Senior Advisor Capability Development Talent Pathways

Global mining organization with an exceptional safety culture

Permanent Perth based role located at Central Park

Flexible working arrangements available

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 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 Capability Development is seeking expressions of interest for a Senior Advisor Capability Development Talent Pathways role within the Future Workforce team.

The role is responsible for shaping and strengthening early-career development pathways across Trade, University and Frontline pathway portfolios, including Graduate, Apprentice and School-Based programs, ensuring they align with business priorities, workforce needs and future capability requirements.

The role plays a key part in shaping early-career pathways aligned with current and future workforce needs.



Working across the business and with key partners, it brings together workforce priorities, capability requirements and insights to develop the required skills and capability.

This is an opportunity to influence the future of early-career development across Iron Ore and help build pathways that strengthen workforce readiness now and into the future.

Key Responsibilities

Design and continuously improve

early-career development pathways, frameworks and solutions

aligned with workforce and capability needs.

Solve complex workforce capability challenges , connecting business priorities, workforce requirements, data and insights to develop practical solutions.

Partner with business leaders, functional experts and external partners , including universities, RTOs and government support agencies, to shape solutions, strengthen pathways and influence outcomes.

Translate workforce requirements into practical pathway plans , development approaches and implementation priorities.

Establish and strengthen

governance, standards and performance measures

to improve pathway consistency, effectiveness and workforce outcomes.

Use

workforce data, participant insights and leading practice

to identify emerging needs, risks and improvement opportunities.





Lead and coordinate improvement initiatives , working across stakeholders and dependencies to deliver sustainable outcomes.

About You You bring

strategic thinking, strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate business workforce requirements into practical outcomes.

You are comfortable operating across

multiple pathways and stakeholder groups, identifying systemic issues and translating broad workforce needs

into clear recommendations and practical action.

You are a

strong collaborator and influencer

who builds trusted relationships and uses data and insights to continuously improve outcomes.

Experience across

graduate, apprentice, school based and frontline pathways

is highly desirable, along with a relevant tertiary qualification.

To be successful, you will demonstrate:

Strong strategic, analytical and problem-solving capability.

Ability to design and build practical development solutions, pathways and frameworks.

Strong stakeholder partnering and influencing skills across diverse groups.

Ability to use data and insights to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.

Strong planning, governance and implementation capability.

Effective communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear recommendations and solutions.

Experience in capability development, workforce planning, organisational development or learning and development will be beneficial.

Why Consider This Chance? This is an opportunity to shape how early-career talent is developed across Iron Ore, working across graduate, apprentice and trainee pathways.

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📌 Senior Advisor Capability Development Talent Pathways (Perth)
🏢 Rio Tinto
📍 Perth