Specialist Communities

Specialist Communities

• Residential – Karratha : 5/2 – 4/3 roster
• Enjoy the spoils of coastal living

About the role

We have two unique opportunities to join the Communities and Social Performance function at a Specialist level. You will support and be an integral member of the Coastal Pilbara Communities team.

Broadly, within this role, your ongoing responsibilities will include, but are not limited to :

• Support the delivery of HSEC initiatives, the 5-year CSP Strategy, Site CSP Asset Plans and the Pilbara Communities Annual Plan
• Build strong relationships with community stakeholders to identify needs and respond to issues / opportunities
• Organise community events and festivals, including; management of contractors, logistics and internal and external communication
• Support Pilbara based social investment through the Community Giving program, including managing strategic long term strategic partnerships with local stakeholders
• Support stakeholder mapping activities, social risk assessments and engagement planning for coastal and inland communities as required
• Respond to community and RTIO risks and issues (i.e., cyclones)
• Respond to community enquires and feedback, including complaints and grievances
• Represent Pilbara Communities at key community forums and key stakeholder engagements
• Communication and storytelling to promote local community initiatives
• Support data collection, validation and reporting

What you’ll bring

To be considered for this role, you will have a solid understanding and experience within local communities, working across various locations and have a passion for internal and external stakeholder partnering. You will ideally have exposure and comfortability surrounding the below :

• Planning and Project Management
• CSP Planning, Monitoring & Reporting
• Community & Social Investment
• Land connected / Indigenous People support
• Government Relations
• Community Partnership Agreement Management
• Ability to manage complaints, grievance & issue management
• Sound communication skills – verbal and written
• Experience in Socio-economic baselines and social impact assessments / management programs

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 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).
• Relocation packages where suitable.

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 over 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 workingEnjoy the spoils of residential coastal living out of our Karratha hub in Western Australia. A unique town nestled in the heart of the Pilbara, bursting with opportunity to create a flexible lifestyle. Operate on 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off (9 day fortnight) roster.

Our approach to Communities and Social Performance (CSP) is to build strong partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect. This includes the way we engage with communities and the steps we take to identify and manage social, economic, environmental, cultural, and human rights impacts throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure.

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.

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.