2025 Data & STEM Graduate Program (Rolling Intake)

If you have recently graduated in one of the DATA or STEM disciplines at university then we want you to apply for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) Graduate Program. PM&C will give you the opportunity work across an exciting and broad range of areas that aren’t available anywhere else – it’s a mini public service rolled into one! If you you’re keen to explore a broad range of opportunities, then there’s no better place to start your career.

What we provide 

• 12-month, multiple award-winning graduate program where you choose where you go
• Excellent support including mentors, buddies and networking opportunities to connect with countless business areas
• A starting APS3 salary of $74,264 + 15.4% superannuation and potential advancement after 6 months to the APS4 salary
• Inspiring and diverse work opportunities so that you can tailor your program to suit your goals
• Work-life balance including flexible working from home arrangements and generous leave entitlements
• Career progression to a permanent placement of your choice and possibility of future promotion
• Generous relocation package to support your move to Canberra
• A work culture that respects opinions and fosters inclusion and diversity

What you’ll do   

PM&C’s Graduate Program offers graduates hands on experience supporting the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Portfolio Ministers and Assistant Ministers. 

As a Data or STEM Graduate, you will be part of supporting the Prime Minister through the provision of data and insights on all matters of domestic, economic, social and international policy. You will work closely with core teams across PM&C to improve policy through bespoke analysis, creating custom data tools and procuring data from across government and the private sector.

Having exposure to whole-of-government, you could be helping with the following: 

• Supporting the Net Zero Taskforce to identify regions around Australia that may be vulnerable to economic disruption during the Net Zero transition
• Producing daily Current Issues Brief’s on key cost-of-living indicators used by Prime Minister
• Developing key reporting or information products such as briefs, forward plans, Horizon Scan Products or key priority ‘one-pagers’
• Engaging with people in regions impacted by decarbonisation, understand their needs and interests, and advise on how the Commonwealth can best respond.
• Producing work in the R programming language and use a variety of software development tools including git.

Who we’re looking for?  

PM&C looks for graduates from across a variety of academic disciplines with diverse experiences and backgrounds. We are looking for people enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment and enjoy adapting to new circumstances and priorities as the Prime Minister delivers them. 

To succeed in our program, you need to be curious, motivated and driven to make a difference to the future of our country. You will work both independently and as part of a team, enjoy problem solving, collaborating and offer innovative and creative thinking, approaches and insights. 

Who can apply? 

To be eligible to apply, you must have completed your university degree within the last eight years or be in your final year of study.  

The program starts in February 2025 and you must be willing to relocate to Canberra. You must also be an Australian citizen and willing to undergo police, character and health checks as required.

Please note that application close at 10am on April 15

Next steps    

If this sounds like an opportunity for you, we encourage you to register today. 

To find out more, please visit our website.