QBE Insurance Australia Pacific Graduate Programs & Internships

The QBE Graduate Program

18 months | 3 Teams | 6 Month Rotations

At QBE, we’re driven by our purpose – enabling a more resilient future, which includes the future of our people. 

The Graduate Program offers a rotational experience across different parts of the business plus a structured learning and development pathway so that you can build a variety of skills and knowledge to accelerate your career.  

In Australia, our graduate program streams include:

• Actuarial
• Finance
• Technology
• Data and Analytics
• Risk & Compliance
• Business Transformation
• Insurance Underwriting

Our graduate cohorts are just the right size. Our yearly intake is typically between 20 and 25 graduates per year which creates a tight graduate community whilst still offering a platform for all graduates to excel as individuals. 

Graduate Learning & Development 

Your skill and career development are a key focus for the entire graduate program and beyond.  Some of the ways you will learn include: 

• An immersive first week in our beautiful Head Office in Sydney, Australia, building connections with your graduate cohort and working on your transition from university to corporate life.
• Experiencing our business from three different perspectives across your graduate rotations.
• Formal classroom style training, always with a practical application.
• Informal learning through cohort activities and initiatives.
• Digital learning pathways designed for the graduate cohort and your program stream more specifically.
• Unlimited access to digital learning content, many courses with official certifications.
• 6-8 months into your program, spend a full week dedicated to your development in Sydney, Australia where you’ll take part in graduate workshops furthering your skills and deepening your connections with you fellow graduates.
• Your support network: graduate program lead, graduate buddy, rotation leaders, technical buddies, graduate networks.
• Networking and public speaking opportunities.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our 2025 graduate program, you must: 

• Have completed tertiary education in the last 2 years, graduating from end of 2022 to end of 2024; and
• Hold unrestricted working rights in the country you're apply to (which will be New Zealand or Australia); and
• Submit a resume and academic transcript with your application.

Employee Benefits

Take a look at our employee benefits e-book to see how we will support you at work and outside of work.

Culture

Our QBE DNA is well-known and much loved and brings us together as an organisation​. Everything we do is underpinned by our QBE DNA – because it's not just w​hat we do that matters, it's how we do it that makes the difference.

Our QBE DNA isn't something that sits on the wall, we live it every day and it's at the heart of our Graduate Program.

• We are customer-focused #OutsideIn
• We are technical experts #KnowYourStuff
• We are inclusive #ValueAllViews
• We are fast-paced #RampItUp
• We are courageous #DoTheRightThing
• We are accountable #OwnItNow
• We are a team #Together

Inclusion of Diversity

We know it’s not just what we do that matters, it’s how we do it that makes the difference to our people, customers, communities and shareholders.

We are proud of our inclusive workplace culture, which is part of our DNA, where we value all voices, foster a sense of belonging, respect, and encourage a culture where all our people feel safe to speak up. 

To achieve a sustainable and resilient workforce and realise the benefits of all the ways we are different, we seek to create an environment where everyone is and feels they are included. We take an industry-leading approach to how we set targets to achieve this. We measure a sense of belonging across the diversity dimensions of gender, race and ethnicity, disability status, and LGBTIQ+ identification. Our aim is to give all our people an equal sense of belonging, no matter how they identify themselves. 

We are proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive and diverse workforce, which includes: 

• Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2018 – 2023 (global)
• Platinum employer on the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion
• Equileap Top 100 for Gender Equality (global)
• Family Friendly Workplace Accreditation since 2021
• AHRI award winner for Most Inclusive Workplace 2023