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.
Apply
* yourresume
* ashort-writtenresponsetotheapplicationquestion.
ApplicationQuestion
"WorkingasanEconomistStreamgraduateintheAPSinvolvesresearchingissues,analysingdataandprovidingeconomicpolicyadvicethatinformsdecisions.In250wordsorless,describewhatattractsyoutothistypeofwork,whicheconomicpolicytopicmostinterestsyou,andtwoskillsyouwouldapplytocontributetoachievingtheseoutcomes."
Tostartyourapplication,clickontheApplybutton.
Notes
SuccessfulapplicantswillbeplacedinameritpoolthatwillbeconsideredbytheAPSandCommonwealthentities.Pleasenotethatagenciesanddepartmentswillofferdifferentemploymentconditionsandgraduateprogramfeatures.
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