Principal Advisor – Indigenous Leadership Development

• Be part of a team driving the transformation of Rio Tinto’s approach to Indigenous leadership
• Use your capability development and growth experience to increase Indigenous leadership capability at Rio Tinto
• Based in Perth or Brisbane, flexible work arrangements available

About your role

Rio Tinto has committed $50 million to attract, grow and retain Indigenous professionals and leaders in our business.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor – Indigenous Leadership and Development to be responsible for overseeing the development and growth of Indigenous professionals and leaders within Rio Tinto.

This is a great opportunity for a person who has an excellent track record in developing and executing large, leadership and growth development programs across a networked organisation.

We are an open, connected global team offering competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Indigenous Leadership and working in an exciting environment within the newly created Indigenous Affairs team you will be:

• Developing and effectively communicating a learning strategy for the organisation as well as a five-year learning plan that supports this strategy
• Considering learning objectives, current and future business needs, consulting with subject matter experts and sourcing information to develop relevant and contemporary content
• Manage course development and delivery projects in collaboration with internal teams and external providers to ensure sustained learning outcomes for Indigenous employees
• Leading a mindset change across the business, ensuring we have a workplace culture that respects and values Indigenous leadership and contribution
• Identify and develop partnerships externally to support growth program deliverables for Indigenous employees
• Implement various learning methods companywide (e.g. coaching, job-shadowing, online training)
• Assess the success of development plans and help employees make the most of learning opportunities
• Maintaining budgets and relationships with vendors and consultants

What you’ll bring

• A background in learning and development, including experience in developing and executing large, self-sustaining development programs at a leadership level
• An understanding of learning and development frameworks for design and delivery of programs
• Experience in engaging and evaluating external vendors and training delivery specialists
• Comfort with data and making data-based decisions
• A positive and passionate mindset, ready to support and help others to learn and grow
• Drive and strategic thinking with an ability to influence senior leaders and key partners to enact change across a networked organization
• Strong sense of curiosity, unafraid to step out of your comfort zone to challenge traditional thinking
• Effective engagement and collaborating skills
• Resilient and tenacious in your approach to your work and key deliverables
• Flexible and able to deal with ambiguity and shape the work

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers – generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium – the world’s first to be certified “responsible” – helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe.

Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.