Head of Investigations

Head of Investigations

• Lead our global investigations team
• Drive positive change
• Be part of a global mining organisation where everyone is valued and respected
• Permanent role based in Australia, London or Canada

About the role

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

We are looking for a Head of Investigations reporting to the Chief Business Conduct Officer.

In this newly created role, you will be responsible for consistent delivery of independent, timely and high-quality investigations with a particular focus on a caring and human centered approach. 

You will develop and implement a best practice approach to investigations, drawn from your experience and influenced by evolving societal expectations and the Way We Work. The Head of Investigations role represents a real opportunity to influence and drive positive and sustainable culture change by creating an environment where expectations, learnings and opportunities are shared in a way that is responsible, respectful and effective.

You are consistently striving for excellence and deeply focussed on developing and supporting those in your team. You have experience leading global teams with multiple layers and a proven ability to motivate and bring out the best in people by modelling desired behaviours. You value relationships and you enjoy working with people. You have exceptional communication skills and a demonstrated ability to engage, influence and partner with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

You will also demonstrate resilience, a focus on self-care for both you and your team and the ability to respectfully navigate sensitive discussions. You display exemplary and unquestionable personal integrity.

You will be responsible for:

• Building, developing and leading a high performing global investigations team by adopting optimal resourcing models and where team members receive ongoing proactive support to manage wellbeing
• Development of an investigations framework and toolkit that ensures investigations in relation to alleged misconduct are trauma-informed, human centric and conducted to the highest standards of procedural fairness
• Collaborating effectively with a variety of internal stakeholders within our business units, product groups and functions to understand their needs with a focus on continuous improvement
• Building relationships and setting clear expectations with measurable KPIs for external service providers
• Oversight and overall direction and guidance for significant misconduct investigations
• Supporting the creation of a culture where employees feel safe to speak up, resulting in increasing reporting rates and decreasing anonymity rates
• Creating a culture of continuous learning within the investigations team, including minimum and ongoing educational support, development and training
• Providing support as required to the Chief Business Conduct Officer, including periodic board-level reporting
• Maintaining a strict budget by line item

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Degree level qualifications in law (15+ years)
• Demonstrated experience leading global teams
• A strategic mindset coupled with a pragmatic approach and a proven ability to deliver measurable outcomes and improvements
• The ability to identify, translate and embed evolving societal expectations into practical solutions
• A solid working knowledge of legal requirements as they relate to investigations
• Advanced leadership and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility to operate in a global environment and in multiple time zones
• A genuine interest in making a difference

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking and 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 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)

Where you will be working

You will be part of a global team forming the Rio Tinto Business Conduct Office. The mission of the Business Conduct Office is to provide an effective business integrity compliance program across the Rio Tinto Group to ensure all employees and third parties working on behalf of Rio Tinto, conduct business in an ethical and compliant manner within all countries where we operate.

Complying with Rio Tinto’s code of conduct (The Way We Work), policies and standards as they relate to business integrity and workplace conduct are key priorities of the team. The team also has responsibility for Rio Tinto’s Whistleblower program known as myVoice and the continued development of the investigations process including training.

About Rio Tinto

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.

Every voice matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from diverse 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 valued individuals.

Applications close on 14^th October 2022 (Rio Tinto reserve the right to adjust this date as required)