2026 Aihw Graduate Program

Position: 2026 AIHW Graduate Program - Disability

Affirmative Measures

Classification: APS Level 4

Location: Canberra ACT | Sydney NSW | Remote

Job Reference: #037_04/25

Group: All AIHW Groups

Unit: Several

Salary $78,134- $84,626 plus 15.4% superannuation

Ongoing | Non-ongoing (for up to 18 months with possibility of extension)
Engagement Type:
Full-time or Part-time

Advertised: Friday 11 April 2025 (Commonwealth Gazette)

Closing Date: Thursday 22 May 2025, 11:30pm

Contact Officer:
More information: Visit our Careers Page and the AIHW Enterprise Agreement

The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under _Section 33 of the Australian Public Service _
- Commissioner's Directions 2022_. This vacancy is open only to people with disability.

A merit pool will be established from this recruitment exercise and used to fill similar positions within the institute over
the coming 18 months.

About the AIHW

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) provides reliable, regular and relevant information and

statistics on Australia’s health and welfare.

We are committed to providing high quality, national data and analysis across the health, housing and

community services sectors. This covers a wide range of areas, from health and welfare expenditure,

hospitals, disease and injury, disability and mental health, to ageing, disadvantaged and vulnerable populations,

homelessness, and First Nations health and welfare.

The AIHW Difference

The AIHW’s APS employee census results attest to our positive and supportive workplace culture. We are an

inclusive, flexible, and productive workplace where people are treated with respect and courtesy, and diverse

and unique attributes are recognised and valued. Our results also show that we achieved top ten rankings in

staff engagement, communication, and wellbeing scales out of 104 APS agencies.

We offer a range of benefits including:

- Access to flexible working arrangements to support your work/life balance
- Attractive remuneration packages including generous superannuation and leave provisions
- Challenging and fulfilling work where you can use your skills and expertise
- Opportunities for professional development including study assistance

Nations people(s), people with disability, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse people and people from diverse cultural and

linguistic backgrounds.

We offer a robust and inclusive recruitment process that welcomes talent from every walk of life. We welcome

any requests for reasonable adjustments you may require and our recruitment panel is educated to

accommodate your needs throughout the process.

The AIHW has offices in Canberra and Sydney and offers remote work opportunities for many roles.

For more information, visit the Benefits of working for the AIHW page of our website.

What We Offer Our Graduates

At the AIHW, we pride ourselves on the ongoing development of our staff. Our graduates are exposed to

many learning and development opportunities early on and throughout their AIHW career. Within their first

year of employment AIHW graduates can access a range of development opportunities including:

- Formal induction
- Training in various IT systems and statistical packages e.g., R and SAS
- Many events that are specifically targeted to APS graduates
- Individual coaching sessions
- Writing workshops.

This all means you'll have opportunities and support to further your career at the AIHW.

Who We Are Looking For

Our graduates will have the opportunity to contribute to various projects and work in areas such as

population health, community services, health services, housing, First Nations health and welfare,

information management, and specialist technical and methodological support.

We are seeking graduates with demonstrated experience and knowledge in:

- Health or social sciences policy or practices or
- Statistical analysis and data science.

To be successful in our generalist roles, you will have well-developed skills in one or more of the following:
research design, data analysis and integration, interpreting and manipulating statistics, data governance and

data management, reporting, and project management. You will also have qualifications or relevant work

experience in one or more social and health science disciplines, including health economics, health

information management, public health, epidemiology, humanities, sociology, psychology, and computer

science.

Due to the technical nature of our work, we also have some specialised roles which focus on statistical

analysis, data science and web content design and development. To be considered for these roles, you will

architecture, data linkage, machine learning, metadata, coding (SAS, Python, SPSS, STATA etc.), classifications

and terminologies, SNOMED-CT or XML data analytics, computer science, or programming.

You will also be able to manipulate and interrogate complex datasets using a range of software and