Advisor Communities

Advisor Communities

• Varied and impactful community focused role
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Karratha based, residential opportunity | 5 on: 2 off

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for Communities Advisor based in Karratha to join the Pilbara Communities team. You will support the delivery of the Pilbara Communities plan within the coastal region working with key community groups and organisations.

Our approach to Communities and Social Performance (CSP) is to build enduring partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect. This includes the way we engage with communities and the steps we take to identify and manage social, economic, environmental, cultural and human rights impacts throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure. Working in close collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders, this role seeks to assist, coordinate and facilitate delivery of key engagement activities and projects across a range of areas associated with the Communities & Social Performance portfolio.

Reporting to the Superintendent Communities, and working alongside a collaborative and diverse team, you will:

• Contribute to or develop with community partners and stakeholders, programs or activities, which address areas of mutual interest
• Deliver initiatives focused on long-term community-based issues that will provide positive and long-term, sustainable outcomes for communities
• Contribute to community and stakeholder mapping and analysis, risk assessments and complaints/incidents management
• Support the coordination and delivery of community events and festivals including internal and external communication
• Represent the organisation at community gatherings, forums and events
• Maintain formal records of community engagement plans, strategies, meetings and events

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A degree qualification or working towards this in a related field such as Community Development / Community Services / Community Engagement

• Experience in stakeholder & community engagement, including developing and maintaining relationships
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Energetic and creative with the ability to think ahead
• Flexible and collaborative style with an ability to adapt to changing priorities

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
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• 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)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins witha 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. 

Every Voice Matters

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.

At 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.

Applications close on 20 November 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)