Vacation Student

Vacation Student - Business, Communications, Commerce, Innovation

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Multiple positions for Business, Commerce, Communications, Psychology students. Multiple opportunities available in Maroochydore and Mango Hill.

About us:

Unitywater operates in one of Australia's most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

About the role:

Join our undergraduate Vacation Program to gain hands on industry experience in our dynamic and innovative organisation. These paid undergraduate positions are offered once a year for a 12-week placement over the summer holiday period (Nov Feb 2026), working 4 days per week. This year we have the below opportunities available:

Opportunity 1: Business / Finance / Commerce / Accounting

• Working within our Business Planning and Performance team this student will be supported to develop a financial reporting and analytics suite for use in the business.
• Key responsibilities will include financial reporting and modelling.
• Open to: Business, Finance, Commerce or Accounting students

Opportunity 2: Business / Psychology / Behavioural Science / Human Resources

• Working within our Culture and Capability team, this student will contribute to workforce capability planning, engaging with key stakeholders, co-facilitating workshops, and socialisation and rollout of success profiles.
• Students will develop skills in communications, deepen understanding of workforce planning and enhance strategic thinking and design skills.
• Open to: Psychology, Business Psychology and Human Resources students with an interest in capability planning.

Opportunity 3: Business / Innovation / Creative Intelligence

• Support the facilitation and creation of Unitywater's annual Innovation Challenge.
• Deliver external environment scans, develop challenge scope and objectives, determine success criteria, establish idea assessment plan, co-ordinate an assessor group and work with back-end software.
• Build stakeholder engagement and software skills, enhance creative and constructive thinking, develop influencing and communication skills.
• Open to: Business, Innovation Management, Creative Intelligence and Media students

Opportunity 4: Communications / Media / Journalism / Public Relations

• Working within our Brand, Communications and Media team, contribute to media and social media planning and creation.
• Draft and schedule social media posts, draft media releases and learn about how media teams in a corporate environment work to have their stories heard.
• Open to: Communications, Media, Journalism and Public Relations students.

About you:

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

• Must be a current tertiary undergraduate student.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of commitment.
• A willingness to learn and to make a positive contribution to our business.

Additional information:

• We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
• We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.
• We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

How to apply:

Please clearly indicate in your cover letter which opportunity you are applying for from those listed above. Submit a cover letter and resume online.

If you're successful we will need you to undergo a few checks…. We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening.

Unitywater has a one-week shutdown period over Christmas and students will generally also take this time off. For further information please contact the Careers team at

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.

Seniority level: Internship

Employment type: Part-time

Job function: General Business, Finance, and Public Relations

Industry: Utilities

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