Senior Change Lead – People Function (12-month FTC)

Rio Tinto; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

Competitive base salary

Medical benefits

Share ownership plan

Insurance cover

Salary packaging options

Education assistance

Family-friendly wellbeing support

Leave for all of life’s reasons

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rio Tinto is seeking a Principal Adviser Change Management to drive high-quality, people-centred change across the People Function. Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change, you will independently lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for medium-complexity initiatives, translating change impacts into practical adoption and capability solutions.

You will work across operating model transitions and technology-enabled transformation, helping leaders and employees

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience independently leading change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for medium-complexity initiatives.
• Experience translating organisational, process or technology impacts into practical learning and capability solutions.
• Ability to influence leaders, facilitate workshops and coordinate sponsors and cross-functional partners.
• Strong measurement, adoption analytics and ability to adjust interventions based on readiness and feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for People Function initiatives and programs.
• Develop integrated change, learning and capability plans aligned with milestones and priorities.
• Translate process, technology and organisation design impacts into learning pathways and adoption activities.
• Design leader enablement resources, including coaching guides and practical support materials.
• Facilitate workshops and readiness activities with leaders, employees and stakeholder groups.
• Coordinate sponsors and change champion networks to build sponsorship and consistent implementation.
• Monitor adoption and learning completion and use insights to target interventions.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder leadership

Learning design

Impact assessment

Project management

Tools

ADKAR knowledge

Job description

Rio Tinto is seeking a Principal Adviser Change Management to drive high-quality, people-centred change across the People Function. Reporting to the Manager Capability and Change, you will independently lead change planning, impact assessment and stakeholder analysis for medium-complexity initiatives, translating change impacts into practical adoption and capability solutions.

You will work across operating model transitions and technology-enabled transformation, helping leaders and employees