Intern Business Operations Coordinator (Feb 2025)

Company Description

Leidos Australia has been identified as #4 on the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE)’ 's Top Intern Programs – Small Program List. Leidos Australia has also been recognised as a Top 100 Graduate Employer in Australia for the fourth year in a row, and again ranked in the Top 5 for the Defence and Aerospace sector for the third year in a row by Prosple - So what makes our early careers program award-winning?

• As an intern, you get to work on real projects as an embedded team member to help bridge the gap between academic learning and real-world experience
• You will be allocated a ‘Leidos Purple Buddy’ to help get you settled in
• You will attend an early careers-specific induction along with monthly early careers catch-ups as an opportunity to build connections internally and learn more about the business
• You will be offered a formal mentoring program to help grow your career and will undertake several professional development and training courses to get you upskilled.

As a Leidos intern, you working on interesting and challenging projects.

Leidos Benefits

• Access to over 100,000 online training and development courses through our technical training portal Percipio
• Support of advocacy groups including; The Young Professionals, Women and Allies Network, Allies & Action for Accessibility and Abilities and the Defence & Emergency Services
• Entitlement to one day a year of volunteer leave to support a cause you’re passionate about
• Leidos is a family-friendly certified organisation and we provide flexible work arrangements that are outcomes-focused and may consist of; flexible work hours, Life Days (formally RDOs), and Switch Days where you can switch a public holiday for an alternative day that means more to you, and a career break of between 3 months and 2 years to take time out from Leidos to explore other interests
• Access to Reward Gateway to give upfront discounts or cashback rewards with over 400 Australian and International retailers

What makes Leidos stand out?

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defence, intelligence, civil and health markets. Leidos' 46,000 employees globally support vital missions for government and commercial customers.

Leidos Australia has been a trusted partner to the Australian Government for over 25 years, having delivered some of Australia's most complex software and systems integration projects. Led by a local leadership team, we deliver projects and services through five lines of business – Airborne Solutions, Civil Services & Projects, Defence Digital Solutions & Support, Defence Mission Systems and Intelligence (C4ISR) – supported by local corporate functions.

Leidos Australia’s government and defence customers enjoy the advantage of a 2000+ local workforce, backed by Leidos’ global expertise, experience and capabilities. With a focus on sovereign development and support, the company invests locally in R&D both directly and in combination with local Small and Medium Enterprises.

Your new role

An average week for an Intern Business Operations Coordinator could include a wide range of activities including:

• Using your attention to detail you will work as part of a small business operations, multidisciplinary team to provide general support to improve and establish more effective ways of running our business;
• Use your verbal and written communication skills to liaise and communicate between internal operational teams and corporate enabling functions – such as; Finance, Procurement, Project Management, Risk and Quality;
• Assisting with the operational aspects of corporate functions;
• Contributing to quality assurance reviews, corrective actions and process improvement;
• Support Corporate reporting requirements;
• Applying your skills to understand broader program issues and discover potential solutions to ensure high-quality work and stakeholder satisfaction;
• Collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to solve problems and develop new ways to improve key enabling processes

About you and what you’ll bring
This role is ideal for someone who;

• Is curious and wants to understand
• Is keen to build and evolve processes, systems and the way things are done
• Can communicate and interact confidently with a range of stakeholders
• Can communicate change and bring people along for the journey
• Has a strong attention to detail
• Can easily adapt to change and keep focused

The role would also suit someone completing a Bachelor’s degree, Certificate or Diploma in a related discipline, such as:

• Business
• Commerce
• Project Management
• Applied Science
• Arts

Along with your education and any practical experience, Leidos values individuals who use their initiative and seek to understand the business and develop relationships based on respect.

Additional information

Successful candidates must be Australian Citizens at the time of application to be eligible to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

At Leidos, we proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility. We have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions. And at Leidos you’ll enjoy flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing, and more. We look forward to welcoming you.