Early Talent: RMIT Graduate Program 2026

RMIT University’s Finance and Assurance portfolio plays a critical role in enabling informed decision-making, financial sustainability and strategic investment across the university. As a graduate in this portfolio, you’ll contribute to the financial health of a global institution, supporting both day-to-day operations and long-term planning.

You’ll gain hands-on experience in the Finance Partnering Team and Central Finance Operations Team, working closely with stakeholders to deliver financial insights, support budgeting and forecasting, and ensure efficient financial processes. This might include preparing financial reports, analysing data to support strategic initiatives, assisting with compliance and assurance activities, and contributing to continuous improvement projects that enhance financial systems and service delivery.

In this role, you’ll build practical skills in financial analysis, stakeholder engagement, operational finance and strategic planning – while gaining a deep understanding of how finance enables innovation, growth and impact across the university. It’s a unique opportunity to develop your career in a purpose-driven environment where numbers tell the story of transformation.

Rotational area options: 

• Finance Partnering
• Finance Operations

RMIT University’s Health, Safety and Risk team is the driving force behind a safe, respectful and resilient campus culture. This end-to-end function defines and delivers health, safety and risk strategies and gender-base violence prevention initiatives, while providing consolidated oversight of RMIT’s overall risk profile across all campuses – locally and globally.

The team brings together five interconnected areas:

• Health and Safety
• Campus Security and Operations
• Risk Management
• Safer Communities
• Prevention and Respect

As a graduate in this portfolio, you’ll contribute to initiatives that promote physical safety, respectful relationships, and proactive risk management. You might support incident investigations, help coordinate campus security operations, assist with risk assessments, or contribute to prevention programs that address harm, discrimination and misconduct.

This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in safety systems, stakeholder engagement, crisis response, and cultural change – all while helping shape a safer, more inclusive RMIT for students, staff and the wider community.

Rotational area options: 

• Campus Security and Operations
• Health and Safety
• Risk Management

As a graduate within RMIT’s Information Technology Services (ITS), you’ll be part of the team that powers the university’s digital ecosystem. ITS delivers innovative and secure technology solutions that support RMIT’s teaching, research, and operations – locally and globally. With a vision to 'unleash technologies to enable great experiences for RMIT communities,' ITS plays a critical role in shaping the university’s digital future.

In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience working across enterprise platforms, supporting digital transformation projects, and contributing to the design and delivery of cutting-edge technology services. You’ll collaborate with teams across the university to enhance user experiences, improve systems, and help drive RMIT’s commitment to lifelong learning through technology.

Rotational area options: 

• Strategy & Build (eg. Automation, AI Development, Software Build)
• Infrastructure & Integration 
• Digital Transformation & Projects 

RMIT University is delivering its ambitious nine-year strategy, Knowledge with Action, with a focus on strengthening its international engagement and impact.

As a graduate in RMIT’s International portfolio, you will support the development of international partnerships, assist with events and stakeholder communications, and contribute to projects that enhance RMIT’s regional presence. You’ll work closely with our onshore and offshore teams, including our flagship Vietnam campus, gaining experience across initiatives like the RMIT Asia Hub and the Australia Vietnam Policy Institute, and our network of international partners.

In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience by preparing briefing notes, coordinating meetings, supporting research, and helping deliver regional engagement events and activities. This is a unique opportunity to build your skills in international engagement, public policy, and higher education strategy at a globally connected university.

Rotational area options: 

• Asia Strategy
• Commercial Strategy
• International Partnerships
• International Strategy & Business Development

RMIT University’s Operations portfolio plays a vital role in enabling the university’s day to day success – supporting students, academics and staff through seamless service delivery and strategic planning. As a graduate in this portfolio, you’ll gain insight into the complex systems and processes that keep the university running, while contributing to initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and long-term sustainability.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across diverse areas such as campus operations, financial and infrastructure planning, service delivery, and strategic projects. This might include supporting initiatives that improve student and staff experiences, contributing to resource planning and operational frameworks, or assisting with cross-functional projects that align with RMIT’s broader strategic goals.

In this role, you’ll build practical skills in stakeholder engagement, strategic thinking and operational management – all while gaining a deep understanding of how a large, global university functions behind the scenes. It’s a unique opportunity to help shape the systems that support learning, research and innovation at scale.

This is a targeted position and therefore ONLY open to applicants of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage in accordance with an exemption granted under section 12 of the Vic – Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This is a recruitment strategy to increase Aboriginal workforce. The successful applicant is required to provide confirmation of their Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage.

Rotational area options: 

• Strategic Planning 
• Governance and Reporting
• Engagement and Communications

As a graduate in RMIT’s People and Culture portfolio, you will help shape a vibrant, inclusive and empowering workplace where people can thrive. This portfolio plays a key role in enabling individual and collective success by designing contemporary employment frameworks, policies and processes, and building strategic partnerships across the university.

Graduates have the opportunity to work across a selection of teams such as, Partnering, Workforce Design, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access, Leadership and Capability Development, Employee Relations and Wellbeing. These teams support the full employee lifecycle, from attracting and onboarding talent to fostering wellbeing, career development and a positive workplace culture.

This is a unique career-building experience allowing you to contribute to initiatives that support RMIT’s diverse and global workforce while building your skills in human resources, employee experience, and strategic planning at a people-first university.

Rotational area options: 

• Leadership & Capability Development 
• Organisational Development 
• Employee Experience 
• Business Partnering 
• Compensation & Benefits 

RMIT creates world-class environments that support learning, research, and community connection. As a graduate in the Property portfolio, you will contribute to shaping the university’s physical footprint – from major infrastructure projects to the everyday spaces that bring campus life to life.

You’ll gain hands-on experience across key areas including Capital Works and Development, Commercial and Leasing, Facilities and Asset Management, Campus Strategy and Management and Property Operations. This might involve supporting the delivery of new buildings and precincts, assisting with leasing and commercial partnerships, contributing to asset planning and maintenance programs, helping develop long-term campus strategies, or working on operational initiatives that align with academic and sustainability goals.

In this role, you’ll build practical skills in project coordination, stakeholder engagement, property operations and strategic planning – all while helping create inspiring, inclusive and future-ready campuses. It’s a unique opportunity to be part of the team that turns vision into place at one of Australia’s leading universities.

Rotational area options: 

• Campus Strategy and Management
• Capital Works and Development
• Commercial and Leasing
• Facilities and Asset Management
• Property Operations