2022 Indigenous Graduate Program & 2021 Indigenous Vacation Student Program  (Start ASAP)

2022 Indigenous Graduate Program & 2021 Indigenous Vacation Student Program 

Australia 

What if from day one you didn't just watch things happen, you made things happen? 

What if you didn't just make an impression, you created a legacy? 

What if you didn't just start a job, you transformed an industry? 

We're investing $50 million to increase and nurture Indigenous leadership across our business in Australia and from day one, our graduates are our future leaders. 

Being curious is everything at Rio Tinto. Our graduates shape who we are and we need more curious Indigenous graduates from a range of degrees for different areas across our business including (but not limited to): 

• Business – All degrees 
• Humanities – Arts, Law, Health & Safety, Archaeology 
• Engineering – All degrees 
• Sciences – Geoscience, Environmental 
• Technology – Data Science, Software, Computing, Robotics 

We're also looking for continuing university students to join our 2021 Vacation Program and experience day-to-day-life at Rio Tinto. The best part, it gives you the opportunity to secure a graduate position at the end of the program. 

Join Rio Tinto and help create a legacy you're proud of. 

Our Approach 

We were proud to be the first mining company to embrace Indigenous land rights in Australia in the 1990s, and we continue to recognise that our Australian mines are on land that has belonged to Indigenous groups for tens of thousands of years. We respect their ongoing deep connection to the Country and recognise that Indigenous Australians continue to hold vast knowledge about it. 

Today, we have many agreements with Traditional Owners globally. These community agreements are long-term, often with horizons beyond 50 years, and they help us establish relationships and run our business in a way that delivers mutual value. 

About Us 

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls 'progress' begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers. 

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world's first to be certified 'responsible' –helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life. 

Including you 

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. 

Eligibility

Graduate Program – the final year of study/have recently graduated 
Vacation Student Program – penultimate year or students in 2nd or 3rd year 

Next steps 

Join us and make a real impact at Rio Tinto. It's more than just a career, it's an opportunity to make a change, from day one. 

Apply today.

#itbeginswithyou 

The filling of these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure undersection 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth),and 27 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT) / s 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1996 (NT) / s 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act1991 (Qld) / s 65 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) / ss 25 and/or 26 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas)/ s 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic) and s 8(4) of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act2006 (Vic) / s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)].s 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW) / s 8and 51of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW).