Early Talent Partner

About the role

Rio Tinto is looking for an Early Talent Partner to help its Global Early Talent team deliver graduate and intern recruitment and development programs across Asia Pacific. Based in Perth, the role shapes candidate and stakeholder experiences, strengthens university partnerships and uses insights to improve regional program outcomes. It reports to the Team Leader Early Talent and sits within a collaborative global team.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with business and Human Resources stakeholders to turn workforce needs into Early Talent attraction, recruitment and program results.
• Lead graduate and intern recruitment campaigns across Asia Pacific, covering attraction, engagement, assessment, interviews, offers, onboarding and orientation.
• Advise stakeholders as an Early Talent subject matter expert and champion regional and global priorities.
• Build university and education partnerships that support attraction, engagement and Early Talent events.
• Support the Graduate Development Program with development initiatives, events and experiences across Asia Pacific.
• Use recruitment data, reporting and insights to guide decisions and improve delivery.
• Work with Early Talent Coordinators to deliver high-volume recruitment, engagement and onboarding with a consistent experience.
• Share good practice and contribute to regional and global Early Talent projects.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in Talent Acquisition, Early Talent, Early Careers or Human Resources, partnering with business and HR stakeholders.
• Experience delivering high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple stages of the recruitment lifecycle.
• Experience managing competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Experience using recruitment systems, data or reporting to support decisions.
• Experience facilitating candidate assessments, orientation, workshops, presentations or program content virtually or in person.
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

Helpful for success

• Graduate, intern or early careers recruitment experience.
• University, education provider or community partnership experience.
• Exposure to Workday, Power BI and Microsoft Office.
• Regional or global project experience across dispersed stakeholders.

What we offer

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