Specialist Communications & Engagement

Specialist Communications – Site based | Yandicoogina

• Real-world corporate communications experience with Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s External Affairs and Communications (EA&C) team
• Work closely with site-based leadership and EA&C teams on communication priorities and campaigns
• Further develop your knowledge, network and experience at Rio Tinto.
• 9 month secondment | FIFO 5:2/4:3 | Yandicoogina

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 Specialist Communications & Engagement (5:2/4:3 roster) for a 9-month secondment commencing March 2024. This opportunity would suit applicants who are looking to gain site communications experience, have identified building communication skills as part of their development plan or would like to pursue corporate communications as a career pathway.

Reporting to the Principal Advisor Communications with a dotted line to the site General Manager, you will:

• Develop, coordinate and distribute site-specific communications and engagement that support key business priorities
• Implement communication strategies that promote positive engagement amongst the workforce
• Liaise with other site business areas and contractors to support site activities
• Identify positive stories that can be shared with site, all of Iron Ore and/or externally to enhance the reputation of site and Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

About you

To be considered for an acting opportunity, you will ideally have:

• Strong communication / interpersonal skills to influence and build effective partnerships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Experience using Microsoft Office, RTIO business systems and other communications tools.

It will also be beneficial if you have:

• Experience in filming, photography and video editing
• Using social media platforms.

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

Where you’ll be working

Located 95km north-west of Newman, Yandicoogina offers a range of fly in fly out rosters. As one of Australia's largest-producing iron ore mines; operating a fleet of autonomous trucks and drills, it generates more than 55 million tonnes of Hammersley Iron Yandi (HIY) fines each year.

Yandicoogina is known for its culture of teamwork, can-do attitude and pioneering spirit.

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.

Applications close on 11^th February 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).