2024 Mdba Graduate Development Program

2 weeks ago

Canberra, ACT, Australia Murray Darling Basin Authority Full time
Exciting ongoing, fulltime career opportunity

  • Generous remuneration and employment conditions
  • Adelaide, Canberra, Goondiwindi, Griffith, Mildura, Murray-Bridge or Wodonga

Who we are looking for?

The MDBA is recruiting for high-achieving graduates across the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) stream who are passionate about water and interested in becoming part of the MDBA team at any of our office locations in Adelaide, Canberra, Goondiwindi, Griffith, Mildura, Murray-Bridge or Wodonga.


We are particularly interested in graduates qualified in:

  • Natural resource management
  • Engineering
  • Hydrology
  • Groundwater
  • Environmental and ecological sciences
  • Environmental engineering
  • Social and economic sciences

To be eligible for the Program you must:

  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident actively seeking Australian citizenship and will have been granted Australian citizenship prior to the commencement of the Program in February 202
  • at a minimum, have completed by 31 December a recognised Australia undergraduate degree in a critical discipline in the last three years
- at a minimum, have achieved a 65% Weighted Average Mark (WAM), and
- satisfy all MDBA engagement requirements including character clearances.

About the program

The 11-month Program is designed to provide graduates with the opportunity to develop their knowledge, skills, and understanding of the work of the MDBA and the wider Australian Public Service (APS).

Graduates will be exposed to a variety of learning and development activities as well as the opportunity to be involved in networking activities, including whole of Government events.


The Program aims to:
- develop graduates to effectively contribute to the management and development of policies, programs and research
- maintain the level of technical and management potential within the MDBA.

Key aspects of the Program include:

  • learning and development activities, including completion of a Diploma of Government
- support through a buddy and mentor program
- ongoing exposure to the Executive Sponsor, the Chief Operating Officer
- exposure to the Senior Executives.

Graduates will participate in three rotations over the 11-month Program.

Each rotation will be approximately 14 weeks in duration and will comprise of a range of learning and development activities in addition to rotation work.

Rotations are a great way for graduates to build their networks and identify the different parts of the MDBA which they are passionate about working in.


The aim of each rotation is to provide graduates with a broad understanding of the different programs, issues and priorities across the MDBA and their strategic contribution to the MDBA's objectives and goals.

In accordance with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority Enterprise Agreement EA) graduates will commence at the MDBA Graduate Broadband APS 3 classification and upon successful completion of the Program, graduates will be assessed for advancement to the APS 5 classification.

Active participation in scheduled face-to-face and virtual learning and development activities is required to successfully complete the Program.

During the Program, graduates will undertake a range of formal and on the job learning and development activities designed to prepare them for career progression.

To assist graduates to participate in learning and development activities they are eligible for up to a maximum of five hours per week paid leave for study purposes.


Why choose the MDBA?
We're committed to providing flexible working conditions to assist with work/life balance and offer excellent employment conditions and benefits, including but not limited to:

  • competitive APS 3 commencement salary of $66,524 plus 15.4% superannuation per annum and the opportunity to advance to APS 5 on successful completion of the Program
- an ongoing placement on successful completion of the Program
- relocation assistance including
- travel expenses to transition the graduate and their dependant/s to the destination location
- removal and storage costs to remove and/or store the graduates household goods and/or motor vehicles
- settling-in accommodation during the transition period between base and destination location for up to 3 weeks.

Read more about terms and conditions of employment.

RecruitAbility Scheme
MDBA is committed to supporting the employment and career development of people with disability.

Our participation in the APS RecruitAbility scheme means we will progress applicants with disability to a further stage in the recruitment process, where they opt into the scheme and meet the minimum requirements for the position.

Details about the RecruitAbility scheme can be found at the Australian Public Service Commission's website.

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