Business Graduate (Jan 2025)

Your role

AusNet's goal is to build you up for success. Their 2-year Graduate Program is designed to provide you with comprehensive training and development opportunities.

As a Business Graduate, you will play a vital role in supporting various departments and contributing to the overall growth and success of AusNet.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for recent business graduates to gain practical experience and develop a strong foundation in their careers.

You will have the chance to work closely with experienced professionals, participate in cross-functional projects, and contribute to the achievement of key business objectives.

This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Collaborate with different teams to support day-to-day operations, including but not limited to finance, marketing, operations, and sales
• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and assist in the development of marketing strategies
• Assist in the preparation of business reports, presentations, and financial analysis
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives by identifying areas for optimisation and efficiency enhancement
• Coordinate and participate in meetings, brainstorming sessions, and project discussions
• Support the implementation of new business initiatives and monitor their progress
• Stay updated with industry trends and best practices, providing valuable insights to the team
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by supervisors

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About you

To be eligible to apply for the Business Graduate Program, you will have:

• Full working rights in Australia
• Graduated in 2023 or graduate by December 2024, with a degree qualification in any of the fields below:
  • Marketing & Communications
  • Finance
  • Economics
  • Land & Property
  • Law
  • Data Analytics
  • Any other related field

You don’t need to check every box; however, they are looking for a good combination of:

• Connect with others: You are able to build and grow authentic relationships for a positive impact.
• Curious: You collaborate to learn, share insights, share lessons learned and celebrate wins with others.
• Brave: You challenge the status quo, ask why and cut through complexity to find the simplest solutions.

Benefits

AusNet believes in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets them apart:

• Flexibility: Whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part-time arrangements, they’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: More than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community giving: A paid day to volunteer with their social impact partners, Foodbank, Landcare or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: They offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.
• A real place to belong: They celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in the team. Engage and connect through their social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of their Employee Network Groups.  

Training, development & rotations

You will have the chance to work in a core business unit and explore different areas of the organisation through rotations. You will also have the unique opportunity to gain experience in another division, enabling you to broaden your understanding of their operations and develop versatile skills.

Additional features of AusNet’s Graduate Program:

• Mentoring program with leaders from across the business
• The Early Careers Network and other networking opportunities
• Learning opportunities such as a graduate-specific development program, PowerUp sessions and LinkedIn learning.

Career progression

At the end of the program, you will move into a permanent role at AusNet, aligned with your skills, capability, and chosen career pathway.

How to apply

In your application, please include a cover letter, telling them why you want to be an AusNet graduate, a copy of your transcript (complete or up to your most recently completed semester) and your resume.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• jobs.ausnetservices.com.au
• ausnetservices.com.au/careers/graduate-program