Lead, Indigenous Participation Programmes

Lead, Indigenous Participation Programmes

• Exciting role responsible for delivering improvements to Rio Tinto’s Indigenous Participation activity and performance
• Senior position, partnering closely with leaders to embed strategy, initiatives, metrics and reporting
• Perth based role offering flexibility with an opportunity for travel to the Pilbara as required

About the role

At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

With people at our heart, we believe that if we genuinely listen to, empower, coach, train and upskill our people to perform at their best, while improving their ways of working, then we will be successful.

Reporting to the Project Manager, Indigenous Participation and working within a collaborative community, this is truly a unique opportunity to lead streams of work through cross functional working groups, delivering valuable outcomes to our Operations and our people.

You will be an integral part of the leadership team within the Human Resources Division, your input will be highly valued as you shape the People strategy specific to Indigenous Participation. Through exposure to different initiatives across the various Divisions within Rio Tinto Iron Ore, you will have the opportunity to stretch and diversify your experience and exposure across a variety of business and function specific strategies and challenges. You will partner with teams across Iron Ore to enable and empower our people to achieve better cultural understanding, inclusivity and safety whilst driving the achievement of our Indigenous Participation Vision and Strategy.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer 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

What you’ll bring

A connection with and commitment to the positive engagement of Australia’s First Nations peoples, their cultures, and communities is a key importance for this role.

Your expertise to link cultural awareness and insights to the strategy and business context is vital as you will demonstrate the ability to engage, influence and collaborate with senior leadership teams.

You will provide a sustainable application of Indigenous Participation activities specific to sourcing, recruitment, talent development, leadership, retention where you will maintain a strong partnership with the HR teams and senior leadership, your stakeholder engagement skills will ensure your success in this role.

In addition, you will bring:

• A connection and commitment to Australia’s First Nations peoples, culture and community.
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Partnering experience within a large, networked organization
• Demonstrated facilitation skills
• Leadership experience where you have played an integral part in coaching, mentoring and problem solving
• Qualifications and experience in related fields including Indigenous Support, Indigenous Talent will be highly regarded

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

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.

Where you’ll be working

You will be based at our head office located in Perth Central Park building, working Monday to Friday with regular site travel required. 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 27^th January 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)