The City of Charles Sturt is proud to launch its 2025 Graduate Program - an opportunity to kickstart your career with one of South Australia’s most progressive and community-focused councils.
This 24-month program offers meaningful, real-life experience, professional development, and a valuable foundation for pursuing a career in local government.
We’re committed to building an inclusive, progressive workforce and we’re looking for courageous graduates who are ready to make a difference. Be part of something bigger. Grow your career and help shape the future of our community - right here at the City of Charles Sturt.
About Our Organisation:
The City of Charles Sturt is a vibrant community home to around 130,000 people across 105 different cultures. We champion unity in diversity and strive to reflect our community within our workforce - wherever you are from, you are home in the City of Charles Sturt.
We prioritise customer and employee experience and a supportive environment where everyone belongs. With over 500 employees, our people and our community "Means the World" to us which highlights the importance of our places, our people and our service to the community.
About the role:
You’ll be embedded within the Corporate Services Division and take part in structured rotations across key portfolios.
The Corporate Services Division underpins the organisation with the essential functions and trusted expertise that enable Council to deliver quality outcomes for our community. Home to our Financial Services, Information Services, People and Culture, Governance and Risk, and Strategic Procurement portfolios, the Division ensures that Council is financially sustainable, technologically innovative, operationally efficient, and strategically aligned.
You will contribute to real projects aligned with your field of study, organisational priorities, and community outcomes. The structure is flexible, allowing each graduate’s journey to reflect their interests, capabilities, and the evolving needs of the organisation.
This immersive approach ensures you develop a deep understanding of local government operations while building the skills and confidence to grow a successful and impactful career.
About You:
We are seeking a progressive and well-rounded individual to join our team. If you are excited by the opportunity to use your analytical mind to enable innovation in a diverse organisation with real people, we want to hear from you. Plus, you will have:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Confident digital literacy and adaptability with new technologies
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Ability to collaborate and build effective relationships
- Organised with good time management
- Customer-first mindset with integrity and accountability
- Eagerness to learn, grow, and contribute fresh ideas
- Have successfully completed a tertiary qualification aligned with the graduate program stream
The Detail:
A graduate employee will enjoy:
- A full-time, fixed-term contract for a period of two years
- Starting salary from $83,707.85 per annum + Superannuation + Annual Leave Loading, including personal leave and annual leave too
To be considered for this opportunity, you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this contract.
Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application for this vacancy by, 5.00pm, Friday 10th October 2025. Provide us with your resume, as well as answering the following questions:
- Why the City of Charles Sturt?
- What would you bring as a graduate?
- What are you hoping to gain from participating in the graduate program?
For further information about this opportunity, please view the attached position description.
Enquiries about this position may be made to the following:
Isabel Hidalgo, People & Culture
ihidalgomesa@charlessturt.sa.gov.au
8408 1190
Position Description - Graduate Program - Corporate Services