Program Advisor - Industry and Academic Partnerships

Program Advisor - Industry and Academic Partnerships

• Lead the implementation of our Industry & Academic partnerships for our copper group
• Collaborate with our leaders and work across all levels of our global operations
• Help to set the foundation for this newly created role in beautiful Salt Lake City,Utah

About the role

We are looking for an Industry & Academic Partnerships Program Advisor to own and lead the implementation of our partnership strategy. In this exciting new role, you will help to design and implement effective partnerships with various stakeholders, while engaging with colleges and universities. As part of your duties, you will also partner with various internal teams which include the following departments: Legal, Human Resources, Procurement, Learning and Development, Global Learning and Talent Teams, Operations, etc.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is curious, creative, and has a collaborative approach to problem-solving, while strategically adapting to ever-growing and changing business needs.

Under the leadership of the Capability Development Manager, your duties will include:

• Creating a roadmap for partnership success based on business needs and focus areas
• Working with internal stakeholders to determine and establish the partnership approach specific to the business need and focus area
• Organizing and leading project teams aligned with the strategic focus areas
• Identifying opportunities to engage within the community, universities, and industry partners including the coordination of engagements and attendance to events to assess potential partnership opportunities
• Engaging with key functions and leaders internally to ensure alignment and internal partnering
• Developing and implementing strategies for the identification, cultivation, and launch of various partnerships
• Establishing and managing the details of partnerships, budgets, contracts, tracking, reporting systems, and program operations to maintain accountability.
• Collaborating with leads to ensure alignment and consistency in how we partner
• Identifying opportunities to streamline and create consistency
• Providing thought leadership in how we continue to improve our partnership initiatives
• Liaising with potential partners and staying abreast on industry trends
• Updating and revising our partnership strategy as needed

What you’ll bring

To be considered for this role, you will:

• A bachelor’s degree in a related field
• At least five years of experience working in academia, university relations, college relations, or other relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in partnering across large and complex business portfolios, government, industry groups, and educational organizations
• Demonstrated experience in partnering with leaders to introduce workforce development and drive transformational change
• Effective communication and influencing skills when engaging with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to navigate the intricacies of collaborating with teams and partners, while managing and engaging with various stakeholders
• Proactive and knowledgeable about developing public relations and partnerships internally and externally
• Experience in strategy development, change management and project management
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment through mutually benefiting relationships and communication skills
• Be a proactive and self-motivated to work independently

What we Offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your way of thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress. Our benefits include:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary with an annual cash incentive award
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and other voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution and a generous 401k matching program
• Opportunity to join the Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies that cover all moments that matter in life: paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to incentives to support your wellbeing
• Ongoing employee assistance program for you and your family to help with educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns
• Access to our team and industry experts who will support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you will be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people are comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to be heard, all cultures respected, and a variety of perspectives are not only welcome, but also 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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