- Drive people-centred change that helps leaders and employees confidently adopt new processes, technology and ways of working.
- Lead medium-complexity change, learning and capability initiatives across the People Function with broad enterprise exposure.
- Brisbane or Perth based
- 12 month fixed term contract opportunity We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role
We are looking for a Principal Adviser Change Management to drive high-quality, people-centred change across the People Function. Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change, you’ll independently lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for medium-complexity initiatives, translating change impacts into practical adoption, learning and capability solutions. Working across operating model transitions, service improvements and technology-enabled transformation, you’ll help leaders and employees build the knowledge, confidence and behaviours needed to work effectively in new ways. This is a great opportunity for an experienced change professional who enjoys combining structured change practice, learning design and stakeholder insight to deliver measurable adoption outcomes. What you’ll be doing Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change and partnering across Future People, People Technology, Communications, People Services and business-facing People teams, you will:
- Lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for People Function initiatives and programs,
- Drive people-centred change that helps leaders and employees confidently adopt new processes, technology and ways of working.
- Lead medium-complexity change,



learning and capability initiatives across the People Function with broad enterprise exposure.
- Brisbane or Perth based
- 12 month fixed term contract opportunity We’re Finding Better Ways™ to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role
We are looking for a Principal Adviser Change Management to drive high-quality, people-centred change across the People Function. Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change, you’ll independently lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for medium-complexity initiatives, translating change impacts into practical adoption, learning and capability solutions. Working across operating model transitions, service improvements and technology-enabled transformation, you’ll help leaders and employees build the knowledge, confidence and behaviours needed to work effectively in new ways. This is a great opportunity for an experienced change skilled who enjoys combining structured change practice, learning design and stakeholder insight to deliver measurable adoption outcomes. What you’ll be doing Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change and partnering across Future People, People Technology, Communications, People Services and business-facing People teams, you will:
- Lead change planning,



impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for People Function initiatives and programs, identifying adoption risks and practical responses.
- Develop and execute integrated change, learning and capability plans aligned with program milestones, business priorities and impacted stakeholder needs.
- Translate process, technology and organisation design impacts into learning pathways, training solutions, toolkits and targeted adoption activities.
- Design leader enablement resources, including talking points, frequently asked questions, coaching guides, holding statements and practical support materials.
- Facilitate workshops, engagement sessions, capability needs analyses and readiness activities with leaders, employees and impacted stakeholder groups.
- Coordinate sponsors and change champion networks, helping build visible sponsorship, local engagement and consistent implementation.
- Monitor readiness, adoption, learning completion and stakeholder feedback, using data and insight to target interventions and reduce implementation risk.
- Strengthen change and capability maturity by improving frameworks, templates and playbooks, sharing lessons learned and coaching colleagues in effective practice. About you We’re looking for someone whose experience aligns with the key requirements below. You do not need to meet every “helpful for success” item to apply, if you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application. Required for Success
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
- Change Management: Demonstrated experience independently leading change planning, impact assessment, stakeholder mapping, readiness and adoption activities for medium-complexity initiatives.
- Learning and Capability: Experi

📌 Principal Adviser Change Management (Brisbane)
🏢 Rio Tinto
📍 Brisbane