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ACT Government

4.1
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

2025 Graduate Program (Feb 2025)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • Australian Capital Territory

      Canberra

Remote

Canberra

  • Australia

    Australia

    Remote work

Location

Canberra, Canberra

Opportunity expired

Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • SalaryAUD 84061 / Year
  • Number of vacancies50-90 vacancies
  • Application open dateApply by 28 Apr 2024
  • Start dateStart date 5 Feb 2025

Be part of something bigger and turn your ambition into action. 

The ACT Public Service is a professional, diverse and progressive organisation. Our work directly serves the needs of the Canberra community. Working with us, you can make a difference to peopleโ€™s lives every day. 

Join our 2025 ACT Public Service Graduate Program and we can support you to develop skills, knowledge and networks to build an exciting and rewarding career.

We offer you:

  • A competitive salary (starting at $84,061) and accelerated opportunity for promotion.
  • A 10-month development program, including role rotations, designed to support you to establish and grow your career in the ACT Public Service.
  • Flexible work arrangements and a healthy work/life balance.
  • Financial support for relocation to Canberra to join the ACT Public Service.
  • An unrivalled range of career paths, including but not limited to:
    • Finance and Commerce
    • HR and Business
    • Engineering
    • Environmental Science
    • ICT
    • Legal Policy (non-practicing roles)
    • Arts and Humanities

2025 ACT Public Service Graduate Program Eligibility, You must:

  1. Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or currently hold Australian Permanent Residency,
  2. Have completed a tertiary qualification in the past five years, and
  3. Be available to commence with the Program in early February 2025.

ACT Public Service is an inclusion-focused employer:

The ACT Public Service actively supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodiverse people, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTQIA+ are encouraged to apply. 

How to Apply: 

  1. Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button  
  2. As part of your application you will need to submit: 
    • Your current curriculum vitae (CV), 
    • University transcript, and 
    • Proof of residency. 
  3. A video pitch is required as part of your application. Separate instructions are provided in the Application Package to assist with this submission. 

Questions? Weโ€™d love to hear from you!

Our friendly Graduate Recruitment Team are happy to assist. Please contact us with any questions, including relevance of your qualification, eligibility, adjustments or support through the recruitment process, future workplace adjustment requirements or to discuss the benefits of our program in more detail.

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australian Citizen โ€ข Australian Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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About the employer

ACT Government

ACT Government

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Government & Public Service

The ACT Government is a professional, diverse and innovative public service. Our work is interesting, meaningful, challenging and fulfilling.

Pros and cons of working at ACT Government

Pros

  • Flexible work arrangements, interesting work, good workplace culture, ability to try di๏ฌ€erent roles within a short timeframe.

  • The values of the government permeate entirely through, leading to conditions, environments, and working relationships that are respectful, supportive, and purpose driven. Flexible working arrangements including time and place. Strong opportunities for professional development and career growth.

  • Progressive and dynamic culture. WFH ๏ฌ‚exibility. Training experiences. Cultural experiences.

  • The rotation structure has absolutely worked in my favour and to my bene๏ฌt. I have enjoyed the range of experiences that I have had a chance to be involved in. It has allowed me to think about future career movements and areas of Government that I would consider working in.

  • Welcoming and respectful environment.

Cons

    • Not having much say about the roles we are placed in during the graduate program having to do 3 PDPs in each role (3 months), and doing 3 rotations.

    • Having to pay for parking in order to attend work. Itโ€™s basically a pay cut.

    • Limited progress on your career path due to the diversity of the Graduate Program, but this could be beneficial as well.

    • Lack of clear and consistent procedures on how to complete work, timesheets and breaks.

    • Sometimes team members not going to o๏ฌƒce often to meet.