Specialist Communities & Social Performance

Specialist Communities and Social Performance

• Be part of creating a long-lasting positive legacy in this diverse and interesting role
• Opportunity to think beyond and extend your knowledge
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• FIFO from Perth to Argyle or residential in Kununurra (housing allowance provided)

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, operation and closure.

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a Specialist Communities and Social Performance to coordinate and deliver projects across a range of activities within the Communities and Social Performance (CSP) team at Rio Tinto's Argyle Closure project.

This role can be based in Kununurra, regional Western Australia or fly-in-fly-out from Perth, and will focus on our longstanding relationships, engagement and social investment with surrounding communities as we transition through mine closure and rehabilitation. As our "on the ground" CSP representative, you will play an important role in engaging with surrounding communities about the various activities underway as part of the closure and rehabilitation program and coordinate a number of community development and socio-economic programs to support the local communities through the transition period and beyond.

This is a great opportunity to apply your CSP expertise, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and desire to extend your knowledge in a closure environment which offers unique challenges and opportunities.

Reporting to the Manager Communities and Social Performance, Argyle Closure you will be:

• Supporting the implementation of Argyle Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) including providing support for Relationship Committee meetings and monitoring ILUA commitments
• Providing leadership and guidance to the Advisor CSP, as well as technical advice and guidance to the broader Closure team
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders in four host communities surrounding the Argyle site, as well as regionally in the East Kimberley
• Maintaining CSP plans, systems and reporting to comply with the CSP Standard, including responsibilities relating to cultural heritage, complaints management and community development
• Overseeing administrative requirements for ILUA and agreement activities, community investment and other Argyle CSP Programs
• Overseeing the Argyle gifting and auction program for local communities
• Coordinating cultural and heritage awareness programs and cross cultural programs

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Tertiary qualification within a relevant field such as community development, or sociology
• C Class Driver’s Licence (WA)
• Demonstrated experience working in communities, corporate affairs and/or a relevant field
• Previous experience and knowledge of social performance and corporate responsibility tools and processes such as stakeholder analysis, social impact measurement and socioeconomic risk
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – ability to build networks with a wide range of people, ability to influence and build consensus

It will be beneficial if you have:

• Experience working in regional and remote communities, particularly Indigenous groups in the Kimberley
• Knowledge of government policy and 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 permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• 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)
• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world’s first to be certified “responsible” –helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you’ll be working

This role will be residentially based in Kununurra, Western Australia with regular travel to surrounding communities, including overnight travel. Fly-in fly-out from Perth will be considered.

Our Argyle diamond mine, which sits on the traditional country of the Miriuwung, Gidja, Malgnin and Wularr people in Western Australia, is one of the world’s largest producers of diamonds and the largest supplier of natural coloured diamonds – including white, champagne, cognac, blue, violet and the rare and the highly-coveted Argyle pink and red diamonds. Argyle has produced more than 825 million carats of rough diamonds since it began production in 1983 and has sufficient reserves to economically mine through to the end of 2020.

Every Voice Matters

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 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.