Senior Adviser People

About the role

Rio Tinto is looking for a Senior Adviser People to join its HR Advisory team at the Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, about 50 km from Launceston in Northern Tasmania. Reporting to the Superintendent People, you will give judgement-based advice on complex employee and leader matters, working with HR Analysts, People Partners, specialist People Experience teams and operational leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on complex employee and leader matters, supporting accurate, timely and policy-aligned outcomes.
• Conduct case intake, initial assessment, issue triage and fact gathering, and resolve medium-complexity Workplace Respect matters.
• Guide leaders through disciplinary matters, workplace investigations, performance management, employee concerns and workforce transitions such as restructures, redeployment and exits.
• Interpret and apply employment legislation, enterprise agreements, HR policies, procedures and employment frameworks across regional and operational contexts.
• Manage advisory cases within agreed service levels, keeping accurate documentation, case tracking and audit-ready records in HR systems and case management platforms.
• Partner with colleagues to deliver seamless case resolution, balancing employee experience, operational needs and compliance.
• Identify and escalate high-risk or sensitive matters and mitigate risks through sound judgement and governance.
• Analyse recurring case themes and contribute to reporting, process simplification, knowledge updates and service standardisation.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in HR advisory, employee relations or operational HR service delivery within a complex organisation.
• Working knowledge of employment legislation, HR policies, enterprise agreements and employment frameworks, applied to practical people matters.
• Experience managing complex or sensitive employee cases, including performance, conduct, workplace concerns or organisational change, with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Sound judgement and problem-solving, with experience coaching leaders and balancing employee experience, operational needs, risk and compliance.
• Experience working with HR systems, case management platforms and service workflows, managing multiple priorities and case volumes within agreed service standards.

Helpful but not required

• Experience with Workday, ServiceNow or comparable HR and case management platforms.
• Exposure to Workplace Respect matters, workplace investigations, audit, compliance or regulatory requirements.
• Experience identifying case trends and contributing to process simplification, knowledge management or service standardisation.

What we offer

• A permanent position with a competitive base salary and annual incentive program.
• Medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family, and company-provided insurance cover.
• Share ownership plan, salary sacrifice and salary packaging options, and career development and education assistance.
• Vacation, paid parental, sick and cultural leave, family-friendly wellbeing support and employee discounts.
• Possible domestic relocation assistance.