APRA Graduate Careers

APRA’s Graduate Program offers an unparalleled view of the financial services industry, with structured and on-the-job learning designed to give our graduates broad experience so they can build an inspiring and rewarding career.
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About APRA

We are Australia’s prudential regulator, responsible for ensuring that our financial system is stable, competitive and efficient. Banks, insurance companies and most superannuation funds operate under our supervision.

By working at APRA, you will protect the interests of the Australian community by seeking to ensure that these entities carefully manage their businesses.

We're looking for deeply curious graduates with a range of skill sets, from frontline supervisors across banking, insurance and superannuation, to data analysts, policy advisors, legal professionals and risk specialists.

Your journey

Your future

From Banking, to Macro Industry Insights, Technology & Data, you’ll work your magic across a variety of specialist divisions at APRA, building a network of mentors, co-workers and friends along the way. Gaining exposure across a variety of areas paves the way for your career to go in the direction of your choosing.

Your impact

By joining APRA, you will work with a fantastic group of people with a unique perspective on Australia’s financial system.  Your efforts will help to ensure that the system remains stable, competitive and efficient, helping to protect the financial wellbeing of all Australians.

Whether your contribution is in policy development, supervision, legal, corporate services, and in helping to foster collaboration and problem solving across the regulatory and financial services community, you will gain unique experience at APRA, helping to ensure the system remains protected today and prepared for tomorrow.

Your experience

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Placements locations are Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Working as part of an APRA team from the start.

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Our graduate program runs for 16 months

This includes three rotations across a number of teams, such as frontline supervision, risk, policy and advice, or technology and data.

Rotations give you the opportunity to build the core foundations of prudential regulation.

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Paired with a graduate buddy

You will benefit from having support from a graduate from the year before, who is fresh with understanding the challenges of being a graduate at APRA.

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In-depth learning and development program

You will have access to an extensive range of in-house training programs. These are designed to support you to grow your technical and personal capabilities, and help jump start your career as a financial professional.

Stories

Get a glimpse into the life of a graduate at APRA by hearing directly from some current APRA employees who have gone through the program.

Inclusion & Diversity


APRA actively seeks to attract, develop and retain employees and leaders from across the full spectrum of Australian society.

We believe diversity encompasses more than our visible differences, such as age, gender, ethnicity and physical abilities, or unseen differences such as religion or sexual orientation.

We aspire to diversity of thought, recognising that a broad range of perspectives, approaches and ideas makes us stronger, improves our judgements, and better enables us to meet our obligation to protect the financial well-being of the Australian community. 

Grants & Scholarships

APRA currently offers the following grants and scholarships:

Brian Gray Scholarship

APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia established the Brian Gray Scholarship program in memory of Brian Gray, who died on 24 August 2001 while serving as Executive General Manager of APRA's Policy, Research and Consulting Division. Read more about the Brian Gray Scholarship.

UNSW Co-op Actuarial Scholarship

APRA is a sponsor of the UNSW Co-op program. This program provides students with financial assistance and the opportunity to gain practical experience through industry placements with employer sponsors. The Co-op program covers a number of disciplines. APRA offers an actuarial placement. More information is available on the UNSW website.