Key Facts

• Pay for your work, travel and accommodation expenses while you learn.
• Be flexible with your working time to facilitate study.
• Motivate you to reach your goals.
• Help you to develop skills on the job.
• Give you regular and constructive feedback.
• Encourage you to contribute in a team environment.
• Recognise the progress you make and reward you accordingly.
• Involve you in developing information for the housing industry.
• Give you access to the latest technologies.
• Help you to make a mark in a dynamic industry.

Your days will be varied and exciting. There will be office assignments and work out in the field. A specially designed personal development plan will ensure you experience the breadth of policy, commercial and operational areas.

Secondment Opportunities

We offer our staff opportunities to work in offices located in capital cities around Australia.

After extensive development, graduates will be seconded to capital city offices to gain experience of how the various regions operate.

Being a national organisation, HIA is increasingly relying on its staff being able to give advice to members across borders and jurisdictions.

For the flexible and mobile employee looking for challenges, the future with HIA is both exciting and rewarding.

What will You Learn

From your first day on the job you will be learning about the housing industry and the special role HIA has in providing services and advocacy for its members.

We will take a special interest in developing your skills, but we will also take into account your views on how your training program should be developed in areas such as leadership, conflict resolution and communication. You will understand the crucial role HIA plays in the development of policies that benefit our members, and our lobbying on behalf of those policies.

We care about your long-term career plans and will help you develop the specialist skills you need to be effective in your chosen field. At the same time we will ensure you have an awareness of the full range of services HIA provides. You will gain the knowledge to help members in a wide range of situations.

What Type of Person would make a successful Graduate?

• A person who enjoys helping others
• A people person
• A person who enjoys innovation
• A team player
• A person who enjoys getting results

We are looking for motivated, creative people in the areas of law, industrial relations, work safety, building science, town planning and business administration. If you have excellent communication skills and enjoy building relationships, we will help you become a professional in one of Australia’s most exciting industries.

We need self-starters who aspire to leadership; who will eventually be able to mentor and train others; who want to contribute to the big picture; who can build trust in a team environment; who are flexible and prepared to travel the length and breadth of Australia as well as being capable of using the latest communications technology.