Australian Federal Police - 2025 Graduate Program

As a graduate within our 2025 program, you will be placed in a variety of business areas across the organisation, critical to the operations of the AFP.

You will have the opportunity to contribute to the critical and dynamic work of Australia’s national policing agency. Your valuable contribution will have a real impact on how we work as an organisation and also on our broader communities. Whilst on the program, you will have the opportunity to:

• undertake targeted professional development opportunities that provide you with the knowledge and skills to set up your career
• complete a number of work area rotations, exposing you to different areas of the AFP
• access graduate specific support including buddies, mentors and other organisational networks
• complete corporate and community based graduate projects.

Eligibility:

• To be eligible you must be an Australian Citizen.
• This position requires the successful candidate to obtain a Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance.
• Must have a Bachelor’s degree (or higher equivalent) and completed your university degree in the last 5 years (2020 or later) or be in your final year of study. 
• The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated for all AFP employees. Satisfactory proof of vaccination status will be required at the time an offer of employment is made. You will be notified if you need to provide your COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate. 

Salary & Benefits

The AFP Graduate Program provides a number of benefits including:

• A starting annual salary of $69,224 plus 15.4% superannuation
• Relocation assistance if you are moving interstate
• Access to AFP Tertiary Study Assistance Scheme (ATSAS)
• Other generous employment conditions, full details can be found here.

What We Are Looking For

While the AFP welcomes applications from all eligible graduates, this year degrees in the following fields will be very highly regarded:

• Business (Accounting, Human Resources/Industrial Relations, Commerce, Project Management, Taxation, Finance)
• Engineering (Information Technology, Software Engineering, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Cyber Security, System Administration)
• Health (Nursing, Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy, Health Sciences)
• Law (Legal Studies, Law and Justice, Policy)
• Criminology (Security Studies, Counter Terrorism, Intelligence & Security)
• Arts, Humanities and Justice (International Relations, International Studies)
• Arts and Design (Communication and Media)
• Science (Forensics)
• Social Science (Psychology, Anthropology)

Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to the core values of the AFP.

Please note: positions will be primarily based at the AFP National Headquarters in Canberra, A.C.T, whilst some positions may be available in other locations around Australia.

How to apply:

• To apply, please visit the AFP’s Career Page at: https://careers.afp.gov.au/job-invite/12786/
• Refer to the ‘Advice for Applicants’ section on the job ad.
• If you have a disability/medical condition and require a copy of this advertisement and attached documentation in an accessible format or would like to discuss an access requirements/reasonable adjustment for the recruitment process, please contact emergingtalent@afp.gov.au.

To obtain more information about the AFP Graduate Program, please contact Emerging Talent on 02 5127 2555 (option 3) or emergingtalent@afp.gov.au.