The City of Charles Sturt is excited to recruit 3 x Graduates to join our Graduate Program.

This is your opportunity to put your qualification into practice, gain valuable workplace experience, and build a meaningful career with one of South Australia's most progressive and community-focused councils.

Our two-year Graduate Program offers hands-on experience, professional development, mentoring, and exposure to a wide range of projects that make a real difference to our community.

Whether your passion lies in people, community, engineering, planning, technology, business, communications, environment, governance, or another professional discipline, we want to help you turn your qualification into a rewarding career.

We're looking for curious, motivated and community-minded graduates who are ready to learn, contribute and grow while helping shape the future of the City of Charles Sturt.

About the role:

As a Graduate, you will be placed within a Division that aligns with your skills, qualifications and career aspirations.

Depending on your background, you may work across areas such as:

- Customer Experience
- Community Development
- Community Health and Safety
- Communications and Engagement
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Planning and Environment
- Engineering and Infrastructure
- Technology and Digital Services
- Data and Analytics
- Performance, Business Intelligence and Improvement
- Governance and Risk

Throughout the program you will:
- Contribute to meaningful projects that deliver real community outcomes
- Gain exposure to different areas of local government
- Build professional, technical and leadership skills
- Receive mentoring, coaching and development opportunities
- Expand your professional network across Council
- Develop a strong understanding of how local government serves and supports communities





Our versatile approach means each graduate's experience will be unique and tailored to maximise learning, development and career opportunities.

This immersive approach ensures you develop a deep understanding of local government operations while building the skills and confidence to grow a successful and impactful career.

About You:

We are seeking a progressive and well-rounded graduate to join us. You are enthusiastic, curious and ready to make a positive contribution.

You may be a recent graduate or in the final stages of completing your studies and are looking for an opportunity to launch your professional career.

You will demonstrate

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- A willingness to learn and embrace new challenges
- Initiative and sound problem-solving skills
- An ability to work collaboratively with others
- A passion for improving outcomes for communities
- A desire to build a long-term career and develop professionally

Qualifications:

We encourage applications from graduates who have completed, or are due to complete, a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, including but not limited to:

- Business, Commerce and Finance
- Information Technology, Digital and Data Analytics
- Engineering, Infrastructure and Asset Management
- Planning, Environment and Sustainability
- Community Development and Social Sciences
- Human Resources, Psychology and Organisational Development
- Communications, Marketing and Public Relations
- Project Management and Business Improvement
- GIS, Spatial and Geospatial Sciences
- Other disciplines relevant to local government.





Applicants with qualifications in other relevant disciplines are also encouraged to apply.

About Our Organisation:

The City of Charles Sturt is a vibrant community home to around 130,000 people across 105 different cultures. We champion unity in diversity and strive to reflect our community within our workforce - wherever you are from, you are home in the City of Charles Sturt.

We prioritise customer and employee experience and a supportive environment where everyone belongs. With over 500 employees, our people and our community "Means the World" to us which highlights the importance of our places, our people and our service to the community.

The Detail:

A graduate employee will enjoy:

- A full-time, fixed-term contract for a period of two years
- Starting salary from $86,219.09 per annum + Superannuation + Annual Leave Loading.

To be considered for this opportunity, you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this contract. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

How to Apply:

Click ‘Apply for this job’ to submit your application for this vacancy by, 5.00pm, Monday, 12 October 2026. Provide us with your resume, as well as answering the following questions:

- Why would you like to join the City of Charles Sturt Graduate Program?
- What strengths, skills or experiences would you bring as a graduate?
- Which study discipline did you complete and what areas of local government most interest you?
- What do you hope to gain from participating in the Graduate Program?

For further information about this opportunity, please view the attached position description.

Enquiries about this position may be made to the following:

Kristen Gigante - People Engagement and Capability Lead [email protected]

Position Description - Graduate Program

📌 Graduate Program (Woodville South)
🏢 City of Charles Sturt
📍 Woodville South