Senior Advisor, Change

Rio Tinto

Posted on:  16th May 2025

Senior Advisor, Change

  • Challenge yourself to drive change and develop key partner relationships with project teams

  • Work in a collaborative and fast paced environment

  • Permanent full-time role | Perth based role with flexible working arrangements

Where we’re all welcome

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 essental 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. 

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.

About the role

We are seeking a highly motivated and self-starting Senior Advisor, Change to join the Iron Ore Finance team. As a Change Manager, you’ll play a key role in driving the successful adoption of business improvement initiatives across Iron Ore. Working closely with project and program teams, you’ll ensure changes are thoughtfully planned, well-supported, and embedded sustainably into the business.

Reporting to the Principal Change you will:

  • Lead end-to-end change planning, including assessing complexity, stakeholder impacts, and risks

  • Design and implement fit-for-purpose change strategies based on insights, user feedback, and impact assessments

  • Define and deliver change interventions including communications, training, and stakeholder engagement activities

  • Support leaders to lead change by coaching, equipping, and engaging them throughout delivery

  • Monitor change readiness and adoption through pulse checks, lessons learned, and user sentiment

  • Collaborate with project teams to integrate change into overall delivery plans and timelines

  • Build strong relationships with business stakeholders to drive alignment, ownership, and uptake

What you will bring

  • 5+ hands on experience in planning and implementing cultural and organizational change with a broad range of stakeholders

  • Deep understanding of change management methodologies and able to demonstrate applied knowledge using a structure approach to managing change

  • Highly effective leadership, organisational, time management and analytical skills

  • Demonstrated ability to work in a high-pace role, managing competing priorities, deliverables and stakeholders whilst maintaining autonomy and self-motivation

  • Experience in contemporary change management methodologies will be viewed favourably (Lean, Agile Change, PROSCI etc)

  • Proven communication skills with demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate and manage stakeholder relationships within a large complex organisation

  • Demonstrated curiosity and drive for thinking differently, with an ability to identify and effectively navigate obstacles or roadblocks and respectfully challenge whist remaining empathetic and patient.

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

  • Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia

  • A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus

  • 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, cultural leave)

  • To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them

Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

Where you'll be working

This role is based in Perth, at our head office in Central Park, working Monday to Friday with flexible working arrangements.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700-kilometre rail network and related infrastructure –all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world's leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications close on the 29th May 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio TintoRio 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 situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.

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