Department of Defence Graduate Program – Policy & Intelligence Pathway

Pathway Highlights:

• Inform advice for decision making at the highest levels of Government;
• Make a real contribution to the ongoing security of Australia;
• Influence strategic policy guidance for Defence and the ADF;
• Enjoy working with some of Australia’s brightest and most enthusiastic professionals; and
• Become tomorrow’s leader and shape the future for a more secure Australia.

The Defence Policy and Intelligence Pathways is seeking high achievers from all disciplines to contribute to work undertaken in the strategic centre of the Defence organisation. Just as important as your qualifications are the personal qualities you can bring to the role – particularly integrity, curiosity, objectivity and your ability to think critically – because, at the end of the day, it’s your judgment that will inform decisions or deliver outcomes for the future of Australia’s security environment.

Within the Defence Policy and Intelligence Pathway, you will undertake a 12-month development program comprising three rotations, specialised training and on the job experiences focusing on issues critical to Australia’s security. Through either the Defence Policy Stream or one of the Defence Intelligence and Cyber Streams, you may inform: decision making on international policy; source or analyse intelligence to counter terrorism; or innovate solutions to mitigate the cyber threat as to protect Australia’s national interests.

The Defence Policy and Intelligence Pathway offers graduates exciting opportunities in Defence Policy or across the three intelligence agencies within Defence:

• Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) specialises in the production of geospatial intelligence and foundation data;
• Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) specialises in collection and analysis of foreign signals intelligence, and cyber and information security
• Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) specialises in the production of all-source intelligence assessments.

We are seeking applications from graduates in the following career Streams:

• Defence Policy: All degree disciplines
• Intelligence and Cyber: All degree disciplines with a particular focus on IT, Computer Science and Engineering

Quick Details

• Salary: APS 4; $67,100 pa + 15.4% super
• Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will advance to $73,256 pa + 15.4% super
• Program: 12 months - 3 x 4 month rotations
• Eligibility: Australian Citizens only
• Intake: February (AGO/ASD/DIO); June (ASD and AGO)
• Location: Canberra (interstate rotations outside of Canberra are available)

Applications for Department of Defence graduate opportunities are open from 1 March 2019 and close on 31 March 2019.

The Department of Defence is committed to developing an inclusive workforce that represents the diversity in Australian culture. We strongly encourage applications from Australian Citizens from all backgrounds.

For more information and eligibility requirements, please visit our website.

We look forward to hearing from you.