Business Partner - Leadership Development Programs

Business Partner – Leadership Development Programs

• Senior management opportunity focused on creating contemporary solutions for building frontline leadership capability across the Rio Tinto Iron Ore
• We are fulfilling industry’s most compelling frontline leader value proposition
• High energy, high paced change environment
• Flexible and Agile lifestyle roster, located in our Perth Office

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Business Partner - Leadership Development Programs to help us fulfill industry’s most compelling frontline leader value proposition. This role is a Senior opportunity which encompasses governance, creation, delivery, evaluating and consistently improving our suite of leadership development programmes for our frontline leaders.

The Business Partner role is a great opportunity for an experienced energetic leadership development professional who can work and deliver across a number of projects and is passionate about doing things differently.

Reporting to the General Manager – Capability Development, you will be:

• Collaborating with stakeholders to build leadership capability using different modes of delivery
• Overseeing the creation and deployment of our frontline leadership development programs
• Adapting programs to ensure they are aligned with future organisational needs and changing stakeholder expectations
• Contributing towards the design of a new leadership development journey
• Measuring and reporting on the value delivered through building leadership capability
• Actively seeking feedback and continually adapting and improving programs
• Working with external vendors as required to create and deploy leadership programs
• Incorporating technology and other innovative learning solutions into leadership development

What you’ll bring

 To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Extensive demonstrated experience in developing and deploying leadership development programs to all levels of leadership within large, multi-national organisations
• Demonstrated knowledge of leading practice in learning and leadership development
• Excellent facilitation & interviewing skills
• An understanding of working in a global organisation and the cultural impacts when implementing and delivering programs
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience in managing external vendors
• A passion for leadership development, with demonstration of a tertiary qualification
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for almost 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

You will be based at our head office located in Perth Central Park building, working Monday to Friday. We encourage agile and flexible work arrangements.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto operates the world's largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets with industry-leading margins. Our premium product suite, including our flagship Pilbara blend, drives strong customer relationships and is supported by technical and commercial marketing expertise. The iron ore business continues to be the world's largest autonomous truck operator and a proud leader in automated mining technologies.

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.

Applications close on the 1st March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)