Manager, Economic Development and Participation

• Provide leadership to Rio Tinto Iron Ore business to create a positive sustainable legacy
• Develop the executable strategy and plan to coordinate the delivery of our economic development and participation plan
• Coordinate collaboration across multiple teams both internal and external to Rio Tinto Iron Ore to ensure delivery success
• Permanent opportunity based in Perth with regular travel to the Pilbara

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.

About the role

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

We are looking for a Manager to lead the Economic Development and Participation team in order to drive long-term economic development and employment pathways within the communities in which Rio Tinto Iron Ore (RTIO) operates.

This role will support RTIO to make significant improvements to the way we work with the communities, including the Traditional Owners on whose land we operate, and will play an important part in building long-term, deep and positive relationships with Traditional Owners, developing solutions and initiatives that benefit communities and support RTIO’s social license to operate in the Pilbara.

Reporting to the General Manager Heritage and Traditional Owner Partnerships, you will be:

• Working with the GM Heritage and Traditional Owner Partnerships to provide input to the 5-year CSP strategy and develop the economic development and participation plan
• Developing plans in partnership with the Business Development and Indigenous & Local Participation Leads for long and short-term business development and participation activity
• Working closely with Procurement, HR, L&D and Assets to ensure alignment
• Working with Traditional Owner Engagement Leads and Pilbara Communities team members to build relationships with Traditional Owners and community groups to identify opportunities and manage risks
• Provide the Economic Development & Participation team with leadership and vision to address economic development opportunities and risks, and keep track of emerging economic development issues and regulatory trends
• Leading the team to develop, nurture employment pathways and steer the business to deliver sustainable increased participation outcomes
• Managing the capability and development needs of the team, actively managing talent and ensuring resourcing aligns to the risk profile and objectives of the CSP team
• Providing key information and data updates into the Agreements team and other key stakeholders as part of progress reporting against the Regional Framework Deed’s Regional Standards

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
• A genuine desire to make a difference to the way we work with the communities, including the Traditional Owners on whose land we operate
• Proven capability to successfully manage multiple stakeholders whilst delivering outcomes
• Experience in indigenous relations, social risk and impact management, indigenous business development, employment and procurement
• Experience building effective internal and external relationships through partnership, respect and collaboration
• Adaptable and strategic leadership style
• Planning and project management capability
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline is desired but not essential for the right candidate
• Broad background working in either mining & resources, construction, facilities or utilities in an interfacing role

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.

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 the 24th of April 2021 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)