2027 Graduate Development Program – Affirmative – Clean Energy Regulator
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770472
- Agency: Clean Energy Regulator
- Job Title: 2027 Graduate Development Program – Affirmative
- Position Number: CER 077/26
- Classification: Graduate APS
- Closing Date: Thursday 30 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra
- Salary: $76,302 – $82,598
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Throughout the graduate year flexible working)
About Clean Energy Regulator
This role is being recruited under the Affirmative Measures – Indigenous Employment provision.
This means the opportunity is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The
use of this measure supports the Australian Government’s commitment to increasing
representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the APS and addressing
historical under-representation.
We are committed to a fair and inclusive process where all candidates are assessed on merit, with
an understanding that capability can be demonstrated in many ways, including through
community, cultural, and lived experience.
As a part of the recruitment process, you will be required to provide evidence that confirms your
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. This is generally via a letter issued by a
recognised Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation that confirms:
You are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; or,
You identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
You are accepted by the community as such.
If you progress to the interview stage, you will be required to provide this evidence prior to your
interview.
Our Commitment to Cultural Safety
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and respectful recruitment process and workplace.
In this recruitment process, we will:
Use clear, plain language and minimise unnecessary jargon
Provide flexibility in how you demonstrate your skills and experience
Offer alternative assessment approaches (such as storytelling or conversational approaches
where appropriate)
Ensure panel members are culturally aware and respectful
Provide opportunities to ask questions and feel comfortable throughout the process
We recognise that everyone communicates differently and want to create an environment where
you can best show your strengths and potential.
Our Commitment to Ongoing Support
We are committed to supporting you throughout your time at the Clean Energy Regulator by
fostering a workplace where you feel culturally safe, valued and connected. Our First Nations
Network plays a central role in this by creating an inclusive environment for Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander staff, amplifying First Nations voices, and supporting initiatives led by First Nations
peoples. Through celebrating and sharing cultural heritage, recognising significant events and
milestones, and promoting cultural understanding across the agency, the Network helps
strengthen our ongoing commitment to reconciliation and respect.
Duties
- Benefits of working for CER
- Generous remuneration package with 15.4% superannuation contributions on top of the
- listed salary.
- Four weeks annual leave per year, and twenty days personal and carers leave per year.
- Shut-down period between Christmas and New Year’s Day (no annual leave required).
- Assistance with relocating to Canberra (if required).
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Throughout the graduate year flexible working arrangements will be determined on a
- rotation-by-rotation basis.
- We are looking for high-caliber, motivated graduates with a wide range of qualifications and
- experiences, including, but not limited to:
- Business and Commerce
- Environmental Studies
- Mathematics / Statistics
- Data Science
- Economics
- Agriculture studies
- Politics / Public Policy
- HR
- Electrical Engineering
- Law / Combined Law
- Science
- Finance and Accounting
Eligibility / Notes
- To be eligible for this program, you will need to:
- be an Australian citizen
- be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance to a minimum of Baseline level
- have completed an undergraduate degree or higher in the last three years (conferred from
- 2024 onwards) or be in your last year of study (to be completed by January 2027)
- have maintained a credit (or equivalent) average throughout your degree
- be willing to relocate to Canberra (relocation assistance will be offered to the successful
- applicants).
- Additional eligibility requirements – Affirmative Measures
- Eligible applicants are only persons:
- Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
- Who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and
- Who are accepted by their community as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- As a part of the application submission process, you will be required to upload a document that
- confirms your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage.
How to Apply
Position Contact Clean Energy Regulator HR Team, 02 6159 3223
Agency Recruitment Site https://cleanenergyregulatorcareers.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm
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that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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