Principal Advisor Team Effectiveness

Principal Advisor – Team Effectiveness

• Great opportunity for a driven Leader to join the RTIO People function

• Contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement

• Work in a flexible work environment where we prioritise a healthy work/life balance

• Based in Central Park, Perth with ad hoc travel to the Pilbara  

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.  

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 

We have an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Advisor – Team Effectiveness within our RTIO People function.

This role drives the uplift of team effectiveness across the organisation by shaping frameworks, enabling leadership development, and embedding coaching and collaboration practices aligned to business priorities.
 
Reporting to the Manager Leadership & Culture, your key responsibilities will include: 

• Building trusted relationships across functional and operational teams to influence leadership behaviour and embed team effectiveness strategies. ​

• Leading the planning, coordination, and delivery of initiatives that strengthen team cohesion, coaching, and leadership capability.

• Developing and evolving a scalable team effectives framework, aligned to broader workforce and operational goals (e.g., SPS, team effectiveness scorecard, learning modules, etc.)​.

• Designing and supporting coaching and mentoring frameworks that grow leadership capability and support high-performance teams. ​

• Promoting and fostering a safe and supportive environment, by proactively managing psychosocial risks and ensuring physical and psychological safety. ​

• Promoting a respectful and inclusive environment aligned with Rio Tinto values and advocating for diversity, inclusion, and everyday respect. ​

• Partnering with HRBPs and leaders to identify culture hotspots using data, surveys, and qualitative feedback.​

• Developing leader capability in inclusive leadership, respect-based behaviours, and handling of cultural issues.

• Providing coaching, tools and scenarios that equip leaders to build trust and psychological safety within their teams.

• Leading the design of targeted culture interventions. ​

• Ensuring governance and compliance of training activities.

What you’ll bring 

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have: 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in organisational behaviour and development, or strategic HR.

• Experience designing or implementing organisational or team capability frameworks.

• Strong knowledge of coaching, mentoring, and leadership development methodologies. ​

• Strong problem-solving abilities with the ability to find solutions for complex issues.​

• Experience in interpreting data and identifying key insights.​

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills, and coaching capability across all workforce levels. ​

• Proven track record of development and execution of strategic business wide initiatives.​

What we offer 

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority  

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto  

• Indigenous leadership programs to support your growth and career progression in the business and industry

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus  

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family  

• Attractive share ownership plan  

• Company provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options  

• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions  

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support  

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave, cultural leave)  

• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them  

• Exclusive employee benefits and discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars and retail

Where you’ll be working 

This role will be Perth based in our Central Park head office with flexible working arrangements on offer.

Applications close on the Friday 14th November, 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date). 

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

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.

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