Principal Advisor Indigenous Attraction

Principal Advisor Indigenous Attraction

• Be part of a team driving the transformation in our business to elevate Indigenous voices
• Use your recruitment and talent management experience to empower and accelerate Indigenous leadership capability
• Permanently opportunity based in Perth, flexible work arrangements available - Domestic relocation available

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor Indigenous Attraction to shape and deliver the attraction strategy, which includes positioning of Rio Tinto externally as an employer of choice for Indigenous professionals and working with candidates, suppliers, and internal business stakeholders.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has an excellent track record in sourcing and placing candidates and working across a networked organisation to successfully connect candidates to opportunities.

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.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Indigenous Leadership and working in a supportive environment within the Indigenous Affairs team you will be:

• Leading a mindset change across the business, ensuring we have a workplace culture that respects and values Indigenous leadership and contribution
• Sourcing and engaging with qualified candidates to connect to current open roles as well as transferable pathways and proactive placements
• Maintaining positive relationships with senior leaders, Talent Acquisition Partners, and Human Resources Business Partners to understand and anticipate emerging talent needs and identify opportunities, including talent moves for employees
• Researching, analysing, and utilising external market data, sourcing methods, trending, benchmarking, and best practice to develop and flex resourcing strategies
• Supporting effective and compelling communications about the intent of Rio Tinto’s Indigenous Leadership strategy and outcomes
• Networking with potential hires through professional groups on relevant platforms and events
• Supporting the onboarding of new employees into the business for a positive experience
• Maintaining budgets and relationships with vendors and consultants

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A background in recruitment, marketing and/or talent management, including experience in developing sourcing strategies for professional and manager-level candidates
• Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques on social media and professional platforms and talent acquisitor software and networks
• Experience in engaging and evaluating external vendors
• Comfortable with data-based decisions and using data to shape a story
• A positive, collaborative, and passionate team member, ready to support and help others to learn and grow
• Driven and strategic thinker with an ability to influence senior leaders and key partners to enact change across a networked organisation
• Strong sense of curiosity, are not afraid to step out of your comfort zone to challenge traditional thinking
• Resilient and tenacious in your approach to your work and key deliverables
• Flexible, able to deal with ambiguity and continue to shape the work as needed

What we offerBe 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

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.

Where you’ll be workingWe were honoured to be the first mining company to embrace Indigenous land rights in Australia in the 1990s, and we continue to recognise that our Australian mines are on land that has belonged to Indigenous groups for tens of thousands of years. We respect their ongoing deep connection to Country, recognise that Indigenous Australians continue to hold vast knowledge about it and run our business in a way that delivers mutual value.

Join our Indigenous Affairs team and help create a legacy you're proud of.

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 Monday 12th June 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)