Senior Advisor, Social Transition CSP

Be part of a global resources company striving for impeccable Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials
Support the Gove team to work alongside regional partners to progress the transition of the Gove peninsula post-mining
Facilitate and guide proactive management of social risks, impacts and opportunities
Residential role based in Nhulunbuy

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor, Social Transition CSP to drive social and economic data collation and analyses (internal and external stakeholder engagement) to inform business decisions on lease and asset transition to third parties, and in developing sustainable and achievable post-mining land use options.

As well as this, you will also develop and implement social and economic transition plans and investments across the Gove Closure program.

Reporting to the Principle Advisor Social Transition, you will:

Build and implement stakeholder engagement plans across the Gove Closure program activities to gather data, collate analyses and inform business decisions.
Co-design lease and asset transition plans with Traditional Owners, governments, and other key regional partners (through existing forums such as the GPFRG).
Build strong internal cross-functional relationships to identify and address employee and contractor needs for social and economic transition activities.
Liaise with Closure studies and projects teams to identify and plan for external engagement on post mining land use options to meet schedules and budgets, with a focus on Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
Review and monitor social performance for impact management and reporting on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with regional partners.
Develop innovative solutions to communication needs with regional partners and communities (where English may be a second or third language)
Leverage socio-economic impact assessments to identify and build Gove Closure program mitigation and management plans to address change.
Advise on strategic approaches to mitigating social risks and leveraging opportunities.
Develop KPIs to review a monitor social performance across lease and asset transition frameworks and social impact management and investment plans.

What youll bring

Working collaboratively to build strong relationships and effectively manage conflict.
Inclusive problem-solving to consider business challenges from differing perspectives.
Interpersonal skills to develop and manage partnerships with people from differing backgrounds and experiences.
Social intelligence and maturity to build understanding in working with land connected Indigenous peoples and entities.
Courage to develop innovative solutions and manage expectations.

What we offer

Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing youve 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 lifes 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 worlds 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 youll be working

Our Gove site in Australias Northern Territory has been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years.

Gove bauxite is shipped internationally as well as domestically to supply Queensland Alumina Limited and Yarwun refineries in Gladstone, Queensland. These refineries produce alumina as feedstock for our Australian aluminium smelting operations and for sale on the international market.

We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous, 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.

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close on 16 October (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)