Finding your dream job and lifestyle in regional Australia has just become easier thanks to a new partnership designed to connect job seekers directly with thousands of career opportunities outside the major cities.
The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) has announced a strategic partnership between its Move to More online portal and leading regional employment platform ViewJobs.
Replacing Seek as the official jobs partner of Move to More, ViewJobs will power movetomore.com.au's job search function, connecting job seekers around the country to regional roles and helping regional businesses tap into a broader talent pool of potential workers.
RAI chief executive Liz Ritchie said the collaboration was "a natural fit" that would help address the recruitment challenges faced by employers in the regions and unlock new growth opportunities for local communities.
"The integration of ViewJobs into the Move to More platform strengthens its core offering: helping people not only dream about regional life, but act on it," Ms Ritchie said.
"Regional employers are crying out for skilled workers, and we know that jobs are one of the biggest drivers for relocation. By teaming up with ViewJobs, we're making it easier for people to discover meaningful careers in regional communities and easier for employers to find the talent they need to thrive."
ViewJobs founder Lewis Romano said the goal was "to create a smarter, more connected recruitment ecosystem that truly works for regional Australia".
"ViewJobs was purpose-built to be the home of regional jobs, and in just 18 months we've seen incredible momentum," he said. "This partnership with RAI, through Move to More, gives us the opportunity to take that impact even further."
Launched in March 2024, ViewJobs now reaches more than 5 million Australians a month in partnership with the regional news network of ACM, publisher of this masthead.
Unlike other job platforms, ViewJobs places job listings online and in ACM's local newspapers, giving employers an advantage in reaching regional audiences.
"No one else can offer this reach at scale, and it means regional employers get better visibility and more value for money - targeting both active and passive job seekers," Mr Romano said.
The model was "designed to remain accessible and affordable, at less than half the cost of Seek, making it easier for regional employers to find the talent they need".
With dedicated pages for each region powered by Move to More and rich local data, ViewJobs also helped job seekers "understand what life could look like if they relocated their skills".
Mr Romano said more than a million Australians had visited viewjobs.com.au since launch, with job seekers exploring 100,000 live listings and employers connecting to the platform's 150,000 monthly users.
"We're only scratching the surface of what's possible," he said.
RAI's Move to More initiative encourages people in the major capital cities to explore regional living and helps them picture their new lifestyle, with its career and cost-of-living benefits.
With almost 10 million Australians already living in the regions, Ms Ritchie said the ViewJobs partnership would support the institute's 10-year Regionalisation Ambition plan to "rebalance" the nation by 2032.
She encouraged regional businesses to get behind ViewJobs and list their job vacancies on the platform to help strengthen their local workforce and drive long-term prosperity for regional Australia.
"Recruitment difficulty is one of the most pressing barriers to regional growth," she said. "By connecting employers with talent and showcasing career pathways, ViewJobs and Move to More are helping to unlock the full potential of regional communities."
A progress report on the 25 targets set out in RAI's national plan will be presented next week at the institute's annual Regions Rising summit in Canberra.
"In 2022, 65 per cent of regional employers reported difficulty filling jobs," Ms Ritchie said. "The goal is to reduce this figure to 40 per cent by 2032, and it is anticipated that the collaboration with ViewJobs will contribute to achieving this target."
