The Business services and policy pathway puts graduates at the centre of the decisions, systems and services that keeps Defence moving. Graduates will shape policies, support major initiatives, and help ensure our people and operations work smoothly and effectively.

Opportunities

While working in a supportive pathway designed to grow their career, graduates will:

  • gain experience across multiple business and policy areas
  • influence decision making and long-term strategy
  • contribute to projects that achieve the Defence mission.

If a graduate wants meaningful work with real impact, this is where it starts.

Through shaping policy, managing projects, and driving major outcomes or delivering essential services, this pathway is the chance to make a real impact. Graduates will be part of the teams that enable Defence capability, contributing to national security while building their own professional expertise.

Defence offers graduates broad exposure across a variety of business and policy functions, including:

  • parliamentary and ministerial coordination
  • governance
  • communications and media
  • marketing and graphic design
  • security/vetting
  • auditing and fraud control
  • quality assurance
  • project and program management
  • logistics
  • industry policy and strategic/international policy
  • capability analytics
  • health policy and public policy.

Through their work, graduates may contribute to:

  • supporting high-level decision-making and government engagement
  • maintaining compliance and accountability across Defence operations
  • crafting messages, campaigns and visual content
  • supporting projects, programs and initiatives
  • helping coordinating resources and ensuring operational readiness.

Eligibility

Applicants for the Business Services and Policy Pathway must:

  • be an Australian Citizen
  • have completed an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Level 7 qualification (bachelor degree) or higher equivalent between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2026
  • be able to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting Level 1 security clearance.