Department of Home Affairs

  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Are you curious and willing to stretch yourself to achieve your full potential?

Are you adaptable, resilient and investigative, with a drive for continuous learning and open to new experiences?

We are looking for Australia's leading 'go-getters' to join our dynamic workforce dedicated to keeping Australia prosperous, secure and united. We offer our graduates a range of interesting opportunities and unique experiences, contributing to a culture that values diversity, respect and inclusion.

Our 12-month Graduate Development Program offers you a range of interesting and challenging work, access to professional development, excellent employment conditions, support by various diversity networks, rewarding professional relationships as well as endless career opportunities and pathways.

We provide you support through an orientation and induction program, a mentor to launch your career, a range of Graduate events, access to health and wellbeing programs, as well as a team of supervisors, mentors and program managers to assist and guide you.

This is an ongoing position, in which you will experience various workplace rotations within the Department before being welcomed to your home placement at the end of your rotation period.

Your options are not limited by your degree. Your degree has equipped you with a wealth of transferable skills that can be utilised across all facets of the Department.

We provide an exciting range of opportunities across various business areas including:

  • Policy
  • Corporate
  • Program Implementation
  • Intelligence
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Positions are based in Canberra (with a level of relocation assistance available).

Note: If you are found suitable but not offered a graduate position you may be placed in a talent pool. The talent pool may be used to fill non-graduate (similar vacancy) positions in various locations across the Department.

Chat with us on Whirlpool (Department of Home Affairs Graduate Development Program 2021).

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)
Business & Management (english)
  • Actuarial Studies
  • Business
  • Business Administration
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Office Studies
  • Project Management
  • Event Management
  • Economics
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Public Relations
  • Transport, Logistics & Procurement
  • Accounting
  • Commerce
  • Finance
  • Hospitality Management
  • Retail & Merchandising
  • Tourism
Creative Arts
  • Communication
  • Media Studies
  • Film & TV
  • Fine Arts
  • Graphic Design & Visual Arts
  • Music
  • Performing Arts
  • Photography
  • Creative Arts (all other)
  • Beauty
  • Fashion Design
  • Hairdressing
  • Creative Writing
  • Journalism
Engineering & Mathematics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
  • Aircraft Operation & Aviation
  • Automotive & Transport Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering & Construction
  • Communications Engineering
  • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Fire & Safety Engineering
  • Geomatic Engineering
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Marine Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Renewable Energy Engineering
  • Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering
  • Engineering & Mathematics (all other)
Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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  • International Studies
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  • Political Science
  • Public Administration
  • Counselling
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  • Theology & Comparative Religion
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  • Social Science (all other)
  • Liberal Arts
  • Counselling
  • Psychology
  • Anthropology
  • Geography
  • Gender Studies
  • Indigenous Studies
  • International Development
  • Peace & Conflict
  • Refugees & Forced Migration
IT & Computer Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics
  • Computer Graphics & Animation
  • Computer Science (all other)
  • Computer Systems and Networks
  • Cyber Security
  • Data Science
  • Programming & Software Engineering
  • Video Game Development
  • Design & User Experience
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  • Justice & Law Enforcement
  • Commercial Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Family Law
  • International Law
  • Tax Law
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Medical & Health Sciences
  • Biomedical Science
  • Chiropractic & Osteopathy
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  • Exercise & Sports Science
  • Health Administration
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Anaesthesia
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • General Practice
  • Intensive Care Medicine
  • Medical Administration
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Occupational & Environmental Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Paediatrics & Child Health
  • Pain Medicine
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Pathology
  • Physician
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health Medicine
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Sexual Health Medicine
  • Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Naturopathy, Acupuncture & Complementary Medicine
  • Aged Care Nursing
  • Community Nursing
  • Critical Care Nursing
  • Family & Child Health Nursing
  • Mental Health Nursing
  • Midwifery
  • Nursing & Midwifery (all other)
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Optometry, Ophthalmology & Orthoptics
  • Paramedic Science
  • Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • Podiatry
  • Environmental Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Promotion
  • Human Movement
  • Indigenous Health
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Public Health (all other)
  • Radiography
  • Medical & Health Sciences (all other)
  • Medical Technology
  • Audiology
  • Speech Pathology
  • Massage Therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Rehabilitation Therapies
Property & Built Environment
  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Building
  • Construction Management
  • Property, Land & Real Estate
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Sustainable Development
  • Urban Design & Town Planning
Sciences
  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Science
  • Aquaculture & Fisheries
  • Viticulture
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecology & Evolution
  • Food Science
  • Forensic Science
  • Genetics
  • Geology
  • Laboratory Technology
  • Marine Science
  • Physics & Astronomy
  • Veterinary Science
  • Sciences (all other)
  • Environmental Studies
  • Forestry Studies
  • Parks & Wildlife Management
Teaching & Education
  • Curriculum Studies
  • Early Childhood Education
  • General Education Studies
  • Primary Teaching
  • Secondary Teaching
  • Special Education
  • Tertiary Education
  • TESOL
  • Vocational Education & Training

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Study fields
    Business & Management (english)
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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About the employer

Department of Home Affairs logo

Department of Home Affairs AU

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Government & Public Service

When you work with us, you are part of a diverse and dynamic workforce dedicated to keeping Australia prosperous, secure and united.