Secretary Divisional - Paraburdoo

Secretary Divisional - Paraburdoo

• Take the next step, with your administrative skillset

• Living close to our operations means embracing an adventurous lifestyle - red earth landscapes, ancient gorges, and coastal escapes.

• Paraburdoo Residential opportunities only - Housing & Relocation support provided for you and your family

About the role

We are looking for Divisional Secretary to join our Pilbara Mines Paraburdoo team. This is an exciting opportunity to support high-performing teams and our current operations.As a Divisional Secretary, you will be expected to demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism, discretion, and integrity. Your role will be critical in fostering strong working relationships across the organisation, while developing a comprehensive understanding of our systems, processes, and operational frameworks.Reporting to the General Manager, the role will see you:

• Providing high-level administrative support to the division’s leadership team

• Managing complex calendars and scheduling for the General Manager

• Coordinating travel arrangements and preparing detailed itineraries for both domestic site visits and international travel

• Organising and facilitating meetings, workshops, events, and conferences—such as divisional team days, service awards, and end-of-year functions

• Processing financial transactions including raising purchase orders, managing invoices, and reconciling corporate credit card expenses

• Collaborating closely with business advisors and administrative professionals across Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) to ensure seamless operations and aligned priorities within the division and broader business

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• Proven experience in a high-level administrative or executive support role, preferably within a complex, fast-paced corporate environment

• A high degree of discretion and professionalism in handling confidential and sensitive information

• A proactive and positive mindset, with a genuine commitment to fostering a strong and collaborative team culture

• Exceptional organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, adapt to changing demands, and operate autonomously with minimal supervision

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of the organisation

• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all aspects of work

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)  

• Work on Country with a residential role which offers company housing and financial support with living expenses including rent and utilities (power and water).

• 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  

• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment

• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.

• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Where you’ll be working

Located 80 kilometres southwest of Tom Price, Paraburdoo rests on the traditional lands of the Yinhawangka people. The town is surrounded by some of Western Australia’s most stunning landscapes and is renowned for its natural beauty, diverse wildlife, and close proximity to Karijini National Park.

Paraburdoo is a gateway to adventure and exploration, and the town is proud of its reputation as a safe, welcoming community and an ideal place for young families to live and thrive.

Paraburdoo offers a wide range of local amenities and leisure facilities, including a domestic airport, hospital, community centre, childcare centre, primary school, parks, and various sporting venues.

The Paraburdoo Sports, Fitness and Community Complex features state-of-the-art facilities such as an Olympic-size swimming pool, indoor basketball court, and a fully equipped gym. Recent upgrades have expanded the camp facilities to 762 rooms.

With the opening of the Western Range at Paraburdoo Operations, the site now has the capacity to produce up to 25 million tonnes of iron ore annually supporting the longevity of the Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years.

Applications close on the 15th December 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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About Rio TintoRio 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 InclusionAt 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.