About the AIHW Graduate Program

As a Graduate at the AIHW, you will have the opportunity to contribute to work that has purpose. Our work connects us with communities across Australia and delivers real impact in people’s everyday lives.

Our graduates will contribute to meaningful projects that strengthen evidence and inform decisions that affect Australians’ health and welfare. You may work across areas such as health insights, population health, community services, health systems, housing, and First Nations health and welfare, helping turn data and analysis into insights that make a difference.

We also invest in the ongoing development of our staff and building skills and capabilities the institute needs now and into the future. Through the Graduate Program, you will be supported to grow your capability, broaden your experience across different work areas, and develop a strong foundation for a career in the APS.

As an AIHW Graduate you will contribute to the development of high-quality data, reports and other information products that are used to help shape the policies and programs that lead Australia’s understanding around health, aged care, wellbeing, support for families and minority groups, and diseases.

Some areas of the institute seeking graduates in 2027 include: Child Welfare; Sexual & Reproductive Health; Primary Healthcare Engagement & Data Development; Tobacco, Alcohol & Other Drugs; Merging & Release Data Linkage; Mental Health Information & Evidence Refinement & Validation; Advisory & Evaluation Services. There may also be opportunities for graduates in some of the other areas in the institute.

You may have the opportunity to:

Research, survey and contribute to key projects and reports, including administration and coordination activities.
Assist in the collation, analysis, and reporting of health, housing, or community services statistics and information.
Contribute to the development, documentation, and maintenance of data collections and standards.
Work on meaningful projects that tell stories using data interpretation and visualisation to be presented to our internal and external AIHW stakeholders.
Involvement in writing reports and papers, data collation, and analysis. This may include working with large data sets and using advanced data evaluation and programs.

For more information on this role and how to apply, please visit our careers page.

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