ACCC 2025 Graduate Program (EA2024/1)

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

  • Adelaide, SA
  • $71,515 per year
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 15 days ago
Is the ACCC Graduate Program on your wish list?We think it should be. No doubt you’ve started thinking about your career options for 2025 - you’re probably checking out the big employers in the graduate market. We aren’t big, but we are kind of mighty.We are an independent statutory authority that administers the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and other Acts. We work to promote effective competition and fair trading in the marketplace to benefit consumers, business and the community, and efficiency in the delivery of certain infrastructure services.Framed like that, we don’t sound very exciting. But our work impacts the lives of nearly every Australian. We work to make Australia a better place to live and that’s a pretty special thing.Why the ACCC?We’re a great place to work because:
  • we have a great reputation and we are highly regarded for the work we do
  • we have the opportunity to work on lots of different, exciting matters
  • we can see the difference we are making in the Australian community, particularly through high-profile matters such as the NBN, electricity pricing, product safety, financial services, digital platforms, the dairy industry, criminal cartels, consumer data and more
  • we have a culture that encourages continuous development and diversity and people who are highly engaged and passionate about what we do. Our employee engagement score usually sits around 80% - that’s a score most organisations can only dream of
  • our pay gap is about 1% - because when we find something that’s broken, we’re really good at fixing it
  • GAPS A starting salary of $71,515 per annum from 3 February 2025, agency salary increase from 13 March 2025 to $74,233, advancing to GAPS B, $80,643 per annum in November 2025 and $93,004 upon successful completion of the program in June 2026
  • likely finishing the program on APS 5 Salary
  • challenging rotations across various Divisions
  • ongoing learning and development opportunities
  • flexible working conditions, including the ability to work part-time (minimum 30 hours per week), minimum 2 days per week in the office with regular opportunities to network, socialise, share experiences and develop relationships
  • an entry level program coordinator and assigned buddy
  • a workplace that promotes diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity.
If you have tertiary qualifications, and you want the work you do to matter, we believe you could be a good fit and we’d encourage you to apply. This could be from any discipline, for example:
  • Economics
  • Law
  • Data analysis and statistics
  • IT, computer science and technology
  • Mathematics and engineering
  • Finance and accounting
  • Business and government
  • Communications, public-relations and media
  • Education and social work
  • Medicine, health and psychology
  • Arts and design
  • Science and humanities.
Want even more benefits?In addition to the benefits of the graduate program, as an ongoing employee of the ACCC you will also be eligible for:
  • an attractive remuneration package, including 15.4% superannuation and annual salary reviews based on performance
  • excellent leave benefits, including:
  • four weeks of annual leave and sick leave per year (pro-rated for part time employees)
  • the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
  • degendered paid parental leave so both parents are able to access 18 weeks following birth, adoption or permanent fostering (by 26/27)
  • First Nations cultural leave (1 day leave each year for NAIDOC, 6 days over 2 years for cultural and ceremonial purposes
  • Cultural leave of 3 days per year for essential religious or cultural obligations
  • office shutdown between the Christmas and New Year period where employees are absent from work without having to use leave
  • flexible working conditions, including options to work part-time and access to our flex scheme
  • ongoing career development, including chances to work in different ACCC offices, opportunities for advancement and mobility within the organisation, formal and on-the job training programs and possibilities to participate in secondments with other APS agencies.
Need to know more?Check out our for more information, including testimonies from some of our recent graduates.How can you get involved?We thought you’d never ask! Applications for our 2025 graduate program are now open. To find out more about the ACCC Graduate Program, our eligibility criteria and what we expect from our graduates, please download our candidate kit. The candidate kit will also provide you with information about the recruitment and selection process for the 2025 program.Applications close 11:00pm (AEST) Monday, 10 June 2024. Assessment centres will take place in July, with offers made to successful applicants from August/September 2024.Know someone who might be interested in a spot in our 2025 Graduate Program? Share this page with them – you never know, you might make their career!
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