Your next opportunity

Our Internship Program provides you with the opportunity to gain valuable early-career experience right at the heart of Rheinmetall’s rapidly growing business. As an Intern, you will be responsible for supporting the Legal and Commercial Team as it engages with stakeholders within the business and across the Defence sector. Most importantly, the Internship Program is the most direct route to the Graduate Program and other part-time opportunities to support you through your studies.

Candidates from a range of business, commercial, finance and legal backgrounds will be suitable for the program, and other relevant disciplines. You should be commercially minded, solutions focused, capable of operating in a heavily regulated environment and a clear communicator.

As Commercial Intern, your day-to-day tasks to include:

• Supporting the RDA L&C team with the delivery of with commercial, contractual and strategic advice;
• Participating in the structuring and negotiation of commercial transactions;
• Preparing contractual documents between RDA and the Commonwealth, customers, suppliers and subcontractors;
• Assisting in the management of RDA’s various programs including Land 121 and Land 400 Phase 2;
• Supporting RDA’s bid teams on various proposals and tenders;
• Taking responsibility for ad hoc activities including preparation of commercial documents, correspondence, training materials and other tasks as required;
• Assisting with the administration of regulatory licenses, including export controls, weapons licensing, and development approvals;
• Assisting with the managing and protecting RDA’s intellectual property;
• Identifying innovative approaches the Legal and Commercial Team, as well as the wider business, could adopt (streamlining processes, risk management);
• Assisting with the drafting of RDA governance policies and procedures;
• Assisting with the preparing of material (including presentations) for consideration by RDA’s Board;
• Assisting with managing relations with key stakeholders across various parts of the business in support of senior team members; and
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by your Manager from time to time in support of achieving strategic and commercial objectives.

About your new team

This role forms part of the Legal and Commercial (“L&C”) team and reports through to the Commercial and Contracts Specialist. The L&C team is a dynamic and cross-functional team encompassing contract management, commercial, intellectual property, trade compliance, insurance and legal.. This role will be based at Redbank at our Military Vehicle Centre of Excellence (MILVEHCOE) or our Ann St office in the Fortitude Valley.

Find Your Why at Rheinmetall

Our values of Safety, Partnership, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT) supports our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Penultimate year students in business, commerce, economics, law and other relevant disciplines.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Demonstrated high level of personal motivation and willingness to learn.
• High attention to detail.
• Ability to travel interstate and/or overseas when required.
• Must be capable of obtaining an Australian Defence Clearance.

What we offer you

• Work as part of a team with real purpose in what we do
• Attractive remuneration packages with salary sacrificing and novated leases
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day working fortnight
• Flexible working practices
• Generous internal incentive and referral program
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities
• Extensive Employee Assistance Program to support overall health and wellbeing
• We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180

Our inclusive culture

Rheinmetall fosters a culture of equality, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all our employees and provides a safe and secure work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and supported to bring their unique self to work every day.

If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here: https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/rheinmetall/benefits

To learn more about life at Rheinmetall, please visit: www.rheinmetall.com/career-au

Next steps

Apply now!

Preferred candidates will be required to complete background checks including pre-employment verifications and national police checks.

Applications close: 30 September 2022

Please note that we will not be accepting any recruitment agency applications for this role.

Questions

For further information about this opportunity, please contact RDA Talent Acquisition Team at Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au and quote REF#AU00925.