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2027 australian government graduate program - economist stream

Perth
The Treasury of Australia
Government
Posted: 14 March
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2027 Australian Government Graduate Program - Economist Stream

TheAustralianGovernmentGraduateProgram(AGGP)-EconomistStream,ledbytheDepartmentoftheTreasuryandco-ledbytheAustralianPublicServiceCommission(APSC),offersanexcitinganduniqueopportunitytoworkcloselywithAustralia'sleadinggovernmenteconomicpolicyanalystsandforecasters.

Bysubmittingoneapplication,youwillbeconsideredforgraduaterolesacrossseveralparticipatingdepartmentsandagenciesintheAustralianPublicService(APS).

Asaneconomistgraduateyouwillengageinmeaningfulworkandbenefitfromreal-timeexperienceinconductingresearchandcontributingtopolicydevelopment,economicmodellingandforecasting,andprovidingadvicetoinformdecision-makingprocesseswithingovernmentdepartmentsandagencies.

* developingrecommendations,policiesandplanstoimprovetheeconomy

Graduatescanlookforwardtotakingpartinagraduateprogramthatwillprovidestrongsupport,guidanceanddevelopmentopportunitiestoprogressyourskillsandconfidenceasavaluedmemberof,andcontributorto,theAPS.

Asaneconomistgraduate,youwillbenefitfrom:

* on-the-joblearning,supportfromyoursupervisorandcomprehensiveinductionwithyourplacementagency
* full-time,ongoingopportunitieswiththepossibilityforflexibleworkarrangementsasnegotiatedwithyourplacementagency
* careerprogressionandopportunitiesforsalaryadvancement

Skills

TheEconomistStreamdoesnotrequiregraduatestohavepriorprofessionalexperiencetoapply.We'relookingforgraduateswithstronganalyticalthinkingandcollaborativeskills,whoareflexible,curiousandresilientandhavestrongwrittenandcommunicationskills.

Ifyoubringtransferableskills,awillingnesstolearn,andgenuinecuriosity,wewanttohearfromyou.Youmighthavedevelopedtheseskillsthroughexperiencessuchas:

* stronganalytical,communicationorpeopleskills

Location

MosteconomistgraduatepositionsareinCanberra,howevertheremaybeopportunitiesforplacementinothercapitalcitiesacrossAustralia,dependingontheagencyyouarematchedwith.Relocationassistancemaybeprovidedbyplacementagenciesaspertheirinternalpolicies.

Formoreinformation,pleasevisittheEconomistStreamwebpage.

* youmustbeanAustraliancitizenatthetimeofapplication
* havecompletedanAustralianQualificationsFrameworkLevel7qualification(Bachelordegree),orhigherequivalentby31December2026.RelevantdegreesincludeEconomics,EconometricsoranydegreewithamajororminorinEconomics.
* yourmostrecenteligiblequalifyingdegreehasorwillbecompletedwithinthelast5years.Forexample,youhaveorwillcompleteyourdegreebetween1January2022and31December2026
* willingandabletorelocatetoCanberra(orotherstate-basedlocationsspecifiedbyparticipatingagencies)forthedurationofthegraduateprogram
* undergoanypolice,character,healthorotherrequiredchecks
* obtainandmaintainavalidAustralianGovernmentsecurityclearancepriortoyourcommencement.PleasevisittheAustralianGovernmentSecurityVettingAgency(AGSVA)websiteformoreinformationonsecurityclearances

Ifyouronlyqualifyingdegreeisfromanoverseasuniversity,youwillneedtoprovideastatementwithyourapplicationverifyingtherecognitionofyourqualificationsfromanAustralianstateorterritorygovernmentoverseasqualificationsunit.Ifyoudonothavetherequiredevidencepriortoapplicationsclosing,youcanstillapply.Attachaletteroremailwhichoutlinesthestepsyouaretakingtosourceyourdocumentation.Youwillhavetoprovidedocumentedevidencepriortobeingofferedaposition.

DepartmentoftheTreasury-GraduateDevelopmentProgram

TheAGGP-EconomistStreamisrunindependentlyoftheTreasuryGraduateDevelopmentProgramrecruitmentprocess.YoucanapplyforboththeTreasuryGraduateProgramandtheEconomistStreamgraduaterecruitmentprocesses-justmakesuretochecktheeligibilityrequirements.

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* yourresume
* ashort-writtenresponsetotheapplicationquestion.

ApplicationQuestion

"WorkingasanEconomistStreamgraduateintheAPSinvolvesresearchingissues,analysingdataandprovidingeconomicpolicyadvicethatinformsdecisions.In250wordsorless,describewhatattractsyoutothistypeofwork,whicheconomicpolicytopicmostinterestsyou,andtwoskillsyouwouldapplytocontributetoachievingtheseoutcomes."

Tostartyourapplication,clickontheApplybutton.

Notes

SuccessfulapplicantswillbeplacedinameritpoolthatwillbeconsideredbytheAPSandCommonwealthentities.Pleasenotethatagenciesanddepartmentswillofferdifferentemploymentconditionsandgraduateprogramfeatures.

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