Principal Adviser Investment

Principal Advisor – Investment

• Work for a diverse and global organization

• Great team culture

• Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane or Londan based

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and metals company. Our focus is on finding, mining and processing the Earth's mineral resources in order to maximise value for our shareholders. Everything we do is done with the future firmly in mind, so our employees are rewarded with opportunity, an open and diverse culture and a responsible working environment in which they can go further.

We are looking for a Principal Adviser Investment to join the team and support the continued development, evaluation, and implementation of Rio Tinto’s decarbonisation strategy and as part of that assessing and providing a recommended deployment pathway to deliver on our decarbonisation strategy. The Decarbonisation Office sits within the central Rio Tinto Energy & Climate team with the role reporting to the Manager Investment, Policy and Strategy.

Reporting to the Manager Investment, Policy and Strategy and working in a collaborative community as part of the Rio Tinto Energy & Climate team within the Decarbonisation Office, your responsibilities will include:

• Developing a deep understanding of the pipeline of decarbonisation projects  and use evaluation tools for portfolio prioritisation and shaping (e.g. MACC)

• Work collaboratively with RTEC teams to support project investments whilst considering constraints imposed by the broader portfolio of opportunities

• Provide recommendations on preferred prioritisation of projects and make investment recommendations to key decision makers

• Provide qualitative and quantitative inputs to other functions within Rio Tinto such as Group Strategy, Investor Relations, Treasury

• Develop internal and external presentations, papers and other materials related to decarbonisation investments, portfolio analysis and tracking and capital allocation

• Provide Group executives and other senior leaders with the meaningful decarbonisation insights that they require for informed decision making, communications and advocacy

• Shape and promote the decarbonisation narrative for Rio Tinto’s investment community

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team

• A number of years relevant experience in corporate finance or a related field

• Intellectually curious, high performing self starter

• CA / CFA, MBA or equivalent professional qualifications or experience

• Exceptional commercial skills for investment assessment including modelling skills

• Proven track record providing clear and concise valuation analysis and recommendations

• Deep understanding of financial markets, corporate finance and ideally decarbonisation and the energy transition

• Confident ability to engage at ExCo level and above

• High energy and outcome focused

• Diplomatic ability to shape decisions, opinions, or outcomes

What we offer:

• Be recognised for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you have 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 subsidized 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 goals.

• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support

• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)

• Flexible working arrangements

If this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now. Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

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 situations and meet opportunities.

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.

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