Transformation Change Specialist

Change Management Specialist – Transformation

• Great opportunity to join a global mining organisation offering outstanding personal development and career opportunities
• Join us during this exciting time of growth and transformation and contribute to success of our Rio Tinto IS&T team
• 12 month fixed term initial opportunity based in Perth

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for an Change Management Specialist – Transformation to be accountable for developing and implementing all aspects of change management to support the delivery work of agile teams. This role requires delivery across all areas of change management, from change visions; impact assessments, change readiness for stakeholders, change measures and delivering sustainable and impactful change.

You will gain valuable experience in delivering change for IS&T across both our technical and business functions. You will be part of a team that drives the change in how we work and contributes to the development of the culture and mindset for success in a complex technical environment. You will work with the Transformation Change Manager and your change peers across our global operations in Perth, Montreal, and Brisbane. In our small team, we will also have a communications specialist to help us target our changes to the business.

Reporting to the Principal Adviser Communications Change - Transformation Team and working in a collaborative and exciting environment you will:

• As part of the Transformation team, work as a dedicated change specialist with our cross-functional Agile teams to develop and drive all change-related artifacts and change stages from preparing to sustaining change.
• Develop and implement change visions; the role of change in the Agile Charter; develop measures and track throughout the defined program for the Agile teams.
• Develop and implement detailed impact assessments that are supported by action plans.
• Develop and implement plans including communication; engagement; stakeholder; training and coaching.
• Contribute to the execution of transformation strategies to ensure that change management has been considered and drives enterprise change for IS&T.
• Be part of the Community of Practice for Change advisors across Rio Tinto – to shape and build awareness of the value of change management.
• Contribute to the execution of internal and external communications strategies including support our communication specialists with content from the agile teams.

Understanding and awareness of working across multiple time-zones to deliver.

What you’ll bring

• High levels of skills and experience in change management as part of transformation programs. 
• A bachelor’s degree in psychology or related discipline/field such as HR. 
• Active professional membership with a recognised industry body and/or training in Prosci or other certifications.
• Understanding of how agile frameworks and change management for the delivery of ways of working within a technology function.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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
• Brand new modern office building that is set up for you to do your best work and have a great time doing so, with breakout areas, little nooks, and quiet places to retreat
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.

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.

Change Management Specialist – Transformation

• Great opportunity to join a global mining organisation offering outstanding personal development and career opportunities
• Join us during this exciting time of growth and transformation and contribute to success of our Rio Tinto IS&T team
• 12 month secondment opportunity based in Perth

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for an Change Management Specialist – Transformation to be accountable for developing and implementing all aspects of change management to support the delivery work of agile teams. This role requires delivery across all areas of change management, from change visions; impact assessments, change readiness for stakeholders, change measures and delivering sustainable and impactful change.

You will gain valuable experience in delivering change for IS&T across both our technical and business functions. You will be part of a team that drives the change in how we work and contributes to the development of the culture and mindset for success in a complex technical environment. You will work with the Transformation Change Manager and your change peers across our global operations in Perth, Montreal, and Brisbane. In our small team, we will also have a communications specialist to help us target our changes to the business.

Reporting to the Principal Adviser Communications Change - Transformation Team and working in a collaborative and exciting environment you will:

• As part of the Transformation team, work as a dedicated change specialist with our cross-functional Agile teams to develop and drive all change-related artifacts and change stages from preparing to sustaining change.
• Develop and implement change visions; the role of change in the Agile Charter; develop measures and track throughout the defined program for the Agile teams.
• Develop and implement detailed impact assessments that are supported by action plans.
• Develop and implement plans including communication; engagement; stakeholder; training and coaching.
• Contribute to the execution of transformation strategies to ensure that change management has been considered and drives enterprise change for IS&T.
• Be part of the Community of Practice for Change advisors across Rio Tinto – to shape and build awareness of the value of change management.
• Contribute to the execution of internal and external communications strategies including support our communication specialists with content from the agile teams.

Understanding and awareness of working across multiple time-zones to deliver.

What you’ll bring

• High levels of skills and experience in change management as part of transformation programs. 
• A bachelor’s degree in psychology or related discipline/field such as HR. 
• Active professional membership with a recognised industry body and/or training in Prosci or other certifications.
• Understanding of how agile frameworks and change management for the delivery of ways of working within a technology function.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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
• Brand new modern office building that is set up for you to do your best work and have a great time doing so, with breakout areas, little nooks, and quiet places to retreat
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

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.

Where you will be working

Rio Tinto Information Systems and Technology operates to enable better alignment with customer priorities, end-to-end accountability and flexibility to prioritise critical work. The function provides solutions that are aligned with current and future business requirements through the development and ongoing delivery of IT strategy and solution roadmaps. Through appropriate governance, consultative processes, and the use of industry best practices, IS&T also ensures that emerging technologies and innovative ideas are constantly evaluated, considered, and adopted, to provide easy-to-use, best-in-class solutions and services.

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.