Employee Relations Specialist

4 months ago


Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

**Employee Relations Specialist**
- Impactful people focused opportunity to work for a global company
- Join a global network and diverse team encouraged to offer unique perspectives and build knowledge and connections.
- Flexible working arrangements available - work from home as well as spend time in the office
- Perth or Brisbane based, Permanent, Part Time, Fixed Term opportunities available

**About the role**

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for an Employee Relations Specialist to provide strategic and operational employee relations advice to business units that support the achievement of Rio Tinto's business objectives through an engaged workforce.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, People Services Operations Delivery and working in a supportive team, you will be:

- Design, develop and execute projects individually or as a team member addressing ER issues or employee engagement opportunities
- Developing strong collaborative relationships with leaders within the HR function and the broader business
- Building capability through coaching, development and training of the human resources team
- Championing Rio Tinto’s people strategy around Everyday Respect
- Visiting our operations across Australia as required

**What you’ll bring**
- A tertiary qualification in Human Resources and /or Law
- Demonstrated experience in an employee relations specialist role
- Advocacy experience
- Sound judgement with the ability to think critically and provide holistic and practical solutions to complex matters
- Confidence and be a true collaborator with the ability to influence at all levels
- Ability to manage a dynamic workload through effective prioritisation
- A current legal practising certificate will be highly regarded
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

**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
- Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia
- A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus
- 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
- 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

**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 and meet opportunities.

**Where you’ll be working**

People Experience provide HR advisory, global mobility, talent acquisition and recruitment, employee relations, remuneration and performance services to leaders, employees & HR business partners.

You can take advantage of an ideal combination of working remotely, from home as well as spending face-to-face time with your colleagues on a regular basis at one of our head offices located in Perth or Brisbane CBD.

**Every Voice Matters**

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.

Applications close on Friday the



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