Manager, Learning

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Lead and develop teams at our operational sites
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits Brisbane based

About the role

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

At Rio Tinto, we believe Learning and Development is a core element to safe operations. We are looking for a Manager, Learning to join the Aluminium team and lead our Pacific Operations L&D function with the design, planning and delivery of learning programs which will inevitably drive greater safety performance and build individual capability.

Reporting to the General manager, Human Resources Pacific Operations, the L&D team focuses on delivery of learning programs which align with our values and create meaningful career paths, to ensure the workforce is equipped to deliver the current and future needs of our business.

Based in Brisbane, you will lead a geographically diverse team located in our Brisbane hub and across six operational sites in Australia and New Zealand, covering all aspects of Aluminium production from mining to smelting, you will find yourself collaborating and partnering with senior leaders across the business to provide a professional learning service.

It is truly an opportunity to engage and partner with a range of stakeholders and deliver tangible value for the business through key accountabilities including:

• Leadership of the Pacific Operations L&D team to develop and implement quality training programs that meet the needs of the business
• Build, develop and implementation of learning frameworks
• Champion a cultural shift to modernise learning, including use of various technological platforms, keeping end user experience at the forefront
• Design and development of face-to-face and online learning and support materials including technical documentation and user manuals to facilitate independent development across core areas of competence
• Develop tailored training plans and ongoing coaching to augment leadership capability within the business
• Lead, and where possible standardise, the onboarding programs for our new starters
• Build and foster capability within the L&D team
• Identification of operational processes and procedures to improve, assess need, engineer and standardise
• Development of curriculum for technical training programs to be delivered across the business within the Rio Tinto training strategy and commonly agreed core curriculum
• Consultation with leaders to ensure training support expectations are met, manage training facilities and assets
• Analyse learning needs of customers and provide advice on appropriate solutions

What you'll bring

This is a great opportunity for a senior learning and development professional to make a real difference within this global portfolio.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Relevant experience in managing a large team (Instructional Design, L&D, Education, or Project Management)
• Strong instructional design, organizational and project management skills with an emphasis on safety
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills with ability to engage with, and present to all levels and audiences
• Be receptive to feedback and have the drive for continual improvement
• Have a pro-active, can do attitude, see's challenges as opportunities
• Effective time management and personal organisational skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships
• Strong commercial acumen; pragmatic and able to partner with the business seamlessly
• Strategic decision making with a demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate
• Excellent communication and engagement skills at all stakeholder levels and ability to manage a diverse range of matters.

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

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 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 approachmining, 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.

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.

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

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.