Specialist Communities & Social Performance

SPECIALIST COMMUNITIES & SOCIAL PERFORMANCE (Systems and Support)

• Develop and deliver Communities & Social Performance initiatives in a dynamic and challenging role
• Be part of a national CSP team operating across Australia and the Asia Pacific Region
• Permanent or fixed term employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Perth based role

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Specialist Communities & Social Performance to support Rio Tinto Exploration in developing and implementing strategies and processes to support CSP systems and project work. Work across the Australasia portfolio to support key CSP work supporting RTX’s Indigenous Participation Strategy, community relationships, land access and overall social performance aspirations. 

This is a great opportunity for a Communities and Social Performance professional with a passion for systems, projects and process improvement to work in role with a broad scope and great variety. Your work will vary from supporting the review and implementation of CSP processes and guidance documents, leading project work that supports CSP Systems, support the teams in developing land access strategies and working to improve how efficiently these are executed. This role will be based in Perth supporting work across Australasia.

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.

Reporting to the Manager Communities and Social Performance Australasia and working in dedicated Communities & Social Performance team, you will be:

• Supporting CSP systems and associated improvement initiatives including the Stakeholder Management System and Permitting System
• Conducting compliance activities relating to Communities & Social Performance standards, access agreements, cultural heritage and other commitments.
• Supporting the delivery of strategy, policy and standards development associated with the Communities & Social Performance area.
• Maintain documentation, systems and processes with respect to community engagement, Agreements and activities approvals
• Reviewing and implementing the Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) Indigenous Participation Strategy including strategy development to achieve desired outcomes and monitoring & reporting.
• Working with functional teams and business leaders to support Traditional Owner participation (employment), including providing end to end support for employees and teams
• Support RTX’s development and maintaining of relationships with Traditional Owners, representative bodies, consultants, neighbours, community and internal/external stakeholder groups

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and others, creating and maintaining a safe workplace
• Experience in and a culturally sensitive approach to working with Indigenous communities
• An ability to understand and analyse work and business systems and develop improvement initiatives.
• Experience developing guidance and policy documents
• Ability to multi-task and deliver work on schedule whilst balancing competing priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills – ability to build networks with a wide range of people and to positively influence and build consensus
• Knowledge of Native Title Agreements, State and Federal heritage legislation requirements and related industry codes of conduct
• Experience developing and implementing strategies relating to Indigenous Participation
• Previous experience in mining or related field
• Graduate qualifications in a related field such as Social Science, Commerce, Archaeology, Environmental Science, Community Relations or equivalent industry experience

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent or fixed term 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 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.

Rio Tinto Exploration

Rio Tinto's Exploration group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into four regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe and Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, nickel and uranium.

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.

Applications close on Friday the 26^th of May 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)