Lead People & Change Readiness

People & Change Readiness Lead

• Be part of a group that values safety and inclusion
• Be recognised for your contribution as part of a dynamic and progressive team
• Perth based role with flexible work options available

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

Rio Tinto has a long history of being a leader in innovation and the development and deployment of technology within the mining industry. Innovation will continue to play a critical role in improving health and safety outcomes, delivering new mines of the future and decarbonising the industry.

About the role

We are looking for a People & Change Readiness Lead to scope, plan and execute the operational readiness program 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 Operational Readiness and working in an exciting and challenging environment within the Greater Hope Downs Operational Readiness team, 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
• 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 OR-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 OR Lesson Learned process - improve operational readiness practices by applying lessons learned and business improvement practices

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualification 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

Where you will be working

This role is based in Perth, Western Australia, at our Wesley office, working Monday – Friday, with ad hoc travel to sites in the Pilbara. We support and encourage flexible working arrangements.

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.

This role is for applicants residing in or willing to permanently relocate to Western Australia.

Applications close on 2nd November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)

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 Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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.