Senior Specialist - Investigator

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 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 Specialist Investigator to support the Manager Investigations, APAC East to work in collaboration with the broader Business Conduct Office. To succeed in this role, you will apply your technical/professional knowledge of best practice, procedurally fair investigations and the Rio Tinto trauma informed, people centric investigation process to investigate complex allegations, make findings and prepare reports. You will work with autonomy and minimal guidance but also with supervision to grow your skills. You will contribute to process improvements, peer review investigation reports prepared by Specialist Investigators and provide informal advice/guidance, coaching and training to less experienced staff. 

In this role you will be interfacing with investigation participants and various stakeholder groups across all levels of the organisation. You must be capable of managing conflicts, collecting and assessing evidence in all forms, assessing witness credibility, sound communication and writing skills and the ability to navigate difficult discussions with participants and stakeholders. You must display exemplary and unquestionable personal integrity and be able to take a firm but fair stand, displaying enthusiastic persistence when solving complex issues.

This is a great opportunity for a values guided individual looking to conduct fair, people-centric investigations and to advance their career within the Corporate Investigations area.

You’ll be part of a supportive team, supported by your Leader to grow and achieve your own personal goals as well as the goals of the team. You’ll work Monday to Friday based in Brisbane which will give you more time to spend on the things that are important to you and the people in your life.

Reporting to the Manager Investigations APAC East, you will:

• Have strong business integrity investigation experience

• Conduct trauma-informed and people-centric investigations into allegations of misconduct involving matters across the APAC East region

• Work closely with a variety of internal stakeholders within our business units, product groups and functions in the implementation of the investigative process and to assist them with managing the welfare of investigation participants

• Collect and maintain comprehensive records of evidence

• Prepare comprehensive investigation reports and be able to demonstrate the fair and reasonable basis for all findings, either internally or in an external legal forum if required

• As required, contribute to post-investigative discussions to identify organizational and environmental factors relevant to findings and to assist the business with the Corrective and Preventative Action process, and as it relates to ongoing business integrity risk mitigation and process optimization strategies

• Contribute to the ongoing development of the investigation process.

• Peer review investigation reports.

What you’ll bring

• Degree level (or equivalent professional investigation accreditations)

• Background in either law, forensic accounting, finance, auditing or human resources

• Deep experience in integrity-based misconduct investigations and experience in conducting  general workplace/behavioural misconduct investigations

• Significant proven experience in interviewing and report writing skills

• Excellent oral and written communication skills

• Deep experience in forensic analysis of evidence

• Knowledge of internal control frameworks

• Ability to evaluate large volumes of data in an efficient and organised manner

• Excellent time management and record keeping and a good team ethic

• Ability to mentor and develop junior team members

• All visa requirements providing you with the ability to work and reside in Australia

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 provide to Queensland from elsewhere in Australia

• Flexible working arrangements

• 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, 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, read more about the huge range of benefits here: https://bit.ly/43AQLue

Where you will be working

You will be part of a global team forming the Rio Tinto Business Conduct Office. The Rio Tinto Business Conduct Office’s mission is to provide an effective business integrity compliance program across the Rio Tinto Group to ensure all employees and third parties working on behalf of Rio Tinto, conduct business in an ethical and compliant manner within all countries where we operate.

Although based in Brisbane, some travel may be required domestically and internationally. Rio Tinto encourages flexible working arrangements.

Complying with Rio Tinto’s code of conduct (The Way We Work), policies and standards as they relate business integrity and workplace conduct are key priorities of the team. The group also has responsibility for Rio Tinto’s whistle-blower program known as MyVoice and the continued development of the group’s investigations process including training and conducting of investigations into alleged misconduct.

Applications close on 11 April  2025 (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.