NT Workers Compensation Intern

Introduction


Overview

5-week Paid Internship Program - January 2027

Looking to kickstart your career in Insurance? Gallagher Bassett’s Darwin office is offering a 5-week paid internship in January 2027!

As part of a global leader in insurance and risk management, you’ll work alongside industry experts, develop valuable skills, and contribute to initiatives that support and better our service offerings. 

At Gallagher Bassett, our NT Workers Compensation function plays a vital role in providing claims and return to work support for people recovering from a workplace injury or illness. As an intern, you’ll:

• Support key claims and return to work processes; 
• Undertake claims reviews and performance metric reviews; 
• Collaborate on projects that enhance our claims and return to work offerings to injured workers and our client, NT Government; 
• Gain exposure to policies, compliance, and best practices.

What You’ll Gain

• Paid work experience over five weeks;
• Hands-on training and an individualised development program, including role shadowing, project work, and performing claims management duties;
• Coaching and support from your manager, team, and fellow intern;
• A pathway to future career opportunities with Gallagher Bassett.

Are you studying or qualified in one of the following areas?

• Alllied Health
• Psychology
• Medicine
• Social Work
• Law
• Finance
• Business/Analytics
• Management
• Social Sciences

If so, this internship could be the perfect fit for you!

You don’t need prior insurance or corporate experience – just a passion for learning, dedication to service, and a motivation to help others. Empathy and collaboration are at the heart of what we do, and we’re looking for interns who share our values.

Key Criteria

• You’re scheduled to complete your studies in 2027 or later;
• You’re available full-time for 5 weeks from Monday 18 January to Friday 19 February 2027;
• You’re a domestic or international student with full Australian working rights;
• We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

About us

Gallagher Bassett is Australia’s largest Third-Party Administrator (TPA). Our focus is refreshingly simple: we manage insurance claims on behalf of insurers, brokers, government bodies and self-insured corporations. GB is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gallagher, a global organisation employing over 33,000 employees.

Gallagher Bassett (GB) has six offices in Australia located in Northern Territory, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, employing over 1600 staff.

To apply

1) Read the details of this job advert to understand the role and what we’re looking for in an intern.

2) Prepare your resume. Include information about your current degree and area of study, your current year of study, and your current academic result (GPA). Also include a list of previous job experience (these do not need to be relevant to this position) and any other community activities you are involved in.

3) Click Apply for Job.

To be considered for this opportunity you must have the right to live and work in Australia when applying.

Gallagher Bassett is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Indigenous Australian applicants are encouraged to apply. As a member of the Diversity Council Australia, we recognise the importance of, and embrace diversity in the workplace. We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Compensation and benefits

At Gallagher, we believe supporting our colleagues goes far beyond the role itself. For more information, visit our Benefits page.

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits programs designed to support your well-being 
• Career development opportunities and ongoing learning 
• A collaborative, people-first culture with accessible leadership 
• The opportunity to do meaningful work with global reach and local impact 

At Gallagher, we are dedicated to building an inclusive and authentic workplace. If your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to join our Talent Community to stay connected to additional career opportunities. At times, we will consider transferable skills from previous roles.

Gallagher is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled)