Executive Officer - Here for Gladstone
Executive Officer Community Investment, Here For Gladstone
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.
Here for Gladstone is covers Rio Tinto's footprint in Gladstone which includes Queensland Alumina Refinery, Yarwun Refinery and Boyne Smelter Limited. Here for Gladstone includes all our local initiatives including a $1.5M community investment budget to support the liveability of Gladstone. To find out more, visit www.here4gladstone.com.au
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for an experienced community engagement professional with communications experience to source and advise on community investment strategies within our Here for Gladstone program. As Executive Officer, you will coordinate the Here for Gladstone Advisory Committee made up of company and community representatives. This role also supports key communications pieces that enable the growth of a positive reputation of our Gladstone assets and support Gladstone wide initiatives and consistency across our operations.
This is a great opportunity to align the delivery of community investment and social impact with operational goals. Your strong personal and written communication skills will be key to supporting strong relationships with local community leaders, internal stakeholders and influencers.
Based in Gladstone and reporting to the Manager Communities & Social Performance Gladstone, you will:
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
It will also be beneficial if you have:
What we offer
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
This role is residentially based in Gladstone, Queensland.
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 Thursday, 4th March 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)
- Lead Here for Gladstone investment initiatives and community fund of $1.5M
- Coordinate innovative communications strategies in relation to the fund across Gladstone Operations assets
- Residential role based in Gladstone, QLD
- Two-year fixed term opportunity
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.
Here for Gladstone is covers Rio Tinto's footprint in Gladstone which includes Queensland Alumina Refinery, Yarwun Refinery and Boyne Smelter Limited. Here for Gladstone includes all our local initiatives including a $1.5M community investment budget to support the liveability of Gladstone. To find out more, visit www.here4gladstone.com.au
About the role
All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.
We are looking for an experienced community engagement professional with communications experience to source and advise on community investment strategies within our Here for Gladstone program. As Executive Officer, you will coordinate the Here for Gladstone Advisory Committee made up of company and community representatives. This role also supports key communications pieces that enable the growth of a positive reputation of our Gladstone assets and support Gladstone wide initiatives and consistency across our operations.
This is a great opportunity to align the delivery of community investment and social impact with operational goals. Your strong personal and written communication skills will be key to supporting strong relationships with local community leaders, internal stakeholders and influencers.
Based in Gladstone and reporting to the Manager Communities & Social Performance Gladstone, you will:
- Manage the $1.5million community investment budget in Here for Gladstone including project design and partnership management
- Continue to build and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with a range of stakeholders, community leaders/organisations and local government groups
- Support the marketing and communications strategy for promotion and awareness of Here for Gladstone
- Lead and execute key operational communication and engagement strategies across Here for Gladstone
- Perform executive roles such as administering board papers, coordinating board meetings, developing partnership agreements, tracking and monitoring performance and general administrative duties
- Engage and work closely with site leaders to embed Here for Gladstone programs and seek input
- Social risk identification and management
- Support the Leader and leadership team with key messages and information relating to communities for internal and external use
- Ensure alignment to Standards and Rio Tinto Governance and Assurance requirements
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
- Experience working with communities in a community engagement position
- Qualification in Community Engagement, Public Relations, or similar
- Solid stakeholder management skills to communicate with various stakeholders
- Strong written communication and presentation skills
It will also be beneficial if you have:
- Previous experience working community boards or committees
- Experience working in an industrial site or resources industry would be advantageous
What we offer
- A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
- A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
- Career development to further your ambitions
- Competitive salary package
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support
- Exciting multicultural working environment
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
This role is residentially based in Gladstone, Queensland.
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 Thursday, 4th March 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)