Principal Adviser, Learning Experience

Principal Adviser, Learning Experience 

• Career-defining opportunity to influence the future of learning at Rio Tinto
• Opportunity to lead a variety of learning initiatives and projects from a global perspective
• Permanent opportunity based in Brisbane and Perth

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

About the role

We are looking for a Principal Adviser, Learning Experience, to help shape the future of learning at Rio Tinto. 

As part of Rio Tinto’s broader intent to reset learning as a critical enabler of our ambitious strategy, you will contribute to strategic thought leadership, as well as delivering upon specific global learning initiatives.

This role provides a great opportunity for a strategic thinker and disruptor, who understands integrated talent management, HR systems, design thinking and project management methodologies.

Reporting to the Manager Learning in the Talent Area of Expertise, you will:

• Provide strategic thought leadership and best practice to reinvent our current learner experience and ecosystem. 
• Partner and consult with the business on strategic learning needs and innovative solutions.
• Lead and contribute to diverse learning projects that will support the business on a global level, such as global onboarding, development planning, career management, strategic learning interventions, learning analytics.
• Collaborate with the global learning community of practice to build capability and share improvement initiatives across the group.
• With internal and external partners, optimize the use of current and future learning systems and technologies, to meet the needs of our business and the modern learner.
• Manage and leverage our key partner relationships including our global learning partner.

About you

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in Learning and Capability Development within a diverse workforce, including the use of learning technologies. 
• Excellent communicator with the ability to engage and influence key stakeholders.
• Experience in end user design thinking methodologies, learning experience design and project management.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Degree qualification in Human Resources Development or similar.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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 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)

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto in on an exciting journey to reset learning as a critical enabler of the business strategy. As part of the Global Talent function, the newly formed Learning team are looking for new ways to embrace the modern learner and foster a culture with learning and curiosity at its core. This team will work closely with our internal and external partner network to deliver our priorities and goals.

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.

Every voice matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from diverse 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 valued.

Applications close on Friday 9 June 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.