Manager – Engagement & Social Transition

Manager, Engagement and Social Transition

• Be part of a global mining company striving for impeccable Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials
• Partner with host communities to drive positive social and economic outcomes post-mining
• Manage commitments and harness opportunities through transition
• Build, lead and maintain enduring relationships with communities, including with Traditional Owners and Government
• Residential in Kununurra, East Kimberley or FIFO from Perth or Broome

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

As Manager Engagement and Social Transition, you will lead and support the delivery of work programmes with Traditional Owners and key stakeholders in the transition of the Argyle Diamond Mine through closure and rehabilitation. You will work with internal and external stakeholders, including Traditional Owners and the Western Australian government and regulatory landscape, to facilitate and manage multi-disciplinary, complex challenges that require deep cultural, social and engagement capability and demonstrated experience. 

Working in partnership with Traditional Owners and operational teams, you will deliver leading practice engagement and social transition strategies and activities designed to advance a shared vision for post-mining land use and outcomes. You will execute work across several domains including community, government and stakeholder engagement, land access, agreement implementation and regional development, with a focus on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC). Leading a team across community engagement, social performance and regional economic development portfolios, you will develop and implement partnership and transition strategies, strengthen capability and provide leadership in building respectful relationships both internally and externally.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the General Manager Argyle Closure, you will:

• Facilitate and support the accountability of General Manager Argyle Closure for building and maintaining respectful and meaningful relationships, with a focus on Traditional Owners
• Provide technical leadership to develop and implement co-designed partnership and transition strategies and ensure shared objectives are met
• Identify, negotiate, implement, and maintain agreements, commitments and multi-stakeholder partnerships to support business outcomes and strengthen host and regional communities
• Lead and deliver engagement strategies and communications plans, including Western Australian government and regulatory stakeholders, and coordination with relevant teams across Rio Tinto
• Manage risk and opportunities through business activities and interactions with communities and stakeholders to support an acceptable and well-understood transition to closure
• Support the resolution of complex situations and challenges whilst ensuring activities of team members are aligned to maintaining respectful relationships
• Understand and manage the breadth of socio-economic aspects of mine closure
• Empower, advocate and strengthen capability of team members and business leaders to deliver on the strong vision and long-term aspirations of the Argyle Traditional Owner partners
• Represent the business at community forums and in engagement with government and regulatory stakeholders
• Engage with the business on key technical deliverables including transition of land use, supporting Indigenous participation and preservation of cultural and environmental values
• Ensure activities of team members are aligned to maintaining compliance with legal and other commitments, company policy and standards

What you’ll bring

You are a passionate leader with exceptional, demonstrated stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to see ‘the big picture.’ Your positive influencing capability and solution-focused approach will see you thrive within this inclusive and diverse workplace.

To be considered for this opportunity you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Extensive experience in Indigenous Engagement, Agreement making, and Community and Stakeholder Relations or Regional Economic Development
• Proven delivery of complex multi-stakeholder outcomes, projects and plans, including implementation of the principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
• Proven ability to build respectful and meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders 
• A high level of cultural intelligence including a demonstrated awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and associated historical and contemporary issues
• Demonstrated advanced strategic planning and implementation skills, including participatory engagement, communications, delivery and monitoring of outcomes
• Advanced communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills
• Experience with risk identification and management 
• Previous experience leading small teams is essential
• Tertiary Qualifications in a related discipline would be well regarded
• Previous experience in the resources industry, operational roles, stakeholder engagement and social transition or closure will be highly regarded.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, you’re 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)
• Relocation assistance where necessary

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.

Where you will be working

Our Argyle diamond mine, which sits on the traditional country of the Miriuwung, Gidja, Malgnin and Wularr people in Western Australia, was one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds and the largest supplier of natural coloured diamonds – including white, champagne, cognac, blue, violet and the rare and the highly-coveted Argyle pink and red diamonds. Argyle produced more than 825 million carats of rough diamonds since it began production in 1983 and ended production in 2020.

The role is offered as a residential role in Kunanurra, East Kimberley, Western Australia. Based on the nature of the role requirements, a residential arrangement would be preferred. An accommodation allowance is provided. FIFO from Perth or Broome would be considered as a secondary option.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.Applications close Sunday 19^th February 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)