Leadership Development Specialist

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people. 

**Roster:**Monday to Friday 

Are you passionate about developing leaders and facilitating high-impact leadership experiences that drive real capability uplift?

At Fortescue, we’re committed to building exceptional leadership capability and our world-class Leadership Academy plays a critical role in shaping leaders across the business, from emerging talent through to senior executives. We’re now looking for a Leadership Development Specialist who can design and facilitate high-impact leadership experiences that drive real behavioural change. 

Joining the Organisational Development (OD) team within Fortescue’s People function, this is a hands-on, facilitation-first opportunity for someone who thrives in the room, can engage and challenge senior leaders, and is motivated by creating meaningful impact.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders and business partners to facilitate engaging, purpose-led learning experiences that align with Fortescue’s values, culture, and strategic priorities.

This is a dynamic, hands-on role that blends program facilitation and stakeholder partnership, ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about enabling others to grow and succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate high-impact leadership experiences, including workshops, coaching engagements, and learning forums, that translate into measurable behavioural change and improved performance.
• Contribute to the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Fortescue’s enterprise-wide leadership development strategy and programs, ensuring alignment with Fortescue’s values, culture, and strategic objectives.
• Enable and embed Organisational Development frameworks and interventions that strengthen leadership capability and build a sustainable, future-ready leadership pipeline.
• Partner closely with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand capability needs and shape practical, relevant development experiences
• Evaluate and continuously improve leadership initiatives using data-driven insights, participant feedback, and evidence-based methodologies.
• Champion a culture of learning, growth, and accountability, ensuring leadership development initiatives remain aligned with Fortescue’s evolving strategy and future capability requirements.
• Contribute to building a strong, future-ready leadership pipeline across the organisation

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive experience (5 years +) in leadership development and specifically the facilitation of impactful programs, workshops and coaching.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Adult Education, Organisational Development, or a related discipline.
• Strong understanding of adult learning theory, leadership capability frameworks, and behaviour change.
• Proven ability to influence, collaborate, and build trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• The ability to balance structure and adaptability, knowing when to follow a plan and when to shift based on the room.
• Experience in large, complex organisations, ideally within the resources, energy, or industrial sectors.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal capability, with a focus on credibility, clarity, and engagement at all organisational levels

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.