Officer Indigenous Employment and Development

Indigenous Employment & Development Officer

• Residential opportunity – Live in Weipa on a 5/2 roster 
• Live and work in one of the most un-spoilt places in the Far North
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and flexible work arrangements
• Gain exposure to high level business strategy and business transformation methodology

About the role 

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you. Indigenous Employment & Development team is looking for a highly motivated person with a ‘can do’ attitude to supporting to deliver the Indigenous Employment and Training Strategy in Weipa.

This role is a great opportunity for someone with previous experience working with indigenous communities to support individuals to gain training accreditation and job placement.

Working Monday – Friday and reporting to the Superintendent, Indigenous Employment & Development, your duties will include.

• Developing and fostering a favorable working relationship with the local community
• Implementation of the Indigenous Employment & Training strategy
• Prepare Indigenous Employment & Training reports, including collation of data for both internal and external stakeholder reporting
• Prepare agendas, take minutes and coordinate meetings with external stakeholders
• Represent the organisation at community gatherings or forums.
• Support the dissemination of information and gather feedback from the local community and stakeholders.
• Monitor indigenous recruitment pipeline and indigenous employees development opportunities
• Develop and deliver content to raise employee and contractor awareness of indigenous employment

What you will bring 

• Previous experience in partnership management, community engagement, training or Indigenous employment
• Positive attitude and focus on delivering results
• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skill
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – ability to build networks with a wide range of people, ability to influence and build consensus.
• Previous experience in recruitment or life coaching
• A manual C class driver’s license.

What we offer

• Domestic relocation assistance on offer
• Weipa accommodation benefit
• Remote area allowance
• Remote area holiday travel assistance
• Paid parental leave up to 9 months (no distinction between primary & secondary carer)
• Health cover scheme for employees and their immediate family
• Salary sacrifice & packaging options – rental, mortgage, super, vehicle
• Rio Tinto employee share programme
• Employee discounts – banking, accommodation, motoring, retail and more

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 will be working

Rio Tinto Weipa is located 900km north-west of Cairns on the Gulf of Carpentaria and has been operating for over 50 years. Over the years, it has developed into a vibrant and diverse cultural hub of the Western Cape. Weipa offers a coastal community rich in geographical beauty and cultural heritage that provides families with opportunities to participate in leisure activities, sports and community events.

With a strong sense of community, the region has plenty of natural beauty to offer including the opportunities for boating, fishing, camping and exploring. Construction of the Amrun mining operation, located 40 kilometres southwest of Weipa, was completed in late 2018 expanding our bauxite operations to continue production from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits.

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.

Closing date Sunday 16th October

“Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings prior to the stated closing date, therefore, if you are interested in applying for this vacancy please submit your application as soon as possible.”