Senior Advisor Agreements and Governance

Where we’re all welcome

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

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. 

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

We are looking for a Senior Advisor Agreements and Governance. In this role, you will own and support the delivery of the governance and compliance requirements, along with providing technical support in implementing our Traditional Owner partnership Agreements and Commitments.

Whether you’re new to your profession or experienced in your field, and whatever industry you have exposure to, we have opportunities that will provide interesting work and growth opportunities for everyone.  

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Manager to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team.

If you are ready to contribute to a forward-thinking team, we invite you to explore this opportunity with us.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Agreements & Governance, you will:

• Lead and support technical compliance requirements of existing agreements and commitments i.e. SFAC meetings
• Conduct analysis and research to provide choices on strategic direction on partnership and agreement improvement opportunities
• Contribute to development of the Agreement implementation and compliance plans including relevant frameworks for monitoring compliance and performance. Support peer review to ensure alignment with partnership aspirations, and standard and legal compliance. Plans should be based on leading practice and consider the medium to long term
• Lead drafting of commitments and agreements and undertake internal approval and reviews as required  
• Support or lead preparation and conduct engagements with Traditional Owner stakeholders as part of implementing the agreement making, review or compliance steps outlined in relevant strategies and plans​
• Support and lead the drafting and review (with key internal stakeholders and where relevant external stakeholders) of agreements or commitments
• Support and lead compliance review, analysis and reporting
• Working with my leader and the Lead Agreement Negotiators build and manage internal relationships across TOP, HSEC, RTIO, RT as part of successfully communicating, aligning and deciding on implementation and negotiation strategies/ plans for Traditional Owner groups​
• Build relationships with Traditional Owner stakeholders which for example includes; Elders, Emerging family members, PBC leaders and supporting consultants to TO groups, to support negotiations and engagement on agreement compliance
• Support post agreement negotiation meeting review rhythms and routines to support review/ refinement of the plan and future engagement approach​

What you’ll bring   

• Native Title Agreement Legislation understanding
• Influencing, negotiation, risk management, conflict management skills
• Ability to conduct assurance activities and project management
• Experience in strategy support and project management
• Experience in developing scopes, plans tenders and knowledge of relevant legislation
• Agreement implementation, review management and benchmarking
• Legislative/regulatory awareness and compliance
• Social and economic impact and opportunity analysis
• Business analysis

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. 

We are committed to promoting diversity within Rio Tinto and as a special measure to we strongly encourage women to apply.

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.

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors who are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Program for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career
• Indigenous leadership programs across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders

Ready to experience something unique? Come work with us.

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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. 

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.