Senior Advisor Heritage | Perth or Dampier

Senior Advisor Cultural Heritage

• Be part of creating a long-lasting positive legacy
• Build stronger practices in Traditional Owner Engagement and Cultural Heritage Management
• Permanent Full Time | Perth with frequent site travel or Dampier based role

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

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 looking for two (2) Senior Cultural Heritage Advisors to lead and support our heritage programs and activities. One role will be based in Perth with site travel required and one role can be based in Perth or Dampier. Setting the work plan and direction for a team of Cultural Heritage Advisors responsible for delivering on site heritage programs and reporting to the Lead Cultural Heritage Management, you will:

• Lead the Traditional Owner group heritage program in your portfolio
• Set direction for and support the development of a team of Cultural Heritage Advisors
• Manage cultural heritage engagements and technical interactions with TO groups related to heritage site management and mine development plans
• Lead project and contractor management, including the negotiation and organisation of fieldwork and reporting
• Conduct fieldwork and community consultation including Ethnographic surveys, TO led community projects, social surrounds programs and Archaeological programs for mine development and research purposes.
• Liaise between Traditional owner groups and the business on cultural heritage management activities to shape our mine designs and operational activities

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team (standard for all job adverts)

• A degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Heritage Management, History or equivalent with mining experience
• Technical expertise in Heritage Management, and ability to conduct fieldwork
• Experience working with Traditional Owners / Indigenous groups, in relationship management or community engagement capacity
• Broad background working within Heritage Management in mining & resources, consulting, not for profit, Aboriginal Corporations or contract management

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 18 weeks of gender-neutral and equal paid parental leave, with continued superannuation contributions whilst employees are on unpaid or half paid parental leave
• 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); and
• Local relocation packages offered for Australian residents only

About Rio Tinto

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

Our approach to Communities and Social Performance (CSP) is to build strong partnerships based on mutual trust and respect. This includes meaningful engagement with host communities managing social, economic, environmental, cultural, and human rights impacts throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure and delivering value to local communities and society more broadly.

Every Voice Matters

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.

Applications close on 27 August 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)