Graduates

Ngā Paetahi

Endless Possibilities for Graduates like you

He angitutanga mutunga kore mō te paetahi pēnā i a koe

As an Auckland Council Graduate, you’ll be amazed at the possibilities on offer for your future.

Our two-year Graduate Programme will provide you with accelerated learning and development and rotations through your chosen area of work. This will ensure you have hands-on experience, exposure to senior leaders, and the chance to work on large-scale projects and unique developments.

Throughout the rotations, you’ll have performance and development discussions, set achievement goals, and highlight your strengths and improvement areas to fast-track your development.

You will have a personal support team that includes a graduate cohort network, a Graduate Liaison Officer, a business mentor, and the Talent team.

All these support people are on board to ensure you succeed and will help you every step of the way.

Click here to see a current list of available graduate roles for our 2025 intake.

As an Auckland Council Graduate, you’ll have the opportunity to work on large scale projects which impact the future of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Auckland Council’s Graduate Programme offers you accelerated learning and development and rotations through your chosen area of work.

As an Auckland Council Graduate, you’ll have the support of a Graduate Liaison Officer, a business mentor and the Early Career Pathways team.

Our graduate programme develops future leaders and specialists that help shape our city

Ka whakawhanake kaiarataki, mātanga hoki mō āpōpō tā mātou Hōtaka Paetahi hei tārai i tō tātou tāone nui

We value our Graduates

Ka uara nui mātou ki ā mātou paetahi

At Auckland Council, we believe that taking care of Auckland starts and ends with taking care of our people.

We offer:

  • A safe and supportive learning environment
  • Long-term professional and personal development
  • Networking opportunities and mentorship
  • Involvement in complex, large-scale projects and unique developments which will have a lasting impact on our city and your career.
  • A strong work/life balance allowing you to pursue additional study or interests.
  • A fair reward for your effort – all Graduate positions are fully paid.
  • A broad range of wellbeing, sustainability and lifestyle benefits, designed to positively support your work experience at Auckland Council. 

To be eligible for the Graduate Programme you need to be in your final year of a bachelor’s or master’s degree or have graduated within the last two years with a relevant Bachelor’s or master’s degree

Featured graduate journey

"I wanted to apply to the Auckland Council Graduate programme because I felt like it would be a really good first step coming straight out of uni into a well-supported, well-established organisation."
Jessica Leaming
People & Performance Graduate
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