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ASD 2025 Cadetship Program
ASD Level 3
$66,032 -$68,673  (plus Super)
Brisbane CBD - QLD, Canberra - ACT, Melbourne CBD - VIC, Perth CBD - WA

 

The Role
As a cadet, you will work with other cadets supported by ASD mentors and supervisors.

You will work on a range of projects that contribute to Australia’s national security. You will also undertake training to improve your skills, and get real-world experience that you won’t get at university.

A cadetship is for university students who are currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree. You will  receive an academic allowance of $800 per subject (capped at four subjects per semester). This is paid at the end of each semester on successful completion of subjects.

Cadets will work on a part-time basis working for a minimum of 2 days a week. The remainder of your time will be dedicated to finishing your university study. After successfully completing the ASD Cadetship Program, you will be promoted into a full-time position.

Diversity powers our mission. Our work is challenging, and our history shows that the best teams contain a diverse range of people. To achieve our mission, we require people with strong integrity and a mix of skills, passion, adaptability, resilience, curiosity and creativity.

We support our people to bring their best selves to work. Whether this is through our diversity and inclusion initiatives, flexible working arrangements or learning and development opportunities.

We are committed to the growth of our most important resource – you

 

About our Team
ASD is entering an exciting phase of growth, innovation and transformation. Our agency has committed to delivering REDSPICE, which is the most significant single investment in the Australian Signals Directorate’s 75 years.

ASD is seeking applications from highly talented university students who are currently studying an undergraduate or postgraduate degree to enter the agency during this unprecedented period of growth.

Our Ideal Candidate
Your degree doesn’t define your career at ASD, we are looking for Cadets from almost every discipline, with opportunities in areas including:

• Accounting and Finance
• Administration and Customer Service
• Auditing, Assurance and Fraud Control
• Cyber Security
• Engineering and Technical
• Human Resources
• Information and Communications Technology
• Information and Knowledge Management
• Infrastructure
• Intelligence and analysis
• Legal
• Logistics
• Media and Communications
• Procurement and Contracting
• Project and Program management
• Security
• Strategic and International Policy

All successful candidates commence their training program on a salary of $66,032 plus a 4% service allowance and 15.4% superannuation. On successful completion, cadets will advance to a higher salary dependent on which training pathway has been completed.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 7 April, 2024

For further information, please review the job information pack, reference ASD/00802/24 on.

Careers | Australian Signals Directorate (asd.gov.au)