Change and Communications Advisor - Brisbane, Australia

Change and Communications Advisor – Brisbane, Australia

Rio Tinto is building a world-class software engineering capability.

At Rio Tinto, we are finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. For nearly 150 years we’ve been looking for new and better ways of doing things. Today you will find our teams around the world doing just that: seeking opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint, partnering to develop new technologies to decarbonise steel and aluminium production and create new products from waste. As part of the commitment to our purpose, Rio Tinto continues to build a world-class software product development team. Sitting within our company wide Information Systems & Technology function, our Products & Software Development (P&SD) team is focused on delivering high value and strategic products for the digital transformation of Rio Tinto. We are excited by the challenging problems we have to solve, supported by a culture that is value driven, diverse and inclusive, innovative, and fun. We think you might be surprised about what we are creating here at Rio Tinto.

About the team you’ll be joining

Products and Software Development are committed to making a meaningful difference to the 49,000 people across Rio Tinto as they do their day-to-day jobs with our software. The P&SD Change and Communications team promotes the work P&SD teams do, enabling us to become a trusted provider of new and existing digital solutions for Rio Tinto.

We do this by implementing impactful marketing activities throughout Rio Tinto that build trust and showcase the value P&SD offers, while also fostering excellent communication within P&SD to build strong internal team cohesion and culture, underpinned by effective change management and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop the communications templates and materials to support the function with delivering its vision and strategy, and engaging with key stakeholders i.e., product/project value/delivery infographics, case study templates, presentations, and videos.
• Support development of SharePoint sites i.e. advise on look & feel, create page templates, source images etc.
• Provide support where appropriate to the Senior Advisor OCM to deliver on change and communications strategy.
• Contribute to the development of a change and engagement/communications plan to support the establishment of the P&SD brand.
• Provide Change Management support as required, with support of Senior Change Manager, to P&SD teams – includes stakeholder management, communications/marketing planning, training plans etc.
• Draft and disseminate various regular communications, including developing a regular cadence of reliable and valued information internally within P&SD and to other IS&T and broader Rio Tinto stakeholders i.e., go-live comms, news articles, web page content.
• Review team comms as needed i.e., presentations.

About you

Essential  

• Demonstrated ability to design high-quality communication and marketing assets for web, digital and print media such as: infographics, templates (case studies, day-in-the-life etc), posters, edit images, digital screens.
• Very good PowerPoint skills.
• Ability to create video and animated assets.
• Willing to learn and implement change management methodology i.e. Proscii etc.
• Ability to write communications materials.
• Flexible, ability to respond to changing priorities.
• Ability to create/learn how to create and manage web pages on SharePoint.
• Minimum of 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Knowledge of design principles.
• Experience designing assets according to brand guidelines, putting the user first.
• Experience managing tasks using Azure DevOps.

• Bachelor’s degree level or holds a relevant professional qualification, I.e. Bachelor of Multimedia Design, IT, Marketing or Advertising

What we offer

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

• A work environment where safety and mental health is always the number one priority.
• Flexible work from home arrangements, we value work-life balance.
• Competitive base salary plus annual incentive program.
• Comprehensive medical benefits including fully subsidised private hospital insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Attractive employee share scheme.
• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions.
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more).

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.