Risk Business Partner

Risk Business Partner

• To deliver a fit for purpose risk program

• Work with a regional team that is part of a global network

• Opportunity to develop core skills as part of a global team of experts

About the role

Are you ready to take on an exciting new challenge? We are seeking a dynamic Risk Business Partner to join our Perth Hub Risk Area of Expertise (AoE) team. In this role, you will support the Iron Ore Studies team directly on Order of Magnitude through to Feasibility studies and play a key interface role with Rio Tinto Major Projects. You will also undertake work for the broader Risk AoE across Rio Tinto as required, so a willingness to travel is desired. The Risk AoE partners with our business to embed risk management into Rio Tinto’s core processes and decision-making, to create and protect value, future prospects, and reputation in line with our values of care, curiosity, and courage.

This role is a great opportunity for an individual with a strong partnership mindset who understands the value of considering risk and uncertainty in decision making, through constructively challenging and bringing insight to management.  The right candidate recognises the importance of the organisation meeting its corporate and legal obligations effectively, while securing value-adding opportunities and managing threats that could impact achieving objectives, as well as protecting people, assets and reputation.

Reporting to the Perth Hub Risk Lead, you will:

• Contribute to and review analysis and interpretation of risk information;

• Facilitate risk workshops at a studies and program level

• Support and champion initiatives to drive effective consideration of risk in core decision making processes;

• Plan and deliver risk management programs of work;

• Provide risk management advice to support businesses and projects consider potentially complex problems through a risk lens;

• Monitor risk management programs and processes to provide management with assurance that there is a sound risk management program in place. 

• Support management forums, such as senior leader meetings and risk, assurance & compliance forums

• Develop and maintain effective relationships at various levels within the business and with external stakeholders.

About you

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary Qualification in risk management or a related field such as engineering

• Proven experience working on major studies and projects in a mining or related sector while experience in quantitative risk analysis is desirable

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Problem solving mindset coupled with intellectual curiosity

• Experience in use of technology including enterprise risk systems

• Proven ability to work across all levels of the business

• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking, and your hard work:

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• Flexible working arrangements

• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive Rio Tinto employee share program

• Company-provided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice and salary packaging options

• Career development and education assistance to support your ambitions

• Access to top-tier family-friendly health and wellbeing support programs

• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

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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.