Lead, People and Change Readiness

Lead, People and Change Readiness | Perth based

• Respect, recognition, reward
• Drive the change
• Perth based Monday to Friday with flexible work arrangements

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s Project Readiness and Delivery (PR&D) team (formerly known as the “Operational Readiness” team who have restructured to include minor capital delivery as well as closure readiness) is currently looking to recruit a Lead, People and Change Readiness. The intent of this role is to scope, plan and execute operational readiness, project delivery and closure readiness projects, with a focus on leading organisational change management (OCM) and people readiness elements of the project.

Prioritising People at the Heart, this role aims to define the case for change, design and deliver activities to build people readiness strategies that maximise fast adoption, higher utilisation and proficiency amongst our teams, producing positive project outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager Project Readiness and Delivery and working in an exciting and challenging environment, you will also be instrumental in leading organisational change management (OCM) and people readiness elements of the project, maintain our strong team culture, and implement new ways of working. 

Key accountabilities will include:

• Role modelling safety leadership by striving for zero harm and demonstrating the Rio Tinto safety culture, especially through improved safety in design and functional safety
• Contribute to the operational readiness (OR) plan, schedule and budget with a focus on OCM, HR, communications and capability development related aspects throughout all stages of the project lifecycle
• Partner closely with communities, capability, technology and other functional partners to develop a strong, consultative relationship to help shape a fit for purpose people readiness approach
• Develop and execute the PR&D-OCM Plan acknowledging all elements of the change process including stakeholder identification, organisational design, communications and capability development
• Lead change impact analysis and evaluation of actual impact of changes and assess change readiness of impacted stakeholders
• Champion change capability development with impacted teams - support and engage operational leaders’ awareness and understanding on the case for change so they can in turn support their teams during the transition
• Collaborate with operational leaders and functional partners to support execution of change activities defined in the OCM Plan, including organisational design (and related HR activities) and capability uplift
• Lead the design, development, delivery and management of communication pieces relevant to change initiatives
• Ensure adequate capability development activities have been assessed, scheduled and costed to meet any capability uplift required
• Take ownership of the PR&D Lesson Learned process - improve operational readiness, project delivery and closure readiness practices by applying lessons learned and business improvement practices
• Provide support and service to the divisional PR&D teams where required, including the mentoring and coaching of Lead People and Change Readiness sites teams

This is a permanent position working Monday to Friday out of the Rio Tinto Central Park building offices in the Perth CBD. There will be flexibility to work from home on occasional days and ad hoc travel to site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

What you’ll bring

To be considered suitable applicants must have:

• Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline, for example, human resources, business, project management, communications, change management
• Change management certification or designation (for example ProSci) desirable
• Significant experience leading change and people readiness activities on large scale projects
• Well-developed business and value chain acumen
• Highly developed collaborative and partnering approach to stakeholder management
• Proven experience leading the definition, development and implementation of change management plans and strategy
• Familiarity with project lifecycle (major and Sustaining Capital), delivery model and interfaces
• Strong practical problem solving with a strategic focus
• Ability to engage in large amounts of detail, but communicate detail and complexity in simple terms

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid, or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

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 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.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

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.

Applications close on 31 Jul 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)