Specialist Technical Capability Development

Specialist Technical Capability Development

• Global role with exposure to a broad and varied stakeholder groups including SMEs, technical teams and senior leaders
• Exciting opportunity to utilise your existing learning expertise through the deployment of a new program (IPH technology)
• Brisbane based, permanent employment, with a range of additional benefits

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Specialist Technical Capability Development to support our technical teams and people leaders develop the right technical skills to succeed in their current roles and grow their career within Rio Tinto Aaluminium (RTA) Pacific Operations (PacOps).

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

This role is essential in the deployment of RTA PacOps’ capability development strategy and requires close collaboration with RTA PacOps technical teams. You will also partner with the RTA Capability team based at our Atlantic operations.

This opportunity is perfect for someone who is passionate about capability development and is looking to gain experience working as part of a globally connected organization.

Reporting to the Manager Capability Development you will be accountable for:

• Partnering with the Pacific Operations technical SMEs to conduct a training needs analysis that defines the technical capability requirements of our leaders and technical teams across RTA PacOps
• Developing, implementing and facilitating tailored learning and assessment solutions that are learner centric and sustainable
• Partnering with the Project Manager IPH Deployment to ensure the IPH deployment project plan is successfully met, taking full ownership of the IPH system platform implementation for RTA PacOps
• Partnering with the L&D teams from RTA Atlantic and Pacific to ensure governance and quality assurance of all IPH components including training needs analysis, training modules, skills matrix and system platform performance
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with various leaders across the business to embed the RTA and PacOps capability development strategy

About you

This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior learning and development professional to make a real difference in a global role. Your drive for pushing the boundaries on what is believed to be possible, as well as a belief that capability building and learning development is a lever for business success, will see you excel in this position. It is also preferable that you have:

• Awareness of the Rio Tinto operations and key skills required for talent management purposes. Whilst experience of RT operations is not essential, experience across the heavy industry, aluminium smelting and/or processing operations will be highly regarded
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills with the ability to influence and adapt communication style to various audience levels, including Technical SMEs, HR Managers, peers and Executive Leadership teams
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and best practice learning design and application within an operational environment
• Understanding and experience working with learning and competency frameworks
• Natural coaching ability to support key stakeholder groups
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Curious mindset and learning agility
• Qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience in Human Resources and/or Learning
• A commitment to personal development and growth

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
• 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 personal growth and 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance 

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto is a global leader in aluminium, one of the world’s most widely used metals.

In the sector for more than 110 years, today we operate large-scale, high-quality bauxite mines and alumina refineries, and have the world’s most modern and competitive aluminium smelter portfolio.

Our Pacific Operations sites are located along the east coast of Australia, at the tip of the Northern Territory and in New Zealand’s south. With more than 6,000 employees, we operate a full value chain approach—mining, refining and smelting. Our portfolio includes four bauxite mines, two refineries, four smelters and one power station, and is supported by technical experts located in our Brisbane hub, including a fully operational Operations Centre for our bauxite mines.

You will be based in our newly renovated Brisbane Hub Midtown Offices on Charlotte Street. You will enjoy a hybrid of work from home and office-based hours. Due to the global nature of this role, the ability to partner with our Atlantic team outside of standard business hours will be required at times, though the flexibility to manage your hours of work will be offered in return.

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 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 on 27 August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.