Senior Advisor People Development

Senior Advisor - People Development

• Learn and grow with us
• 12-month fixed term contract / secondment, covering maternity leave
• Brisbane based 

About The Role

We are seeking a dynamic, adaptable and personable Senior Advisor - People Development with excellent communication and coaching skills. Reporting directly to the Human Resources Business Partner, working closely with the leadership team. This role will be responsible for delivering people initiatives to enable skill development and the software engineering capability of the function.

Responsibilities

• Partner with our strategic partners, Endava, to understand and interpret industry best practice for translation into the Rio Tinto context.
• Work with subject matter experts to define learning and career pathways within and beyond the function.
• Partner with team members to design, develop and facilitate the onboarding program for all junior programs and facilitate integration into the teams.
• Oversee the onboarding program for senior team members.
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate the leadership development process and program, leveraging existing Rio Tinto and IS&T (Information Systems and Technology) partnerships and programs.
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate programs to enable effective teams.
• Enable the implementation of the function’s leadership model through coaching and facilitation.
• Lead the engagement of industry and university partnerships to enable the function’s rapid growth.
• Carry out market analysis to inform the employee value proposition and people initiatives.
• Consult with and care for people in the function, ensuring that our learning and development programs, and people initiatives are aligned with strategy.
• Design and implement measures of engagement for culture and retention e.g., delivery of engagement surveys and implementation of engagement initiatives.
• Design and develop bespoke learning content.

About you

Essential

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills
• Highly organised with excellent time management and communication skills
• Perseverance, positivity and friendliness
• Passion and advocacy for learning and capability development to meet the skills requirements of business
• Excellent facilitation skills
• Knowledge and experience designing and building high quality, bespoke learning and development materials

Desirable

• 5+ years’ experience in learning and development roles, ideally in the technology industry

Working At Rio Tinto

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. Our benefits for permanent Rio Tinto employees include:

• Your base salary reflects your skills, experience and impact in the role you are performing in. Our salary ranges are reviewed annually to ensure they remain fair internally and externally.
• Health & Wellbeing. We care about your health. We offer flexible, comprehensive medical benefits to look after your total health and wellbeing to suit your needs and life stages. This includes subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family.
• Flexible Work Arrangements. We have a hybrid work model (in-office & from home), with our office always open to balancing flexibility and connection.
• Supportive Leave Policies. We enable leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation, sick, paid parental). Our inclusive parental leave policy supports all parents and carers throughout their parenting and caring journey.
• Growth & Development. We will support you to pursue growth and development opportunities aligned with your career aspirations.
• Employee Discount & Offers. We have established partnerships with several providers who offer access to exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, car, retail and more).
• Superannuation & Shares. Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packing options. Plus, we offer an award-winning employee share plan – myShare.

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 almost 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 LGBTI+ 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 different.

Closing date – 7th November 2023

“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.”

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we challenge you to drive positive change.