Internship Opportunities - Indigenous Students and Graduates
Future Fund AU
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- Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Type
- Full-time
About the role
About Future Fund
At the Future Fund, we’re for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.
The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $310 billion across seven public asset funds with the same purpose: growing Australia’s future. We are a global investor and work closely with world leading investment organisations to access the best investment ideas.
Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We’ve got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.
Are you Futureminded? Let’s create what’s next.
The Opportunity
Put your mind to future use
At the Future Fund, we’re for future minds – like yours. The new investors and creators who thrive on different thinking and doing it together. Those who glimpse opportunity before it strikes and step up every day to grab it.
The Future Fund is Australia's Sovereign Wealth Fund, managing over $300 billion across six public asset funds, including the $2.3 billion Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Fund (ATSILS). The ATSILS fund supports discretionary payments to the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to acquire and manage land, water and water-related rights so as to achieve economic, environmental, social or cultural advancement.
Where others see challenges, we see more interesting investment experiences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We’ve got every future generation to consider, yet our approach to investing is incredibly pure: we think about it deeply, and daily. Ours is a culture where great people grow the future together, with the rare ability to work collaboratively, think freely, and make a real difference.
Your future opportunity
We are looking for future thinking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and recent graduates to join the Future Fund. We have opportunities available throughout the agency in Investment, Data Operations & Technology, Finance, Organisational Enablement and Risk, as well as People Culture & Inclusion and Corporate Affairs.
invite your unique perspective and encourage you to think differently under the mentorship of our senior leaders.
You can expect to:
Collaborate with our sector specialists to research real world challenges that affect how we work
Hear from investment leaders in a series of lunch and learns and get the chance to hone your networking skills.
Build your professional skills in presenting, communicating, and collaborating and learn what it takes to be successful in future jobs.
About You
You should consider applying if you are:
An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student in your final or penultimate year of your undergraduate degree or recently completed your graduate studies. Studying any relevant discipline including but not limited to commerce, economics, actuarial studies, science, engineering, law and humanities.
Able to be based in Melbourne or Sydney for the duration of the internship
We are looking for:
A collaborative and inclusive mindset and ability to build relationships while being a passionate advocate for your ideas.
Intellectual curiosity and passion for learning.
Innovative thinking and problem solving.
This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified Position, classified under section 26 of the Australian Public Service Commissioner's Directions 2016. Only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are eligible to apply.
Applicants applying under Affirmative Measures must provide evidence of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status. Suitable evidence includes:
a letter signed by the Chairperson of an incorporated Indigenous organisation confirming that the applicant is recognised as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, or
a confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent document executed by an Indigenous organisation.
This documentation can be provided when you submit your application or prior to your commencement date. If the above documents are not available, we may accept a statutory declaration.
We Are For Everyone
At Future Fund, we are better for our differences. Every person, every skillset, every mindset is an asset. We want everyone to feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. Which is why we’re looking for future minds like yours. Your past experiences help us expand our collective knowledge, add value and create something better. When doing your job means Australia has more money to invest in renewables, education, healthcare and medical breakthroughs – there’s a tangible impact to what we do. And we want you to be part of it.
Are you Futureminded? Learn more about us at our LinkedIn Life page.
The Future Fund acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters on which we live and work. We pay respect to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as we work to create meaningful change for reconciliation.
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