Graduate Program: International Relations & Cyber Security

Notre Dame; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Twelve month graduate program

Mentors and buddies

Relocation package to Canberra

Flexible working-from-home

Career progression to permanent role

Generous leave entitlements

Job summary

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet invites recent graduates to apply for its twelve-month PM&C Graduate Program, offering mentorship, a relocation package to Canberra, and flexible working arrangements. You will rotate across diverse areas while developing policy and advisory skills for national security, international relations and public service.

Starting in February 2028, eligibility requires Australian citizenship and the ability to pass security checks, with potential

Qualifications

• Recent graduate in International Relations, Cyber, or National Security.
• Willing to relocate to Canberra to start in February 2028.
• Australian citizen and willing to undergo police, character, and health checks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare policy advice on complex and important foreign policy issues.
• Support the Prime Minister’s engagement with key foreign leaders in North and South Asia.
• Consider options to confront Indo-Pacific challenges including economic coercion, international debt, banking, and telecommunications.
• Coordinate and drive the trilateral security partnership AUKUS with Defence and DFAT.

Education

Recent graduate in International Relations, Cyber, or National Security

Job description

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet invites recent graduates to apply for its twelve-month PM&C Graduate Program, offering mentorship, a relocation package to Canberra, and flexible working arrangements. You will rotate across diverse areas while developing policy and advisory skills for national security, international relations and public service.

Starting in February 2028, eligibility requires Australian citizenship and the ability to pass security checks, with potential