Superintendent - Communities & Social Performance

Superintendent – Communities & Social Performance

• Help create a positive legacy in a diverse and interesting role
• Lead a team of professionals to solve complex challenges
• Culturally rich, coastal lifestyle based in Gove

Our approach to Communities and Social Performance (CSP) is to build strong partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

At Rio Tinto we recognise our impact and responsibility do not end when our operations cease. We are looking for a Superintendent, Communities and Social Performance (CSP) to lead and deliver Gove’s stakeholder engagement in support of our existing operations as well as the transition of the region beyond mining.

This role coordinates our work to partner with Traditional Owners, Governments, and the local community. It will your leadership experience, technical knowledge, influencing skills and strategic thinking, working across diverse range of teams on site and with external partners.

With a focus on Gove and the local region, you’ll also be part of Rio Tinto’s global CSP network.

Reporting to the Manager CSP, Rio Tinto Gove, you will:

• Provide leadership and guidance to a diverse and experienced team, coordinating work in support of the CSP and business strategy.
• Develop and implement a clear plan for stakeholder engagement about Rio Tinto’s activities at Gove, including current operations and significant environmental remediation projects underway.
• Partner with key stakeholders to agree and commence strategic opportunities to support the transition of the region beyond mining. This includes support for socio-economic data collection and impact assessment work currently in progress.
• Maintain the Gove CSP team’s conformance with the Rio Tinto CSP Standard.

What you’ll bring

• A strong track record in delivering successful stakeholder management outcomes
• Prior experience working with Government agencies, Traditional Owners and Indigenous organisations
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• An open and collaborative approach with the ability to identify and leverage opportunities through effective engagement
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in social sciences or communication is preferable

What we offer 

Be recognised for your contribution, thinking, and 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)
• Relocation assistance where necessary

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 almost 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 will be working

Our Gove Operations have been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years. Located in Australia’s Northern Territory, each year the operation produces approximately 12 million tonnes of bauxite.

With a workforce of 460 people, daily activities include mine operations, maintenance, asset management, shutdown planning and execution, export operations, cultural heritage management, and closure activities following our decision to close the site’s alumina refinery and associated Residue Disposal Area in 2017.

We expect our bauxite mining operations on the Gove Peninsula will cease towards the end of this decade and we are undertaking significant work to support closure of the operation. We also recognise our operations take place on Indigenous-owned land, and we are committed to working together to achieve a positive future for Nhulunbuy and the Gove Peninsula post-mining.

Rio Tinto Closure (RTC) safely transforms Rio Tinto’s end of life mining, processing, and infrastructure assets by developing innovative and sustainable solutions to leave a positive closure legacy. We collaborate with all parts of Rio Tinto to focus on maximising post operational opportunities, de-risking and reducing the scale of closure liabilities and executing existing and near-term closures at optimal cost.

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.

Applications close on Friday, 3rd March 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.