Third Party Risk Manager

Third Party Risk Manager

• Join a global network and diverse team where people are encouraged to offer unique perspectives and build knowledge and connections
• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic, passionate, and inclusive team
• Permanent opportunity based in Perth or Brisbane

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto is systematically enhancing its third-party risk management (TPRM) practices on a company wide basis. To support our efforts, we are looking for a Third-Party Risk Management Manager, to support the Director of TPRM and the TPRM Lead.

This is a key role in the TPRM team where you will act as a SME to operationally support the implementation of the Group TPRM Framework in Australia.

This is a great opportunity to be recognized as an expert in your own area requiring specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. A significant part of your daily work activities will focus on the performing and supporting others in conducting supply chain risk analysis.

Reporting to the Director, Third Party Risk Management, you will be responsible for implementing the TPRM Framework in Australia and the immediate region by:

• Conducting due diligence: You will work with the central TPRM Due Diligence Operations team, the Business, Community and Social Practice team, other specialist centers of excellence, as well with regional Ethics and Compliance teams to conduct due diligence on third parties and manage third party risks.
• Monitoring key risk mitigations: You will monitor the implementation of risk mitigations of select third party engagements and advise management of identified concerns in a timely manner.
• Providing risk opinions: You will advise management and the Director Third Party Risk Management on practical matters relating to risk appetite setting using your subject matter experience and knowledge of the local environment.
• Engaging with selected third parties: You will engage with third parties to explain or train them on Rio Tinto policies and procedures, as well as assist select third parties in completing information that Rio Tinto may require during the course of conducting due diligence on them.
• Reporting to designated governance structures: You will support the Director Third Party Risk Management by preparing governance papers, and in certain cases, presenting at governance committees tasked with overseeing the Third-Party Risk Management Framework.
• Support the Group TPRM Committee: You will closely work with the Director TPRM to plan and prepare papers for the Group TPRM Committee and other related governance structures.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualification and/or at least 8 years’ experience in ethics and compliance/or risk management, business intelligence and risk consultancy.
• Experience in supply chain risk analysis, and experience in ESG reporting will be highly beneficial.
• Possess at least 5 years of risk management experience in multinational corporations
• Be a clear communicator – in both verbal and written forms
• Ideally have prior experience in third party risk management in global corporations

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 & 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)
• Domestic re-location if required

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we want you to be you. We want everyone, everywhere, to feel their voice is heard and respected and we’re committed to fostering a culture where individual differences—whatever they may be—are appreciated and valued. It’s what makes us safer, more productive, improves our decision-making, and helps us to create better relationships with our communities. 

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. 

Apply today if you want to work with the latest technology and innovation, in an environment where we support you to drive positive change.

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

Applications close on Friday 24 February 2023. (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.