Graduate Employment

We want to hear from bright and innovative team players who:

• are completing their bachelor's degree (or higher) in 2024
• graduated with a bachelor's degree (or higher) within the last three years.

Disciplines we can work best with

Business administration or management
Communications, media, journalism or marketing
Construction management
Contract management
Engineering – civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, systems or traffic
Environment studies and cultural heritage management
Finance, economics, accounting or commerce
Graphic design, film and production
Humanities, social science, Aboriginal studies and arts
Human resource management, psychology or criminology
Information technology – cloud computing, computer science, computer programming, cybersecurity, data analytics, geospatial, network operations, software development or software engineering
Law
Legal studies and criminology – business, administrative, employment, labour or legal
Logistics and supply chain management
Network operations and planning
Project management
Property
Public policy or political science
Safety management
Transport modelling or transportation engineering survey
Work, health and safety

If your discipline is not listed, please reach out to the Graduate Coordinator at DIT.Graduates@sa.gov.au to see if you are eligible.

The availability of roles in each discipline varies each year.

Skills and traits you'll need

• Excited by the opportunity to create a better future for South Australians.
• A team player ready to embrace our values and commitment to safety.
• Great at organising, planning, prioritising and meeting deadlines.
• An analytical problem-solver.
• Great research skills.
• Driven, accountable and keen to use your initiative.
• Empathetic and culturally aware.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Familiar with the Microsoft Office suite.

To be considered for a graduate officer role, you'll need to meet the following criteria.

Education and experience

• You have completed a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in the specified or equivalent discipline within the last three years, or have your qualification before the employment start date.
• You have not previously completed a graduate program in, or hosted by, the South Australian public sector.

Legal and administrative requirements

• You are an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or have an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia.
• You agree to a national police check and clearance to meet required entry standards.
• You meet all employment conditions. This includes the ability to make your own way to and from your workplace, training sites and other sites as required.
• You have completed the application process in full.

Professional development

• You can access professional mentoring programs aligned to your career goals.
• We support our law graduates to undertake their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
• We offer paid study leave for graduates interested in undertaking further study.

Community and networking

• Join our Graduate Community of Practice to build strong relations with fellow graduates.
• The opportunity to lead a project with your fellow graduates to implement in the community. Watch how our 2023 graduates revitalised the Mile End Railway Station in the Knowing Community Project.

Career opportunities and compensation

• We have nine unique business areas. This increases the breadth of rotation placement opportunities.
• We can employ international graduates on eligible visas.
• Get annual salary increases within your pay level, subject to satisfactory performance.

Learn other reasons why you should work with us.

Engineering graduate officers

• Engineering graduates are employed as Professional Officer Level 1 (PO1)
• Three annual job rotations are expected
• Salary range: $68,478 to $83,594 per annum, plus superannuation (currently 11.5%)
• Contract and role duration: temporary up to 3 years.

Corporate graduate officers

• All other graduates are employed as an Administrative Service Officer Level 3 (ASO3)
• Salary range: $67,589 to $72,033 per annum, plus superannuation (currently 11.5%)
• Contract and role duration: temporary up to 2 years

Working hours

Full-time employees are expected to work 37.5 hours a week, or 7.5 hours a day.

We offer a range of flexible working arrangements. You will be able to discuss the options that best suit you at the interview and/or offer stage.

Location

Graduate Officer roles are offered in the Adelaide CBD and metropolitan area.

Graduate roles may also occasionally be offered in regional locations. If a regional location is a requirement of the role you’re being considered for, we will discuss this with you at interview and/or offer stage.

Expected start date

Most graduate positions will start in January or February. This will be negotiated with the successful applicant and business unit.

Applications for the 2025 Graduate Program opened in October 2024.

Find out about each opportunity

More information

Subscribe to our entry level employment mailing list to receive updates, such as:

• our entry level employment opportunities
• application opening dates.

Graduate roles may also be advertised throughout the year on I Work For SA.

For enquiries, please contact our Graduate Coordinator at DIT.Graduates@sa.gov.au.