HR Adviser – Gove (NT)

HR Adviser – Gove

• Grow your career with Rio Tinto in 2026

• Permanent Role –Residential or FIFO from Cairns or Darwin

• Join a leading global company

About the role

We're seeking a HR Adviser for a full time opportunity based at our Gove site in the Northern Territory.

As a HR Adviser, you will play a crucial role in providing comprehensive human resource support to leaders and employees within our organisation. Your primary responsibility is to ensure the fair and consistent application of Human Resources (HR) policies, procedures, and processes, while also offering guidance to enhance people effectiveness and employee engagement within Rio Tinto.

The work is designed to significantly enhance morale, productivity, and overall employee satisfaction.

Reporting to the Human Resources Team Lead, you will:

• Build and foster strong partnerships with portfolio stakeholders and shared service partners to enhance collaboration and trust.

• Advise and coach leaders on employee relations matters, with a focus on early intervention and people-centric approaches to boost engagement.

• Support leaders with case management, ensuring that a procedurally fair process is conducted, in line with Company policies and procedures.

• Contribute to HR projects and initiatives that drive employee involvement and commitment.

• Build leader capability in HR systems and processes to ensure leaders are equipped to engage their teams effectively.

• Demonstrate commitment and understanding of business needs as a trusted partner, fostering a sense of belonging and purpose among employees.

• Exhibit depth in critical thinking, prioritisation, and problem-solving to address employee concerns and enhance engagement.

• Navigate competing priorities effectively to maintain focus on employee engagement and satisfaction.

What you’ll bring

• Strong Human Resources generalist background, ideally with experience in mining or industrial environments.

• A solid understanding and ability to interpret, advise and coach leaders on the Fair Work Legislation requirements.

• Experience with case management and advising leaders on managing employee relations risks.

• Be a natural communicator with stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence whilst providing guidance and support to leaders and employees on a range of HR matters.

• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organisation and possess strong coaching and influencing abilities.

• Have a knack for attention to detail and proficiency in HR systems, ideally Workday, and are advanced users of the MS Office Suite.

• Proven experience in leader coaching and the ability to facilitate leader upskilling programs.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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 an 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 technical or leadership ambitions

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

Where you’ll be working

This role will be based at our Gove site in the Northern Territory.

The successful candidate is able to live residentially in Gove, with relocation support provided.

FIFO will also be considered for this role from either Cairns or Darwin

Applications close Wednesday 26th of November.

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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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