Talent Development & Leadership Lead

Hancock Iron Ore; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health cover contribution

18 weeks parental leave

Job summary

Hancock Iron Ore seeks an experienced Specialist Talent to lead the People & Culture team, shaping sustainable talent pipelines and career pathways across the organisation. You will oversee succession, development programs and employer branding to build future capability and retention.

You will partner with Operational leaders to align talent initiatives with business goals, drive graduate and early career programs, and advance diversity and inclusion across our mining operations.

Qualifications

• You are commercially minded with experience developing workforce capability and delivering talent initiatives.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Proven success in Talent Management, Organisational Development, Learning & Development, Workforce Development or Human Resources.
• Experience designing and delivering succession, leadership, capability or career development programs.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage workforce data and insights to inform decision-making.
• Excellent communication, relationship management and influencing capabilities.
• Experience in mining/resources/engineering/energy or similarly complex industries is highly regarded.
• Indigenous employment, veteran employment and diversity initiatives.
• Government funding, grants and training incentive programs.
• Certificate IV in Training & Assessment and/or psychometric accreditation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute talent management and workforce capability strategies aligned to business objectives and workforce plans.
• Design and enhance frameworks for succession planning, career development and internal mobility.
• Oversee graduate, apprentice, trainee, internship and work experience programs.
• Partner with leaders to identify future capability requirements and develop workforce pathways to address skill gaps.
• Drive initiatives that support diversity, Indigenous employment, veteran pathways and increased participation of women in non-traditional roles.
• Strengthen Hancock Iron Ore's Employee Value Proposition and employer brand through targeted talent attraction and engagement initiatives.
• Build strategic partnerships with universities, schools, training providers, Indigenous organisations and industry bodies.
• Utilise workforce and market insights to inform talent decisions and measure program effectiveness.
• Manage budgets, governance, reporting and program performance outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Talent management

Organisational development

Learning & development

Workforce development

Diversity initiatives

Education

Degree or Diploma in Human Resources, Business, Commerce, Education

Certificate IV in Training & Assessment or psychometric accreditation

Job description

Hancock Iron Ore seeks an experienced Specialist Talent to lead the People & Culture team, shaping sustainable talent pipelines and career pathways across the organisation. You will oversee succession, development programs and employer branding to build future capability and retention.

You will partner with Operational leaders to align talent initiatives with business goals, drive graduate and early career programs, and advance diversity and inclusion across our mining operations.