Senior Analyst

Senior Advisor Strategy

• Work closely with senior leadership to shape our future
• Progress your career, think ahead and be creative
• Permanent | fulltime |Perth based

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Advisor to provide insightful and proactive commercial advise, strategic decision support and project management within Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s (RTIO) Strategy team.

RTIO Strategy is in the privileged position to work with senior leadership on issues at the forefront of key business decisions. We are a driven, cross functional and diverse team supporting the development and implementation of the organisations strategy.

Responsibilities include opportunity generation with consideration of competitive advantages and industry position, implementing strategies and tactics to generate sustainable business value, and building and embedding Rio Tinto’s corporate strategy aligned with key strategic objectives including ‘Best Operator’, ‘Excel in Development’, ‘Impeccable ESG Credentials’ and ‘Social License’.

Reporting to the Manager of Iron Ore Strategy, the successful candidate is a natural thought leader that will:

• Oversee and drive the progress of the business against key strategic initiatives;
• Recommend and influence improvements to existing business strategies to drive growth;
• Support the preparation of strategic business cases and presentation material to senior leadership;
• Conduct research, including industry and competitive analysis;
• Plan and conduct collaborative workshops across multiple disciplines;
• Support development of management reporting; and
• Provide input into strategic planning processes in the form of financial modelling and analysis.

What we’re looking for

This is a great opportunity for an ambitious, proactive professional with excellent stakeholder engagement skills and strong commercial acumen. The successful candidate will:

• Be an stablished collaborator with the ability to influence and build rapport across all levels of the organisation including senior leadership;
• Is a natural problem solver with a curious mindset;
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Has strong commercial acumen and analytical skills with the ability to translate raw information into strategic insights;
• Have an undergraduate degree in a technical, commercial and/or legal discipline;

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world's first to be certified "responsible" helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities, and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

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 20 December 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).