsored vacancies across Australia and New Zealand, every one posted by an employer that will sponsor the work visa of whoever it hires.
• Visa guides in plain English, two of them, following the process from offer to grant: Australia's Skills in Demand (482) visa and New Zealand's Accredited Employer Work Visa.
• Articles and short videos on rule changes, paperwork and living in each country.
• Instant WhatsApp alerts whenever a new role is published.
• Free applications. Nobody pays to apply for a role through this site.

What happens when you apply

1. Select a vacancy. On the jobs page, compare the advert with your own experience, qualifications, licences or registration.
2. Reach out. Use the email or WhatsApp button on that vacancy, with your CV and certificates attached.
3. We look at your file. A good match goes forward to the employer. If it is not a match, you will hear that from us.
4. The interview. Normally by video from where you live; certain trades add a hands-on test.
5. Offer, then sponsorship. When the interview goes well the employer offers the job and arranges sponsorship, and you pull your visa papers together.
6. The visa and the move. After the grant you hand in notice, travel and begin the job. Each stage is explained in the visa guides.

What to line up today

• A CV that is up to date, giving the dates and duties of each job together with the tools, equipment or systems you worked with.
• Reference letters and payslips from earlier employers.
• Evidence of your training: NECTA or VETA certificates, apprenticeship papers, degrees and licences. Neither country treats them as automatically equal to its own, and trades tend to be assessed again abroad, so have certified copies on hand.
• Nursing registration papers, if you are a nurse. Registration in Tanzania is not carried over automatically; you register with the regulator in Australia or New Zealand.
• A passport that is still valid, with your name spelt as on your other documents. It does not exempt you from Australia's English requirement, so allow for an English test.
• A police clearance certificate from the Tanzania Police Force for the day one is requested, plus certificates from any other country where you have lived long enough for it to count.

Occupations we advertise

• Construction: bricklayers, carpenters, joiners, concreters, plasterers, tilers, roofers, scaffolders and building labourers.
• Technical trades: electricians and plumbers, plus welders, fitters, machinists and boilermakers.
• Care and nursing: registered nurses, carers and support workers.
• Food and hospitality: cooks and chefs, restaurant and kitchen managers, and front-of-house staff.
• Transport and motor trades: truck and lorry drivers, diesel and motor mechanics, auto electricians and panel beaters.
• Factories, warehouses and farms: machine and production operators, storepersons, farm hands and farm managers.
• Professional roles: accountants, IT specialists, and civil, mechanical and electrical engineers.

New vacancies appear every week, so look at what is open right now in Australia and New Zealand.

The case for sponsored jobs

Boarding a plane on a visitor visa to "see what work turns up" is a gamble that frequently ends badly. Leaving on a sponsored job is different: when you depart Tanzania, a real position is waiting for you with an employer the Australian or New Zealand government has approved and goes on supervising.

• Certainty. You can name your employer and your role before you buy a ticket.
• Safeguards. A sponsor needs official approval and must follow the rules on pay and conditions for sponsored staff.
• Family. A partner and dependent children can often come along, subject to the visa rules.
• Room to stay on. Sponsored work can open a way to permanent residence, such as Australia's Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186), depending on the rules of the day.

Our aim

Moving to the other side of the world for work is not a small step, and it should rest on facts, not promises. We want each move to begin with a real vacancy from a sponsoring employer, rules explained in everyday language, and a link to the official page that backs them up.

The idea is simple: a suitable job, the correct visa, and fewer shocks when you land.

What we promise

• Only roles whose employer is willing to sponsor are advertised.
• If a vacancy does not suit your profile, we will tell you so frankly.
• Visa rules are explained in everyday English, with links to the official pages.
• Applying for a job through us never costs you anything.

Have another question? Write to the team.