Daniela Graf is a teacher for English as a foreign language, German as an additional language, and geography and economics at Bundesgymnasium Zaunergasse, Salzburg International School (Salis), which she joined in 2017. Additionally, she worked as a research assistant for the Federal Institute for Quality Assurance of the Austrian School System (IQS). Daniela is a long-standing board member of Suedwind Salzburg, an assocation for development policy and global justice based in Austria.
She gained international work experience as an intern in a research project on urban water management in arid zones at the Islamia University Bahawalpur, Pakistan. A high school year in the U.S.A. with the non-profit organization Youth For Understanding (YFU) and later volunteer work for them as workshop leader had a lasting impact on her life.