Senior Manager- Indigenous Leadership (Human Resources and Diversity)

Senior Manager- Indigenous Leadership (Human Resources and Diversity)

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 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 who we are.

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or 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

Finding better ways to get materials the world needs.

We are looking for a leader with a human resources background for an exciting and transformational opportunity with Rio Tinto.  The Senior Manager – Indigenous Leadership will lead, develop and maintain a business focused, high performance culture enabling continuous improvement in Indigenous employees’ performance, development, and advancement.

Implementing and monitoring planning processes to deliver on the Australian Indigenous Relations strategy through inspired leadership focused on a culture of team accountability, operational discipline, and continuous improvement will be central to this role.

The Senior Manager – Indigenous Leadership will work closely with a wide variety of stakeholders both internally and externally, enabling sustainable development, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, by establishing and maintaining effective systems, standards and procedures that drive behaviours.

Reporting to the Global Chief Advisor Indigenous Relations you will:

• Provide leadership and accountability for the performance of the Indigenous Leadership team focused on the attraction, retention and growth of Indigenous leaders, underpinned by cultural competency, and ensure the overall quality execution of tasks/services and interactions with our partner communities

• Map out and remove barriers to employment, develop competency frameworks, Indigenous leadership programs, cultural knowledge, training, and skills focused on Indigenous talent management

• Engage and influence senior leaders within the business to drive change, maintain support and raise awareness of the program and develop specific goals for their teams/groups

• Drive implementation strategies to maximise potential and deliver on the plans; aligning resources, people, succession plans and development

• Identify and quantify the risks inherent in the budget and departmental operations, define and mandate appropriate mitigation strategies  

• Grow cultural knowledge and champion genuine development and advancement for Indigenous employees; building a culturally safe business to attract, retain and grow Indigenous talent.

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your colleagues

• Minimum 10 years of Human Resources experience, with demonstrated experience in developing and executing diversity initiatives in a large-scale organisation 

• Extensive experience in building relationships with Indigenous people, Indigenous communities and stakeholders

• Extensive experience driving implementation strategies to deliver on plans; aligning resources, people, succession plans and development

• Previous experience in enabling corporate and shareholder value through demonstrated achievement toward the strategic objectives

• Extensive leadership experience – ability to coach and mentor large teams

• Extensive experience cultivating external and internal relationships focused on healing, listening and collaboration in both internal and external forums

• Strong abilities to identify and articulate the need for change to deliver on operational objectives; supports, drives, and monitor change initiatives.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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)

• Relocation assistance where necessary

Where you will be working

The role will be based in Brisbane (Meanjin) or Perth (Boorloo).

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.