Executive Assistant

• Shape the effectiveness of the Vice President HSEC by protecting executive time, staying ahead of priorities and keeping the Executive Office ahead on commitments.

• Build trusted relationships across the business and have real impact through exposure to senior leaders, governance and enterprise priorities.

• Perth-based, full-time role with a regular office rhythm.

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 an Executive Assistant to support the Vice President of Health, Safety, Environment, Communities (HSEC).

This is a proactive role requiring strong judgement, organisation and the ability to stay ahead in a dynamic environment.

You’ll create the conditions for the Vice President to focus on the highest-value work by anticipating what is coming, protecting executive time, keeping commitments on track and connecting leaders and stakeholders across the business.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing structure to complexity, takes ownership and wants to make a meaningful contribution through trusted executive support.

What you’ll be doing

Reporting to the Vice President HSEC and working across the Executive Office and broader Function, you will:

• Maintain a forward view of the Vice President’s priorities, commitments and upcoming decisions, identifying what needs to happen before it becomes urgent.

• Protect executive time through active calendar management, challenging competing demands and ensuring time is directed to the highest-value priorities.

• Exercise judgement about what requires the Vice President’s attention, what can be resolved independently and what can be redirected to the appropriate person.

• Ensure key meetings and engagements are purposeful and well prepared, with agendas, materials, logistics and relevant context available in advance.

• Maintain the rhythm of the Executive Office, connecting the daily huddle, leadership meetings, governance commitments and forward calendar so priorities remain visible.

• Maintain oversight of actions and commitments, following through with owners and closing loops so the Vice President does not need to chase progress.

• Plan ahead for travel, governance requirements, stakeholder engagements and priority meetings, anticipating potential conflicts or issues.

• Build trusted relationships across the business so information flows effectively and issues can be resolved quickly.

• Create a professional, welcoming and responsive Executive Office that reinforces the culture and ways of working expected across the Function.

About you

We’re looking for someone who combines excellent organisation with sound judgement, discretion and a proactive approach. You will be comfortable working with senior leaders, navigating changing priorities and taking ownership of matters within appropriate boundaries.

If you bring relevant experience and are excited by the opportunity, we encourage you to submit an application.

What you’ll bring:

• Safety: A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Judgement and initiative: Demonstrated ability to anticipate executive needs, exercise sound judgement and resolve matters independently within appropriate boundaries.

• Discretion and emotional intelligence: High levels of discretion and judgement, with the ability to navigate sensitive matters and senior stakeholder relationships appropriately.

• Executive support experience: Experience providing high-level executive support in a complex environment with shifting priorities and confidential information.

• Planning and coordination: Proven capability in complex calendar management, meeting preparation, travel coordination, governance deadlines and action follow-up.

• Stakeholder engagement: Ability to build trusted relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders and support clear, timely information flow across the business.

• Ways of working: Capacity to work from the Perth office when the Vice President is in the office, support an 8:00 am daily huddle in person and provide occasional after-hours flexibility when required.

Helpful for success

• Experience supporting an executive office in a large, geographically dispersed or safety-focused organisation.

• Experience improving meeting discipline, executive workflows or administrative cadences to create a more proactive and effective office environment.

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 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, including annual, paid parental, personal and cultural leave.

• Exclusive employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

• Possible domestic relocation assistance.

Where you’ll be working

Our modern office located in Central Park tower in Perth provides an inspiring environment for collaboration and professional growth. You’ll be able to enjoy a range of benefits, including access to a modern gym, wellness programs and convenient amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.

Situated in the heart of Perth, we are close to public transport and several parking options.

Applications for this role will close Monday 21st September 2026.

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 LGBTQ+ 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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