COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR

• Join a leading global company
• Encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Full Time Permanent Opportunity | Bell Bay, Tas.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Communities and Communications Advisor to coordinate and deliver projects and work across a range of activities associated with the Communities and Social Performance area at Bell Bay.

This role is a great opportunity to focus on technical Communities and Social Performance (CSP) related disciplines such as stakeholder engagement, community relations, social impacts, community investment programs and communications.

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 Principal Advisor Communities and Communications and working in a collaborative, exciting environment within the Aluminum APAC Communities and Social Performance team you will:

• Supporting the Principal Advisor to continue to develop and maintain favorable relationships with George Town and surrounding communities, actively participating in the local community and developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders through strong engagement and communication.
• Identifying and responding to local community and stakeholder issues
• Supporting the dissemination of information to the local community and gathering feedback from residents and stakeholders.
• Working with community partners and stakeholders to develop, programs, activities and events, which address areas of mutual interest.
• Coordinating community commitments and local partnerships, (including Bell Bay’s community grants program), reporting on milestones, performance and value.
• Supporting the identification, mitigation and management of social risks.
• Supporting the coordination of internal and external communications including newsletters, annual reports, events, presentations, media releases and content management on websites and social media.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Experience in Stakeholder Relations or Community Relations is essential
• Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with an ability to build and maintain credibility and rapport with a range of diverse stakeholders.
• High level professional communication skills including, written communication.
• Multimedia skills would be advantageous.
• Capacity to work in a multi-task environment and demonstrate comprehensive administrative, organisation and time-management skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or a University Degree in a related discipline such as Community Relations, Communications or Marketing.

What we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• A competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP)
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs
• Excellent retirement plan
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental leave, short term sick leave, paid holidays)
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program

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 aluminum – 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 will be working

Bell Bay Aluminium holds a unique place in Tasmanian and Australian history as the first aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere when it began production in 1955. Today, it produces around 190,000 of primary aluminium each year.

The smelter is situated on the Tamar River, approximately five kilometres from George Town and 45 kilometres from Launceston. We employ more than 500 Tasmanians and more than 60 full-time equivalent contractors who, on a typical day, undertake work at the smelter.

For more than 66 years Bell Bay Aluminium has played a significant role in the social and economic wellbeing of George Town and Northern Tasmania through employment, community investment, and using local goods and services. In 2019, the site also received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) certifications, assuring customers the aluminium they purchase has been produced to the highest environmental, social and governance standards.

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.