Specialist Communities and Social Performance

• Be part of implementing a progressive CSP plan in this newly created role
• Develop your career with one of the world's largest multi-national mining companies
• Permanent full-time opportunity, based in Perth or Broome

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, to operation and closure.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Communities and Social Performance (CSP) Specialist to coordinate and deliver projects across a range of activities which support the Winu copper-gold project located six hours from Broome, WA.

This role will focus on maintaining relationships, engagement and social investment with surrounding communities, in particular Traditional Owners groups, as we transition to full operation. As one of our "on the ground" CSP representatives, you will play an important role in engaging with surrounding communities about the various activities underway as part of the project development stage and into production.

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

Reporting to the Manager CSP Winu, you will:

• Apply professional knowledge and expertise to advise on, implement and deliver key Communities and Social Performance initiatives, systems and/or programs.
• Provide professional advice and support on significant business cases/deals and input into areas of technical expertise.
• Contribute to improvements in policy, processes or procedures within a business unit.
• Ensure compliance with legal and other commitments, and company policy and standards.
• Develop and maintains favourable relationships with the surrounding community and internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent the organization at community gatherings and/or role-related forums.
• Coordinate programs or activities to promote goodwill and mutual benefit, by disseminating information to the community and soliciting feedback from stakeholders where required.

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, or equivalent experience
• C Class Driver's Licence (WA)
• Demonstrated experience working in communities 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

At Winu, as a greenfield project we recognise the need to operate differently for speed and agility. Our culture 'The Winu Way' reflects our values, mindsets and behaviours within our business and sets us apart from other operations. It's vital that our people align with Rio Tinto's core values of care, courage and curiosity, as well as Winu's four main operating principles; experimentation, connection, belonging and simplicity.

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 Wednesday, 12th October 2022 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)