Senior Advisor External Assurance Lead

• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & career opportunities
• A true "project management" style role focusing on the implementation and assurance of the external ESG certifications and commitments
• Perth based | 12 month fixed term contract initially

About the role

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

We are seeking a Senior Advisor External Assurance Lead on a full-time 12 month fixed term basis to support the RTIO Health, Safety, Environment & Communities team. Based in our centrally located head office in Perth CBD, we are looking for someone who is passionate about ESG (Environment, Social & Governance).

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 Environment Business Partner RTIO, you will be responsible to support RTIO assets with implementation and assurance of the external ESG certifications and commitments. This is a true "project management" role requiring you to influence stakeholders including site GM's and SME's by driving business outcomes to ensure the successful implementation of this framework. Your remit will include but not be limited to:

• Working with a broad range of stakeholders in the implementation and maintenance of the ESG certifications and commitments;
• Management of External RTIO ESG Audit Schedule including: International Council on Mining and Metals Performance Expectations (ICMM PEs), Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), Global Industry Standard on Tailing Management (GISTM) certifications etc.;
• Lead and work collaboratively with asset teams on completion of ICMM PE self-assessments and support external audits as required;
• Maintenance of register of content experts for ICMM, TSM (in conjunction with ASI Advisors), GISTM;
• Coaching of HSEC and asset teams on requirements of external certifications and commitments such as ICMM Performance Expectation, TSM, GISTM;
• Reporting requirements related to ICMM, TSM, GISTM;
• Creation and standardisation of Sustainability training for roles which includes content for ICMM, TSM, GISTM;
• Support the communication of ESG strategy and results (internal and external);
• Creation and standardisation of internal RTIO Management System portal and documentation to support the implementation of the external commitments.

What you'll bring

Preferred candidates will have a background in an ESG stream (e.g. HSE, Communities, Cultural Heritage, Human Resources / Working Conditions, Responsible Sourcing) coupled with a working knowledge of developing, implementing and maintaining audit strategies to meet compliance requirements.

You are eager to learn, take on new challenges and thrive in a team environment. You are resourceful and able to provide guidance to business stakeholders where required. You have highly developed communication, problem solving and analytical skills and can translate knowledge into learning packages for business stakeholders. You are accustomed to handling multiple tasks and tight deadlines, organising and prioritising with little supervision and dealing with people at all levels. You are skilled in using the Microsoft Office Suite such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

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
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 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

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

Perth based but with a working focus on supporting Rio Tinto's Iron Ore Assets. In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets supported by functional teams in the Perth hub: a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network and related infrastructure all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

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 22 September 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)