Senior Aboriginal Development Advisor

Our Opportunity

Location: Fortescue’s Pilbara Operations

Roster: 4D3R FIFO ex Perth

Be part of driving the growth, sustainability, and cultural strength of Fortescue’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce.

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Aboriginal Development Advisor to join our Fortescue People Team. Working at a senior advisory level, you’ll partner with senior leaders, HR Business Partners and operational teams to shape and deliver initiatives that attract, retain and develop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander talent.

You’ll provide culturally informed advice and support, guide workforce development initiatives, and help ensure our programs align with Fortescue’s values and strategic goals. You’ll play an important role in creating culturally safe workplaces, bringing Indigenous perspectives into people strategies, and strengthening development pathways through programs such as the Vocational Training and Employment Centre (VTEC), New to Industry (NTI) pathways and other initiatives.

If you’re passionate about building sustainable career pathways, strengthening cultural connection and making a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Workforce Development: Advise on and deliver targeted recruitment, retention and development strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees, aligned with Fortescue’s workforce goals.
• Case Management & Retention: Provide person-centred support and guidance to VTEC and NTI participants, including wellbeing, employment stability and development planning. Identify potential barriers early and work with relevant teams to support positive outcomes.
• Program Development: Coordinate and improve Indigenous workforce development programs, sharing effective approaches across sites and teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build trusted relationships with Traditional Owner groups, community leaders, operational teams and HR Business Partners to support Indigenous inclusion and cultural safety.
• Culturally Informed Advice: Provide culturally sensitive advice on participant support, career progression and retention, with a focus on practical and sustainable outcomes.
• Organisational Development & Inclusion: Work with leaders and teams to include Indigenous perspectives in people initiatives, leadership development and workplace culture, and help address barriers to inclusion.
• Data, Reporting & Insights: Maintain accurate program and workforce information, report on outcomes and use insights to inform improvements to Aboriginal workforce development initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Significant experience in Aboriginal workforce development, community engagement, Human Resources/People & Culture or a related field, ideally within the resources or mining sector.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Aboriginal Affairs, Community Development or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Experience advising stakeholders and delivering programs or projects across multiple teams.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders and support culturally inclusive practices.
• Strong cultural competency and a demonstrated commitment to First Nations self-determination and empowerment.
• Strong communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build effective relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and employees.
• Ability to work autonomously in remote or fly-in-fly-out (FIFO) environments while balancing operational priorities with workforce development initiatives.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.