Manager Agreements

Manager Agreements

• Permanent employment which includes attractive salary, annual bonuses and a huge range of additional benefits which are designed to make your life better.
• Opportunity to learn and grow your career
• Balance your career and life

We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us.

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.    

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.    

We acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength.  The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.   

About the role

Rio Tinto is on a journey to transform our partnerships with Traditional Owners, including evolving our participation agreements. This role is key to driving that transformation, creating and executing strategies to modernise our ways of working in collaboration with Traditional Owner groups. You will lead high-impact engagements and agreement making, shaping the future of these partnerships.

As a leader within the Health, Safety, Environment, and Community Team at Rio Tinto Iron Ore, you’ll have the opportunity to influence and shape change. If you're ready to contribute to a dynamic, forward-thinking team, join us in shaping the future of our Traditional Owner relationships.

Your key responsibilities for this role will include:

• Lead agreement making negotiations with Traditional Owners including the development of approaches to agreement negotiation items
• Develop and oversee stakeholder engagement strategies  
• Analyse and synthesise existing and potential partnership approaches to inform agreement making
• Regularly review and align plans to Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s strategy, ensuring negotiated agreements meet commitments and regulatory standards
• Champion engagement best practices, incorporating Traditional Owner feedback and context, Rio Tinto Iron Ore priorities, and regulations
• Build and nurture relationships with Traditional Owner stakeholders and their representative bodies
• Prepare and lead engagements with Traditional Owner stakeholders as part of agreement making
• Work across internal teams to support genuine partnerships with Indigenous communities and align with future asset development plans

What you’ll bring

Based at our Perth Central Park offices, you will be part of a supportive environment, working together to drive excellence.

You will bring the following attributes, skills and experiences to ensure your success within this role:

• Credible negotiations skills with experience leading complex agreements
• Bachelors’ or higher degree in finance, business law, native title, indigenous affairs or other relevant field
• Understanding of Indigenous cultures
• Traditional owner or indigenous peoples engagement
• Strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement
• Agreement making and negotiation
• Ability to partner effectively to deliver outcomes
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking and ability to synthesise information into clear narrative
• Complex decision making.

If you are excited about the role and think you have what it takes but your experience doesn't align 100% we still want to hear from you.  

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  
• Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia  
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus  
• 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, cultural leave)  
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them  
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more.

Who we are  

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.   

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.  

Where you’ll be working  

This role will be offered at full time capacity and be based at our Perth Central Park office, nestled in the cities CBD. Adhoc site travel will be expected for this role.

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own a world-class, integrated network of 17 mines, four independent port terminals, a rail network spanning nearly 2,000 kilometres and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand. We are one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of iron ore.

Applications for this role will close on 18th December 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

About Rio TintoRio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice MattersAt 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.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.