• Varied and impactful community focused role
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Pilbara inland and coastal based roles with flexible working conditions

About the role

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

We are looking for Communities Advisors based in inland and costal locations who will be part of the Pilbara Communities team. You will support the delivery of the Communities Social Investment plan within region working with key local government and community organisations.

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.

Reporting to the Superintendent of Communities, and working alongside a collaborative and diverse team, you will:

• Support the delivery of the 5-year CSP (Communities & Social Performance) Strategy
• Support the coordination of projects, including logistics and internal and external communication
• Support the coordination of community events and festivals, including; logistics, vendor management and internal and external communication
• Deliver national initiatives within the local community (i.e. health awareness initiatives)
• Support local social investment, including managing relationships with existing partners and directing requests to the central Social Investment team
• Participate in community-driven consultation and engagement

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• A degree qualification or equivalent in a relevant field or discipline
• Strong stakeholder & community engagement
• Experience in community & social investment, Land connected / Indigenous People support
• Experience in government relations
• Experience in community agreement management
• Experience in complaints, grievance & issue management

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

These roles work from Inland (Pannawonica) and Coastal (Karratha) working Monday – Friday.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

Applications close on 14th of June 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)