SENIOR ADVISOR COMMUNITIES & SOCIAL PERFORMANCE (EXPLORATION LAND ACCESS & CULTURAL HERITAGE)

• Lead role in a dedicated team supporting Land Access and Communities & Social Performance requirements across Australasia
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits
• Perth based role with adhoc travel

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor Communities & Social Performance to support the business in developing and implementing land access and heritage strategies and processes for exploration project work. You will work closely with community stakeholders including Traditional Owners and Pastoral Land Holders working across Western Australia and more broadly across Australasia.

This is a great opportunity for a Communities and Social Performance and Land Access professional to lead a small team with a broad scope and great variety. You will be responsible for Land Access and CSP priorities primarily for Western Australia, but will gain exposure to initiatives in Queensland, South Australia, the Northern Territory and parts of the Asia Pacific Region.

The work of the role includes ensuring Rio Tinto’s CSP requirements are met when conducting Exploration activities, coordinating land access and agreement making requirements, cultural heritage surveys and developing strategies for small and large scale exploration activities. This role will be based in Perth. Travel will be required as part of your duties.

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 Manager Communities and Social Performance and working in dedicated Communities & Social Performance team, you will be:

• Leading a small team with expertise in land access, cultural heritage, Native Title, agreements, community engagement and field operations
• Developing and implementing land access strategies and related processes that support exploration project work
• Inform CSP inputs in to various management plans and approvals processes
• Leading negotiations of land access, heritage and native title agreements
• Ensuring legislative requirements in relation to exploration, mining and native title aspects of law are managed
• Building a strong rapport and effective relationships with Traditional Owners, representative bodies, consultants, neighbours, community and internal/external stakeholder groups
• Conducting compliance activities relating to Communities & Social Performance standards, access agreements, heritage and other commitments.
• Implementing heritage survey programs working with Traditional Owner groups and heritage specialists
• Managing implementation of and contractual obligations under existing agreements
• Working collaboratively towards the resolution of concerns/issues/disputes raised by landholders
• Supporting the delivery of strategy, policy and standards development associated with the Communities & Social Performance area.

What you will bring

• Significant experience working in the mining or exploration industry in Communities and Social Performance, Land Access or Cultural Heritage; or ability to demonstrate relevant experience
• Excellent communication and engagement skills
• An excellent understanding of land access legislation and experience developing and implementing land access strategies
• Demonstrated experience in cultural heritage and native title matters including a good knowledge of Native Title legislation
• Experience negotiating land access and heritage agreements and other related skills
• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Experience in remote field work including exposure to heritage surveys
• Proven ability to work positively and in partnership with Traditional Owner groups, Pastoralists and other community stakeholders
• Ability to build strong working relationships across a large business
• Experience in delivering outcomes against deadlines and reaching goals
• Strong commercial acumen
• Experience leading professionals and working as part of multi-functional teams

What we offer

• 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

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities.

Rio Tinto Exploration

Rio Tinto's Exploration group seeks to create value for the business by discovering or acquiring new mineral resources. Organized into four regional teams (Americas, Australasia, Africa-Europe and Eurasia), the Exploration group provides both a global reach and a local presence across a range of commodities including bauxite, copper, iron ore, nickel and uranium.

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 Monday 20th November (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)