Senior Manager Compliance Reside in Mongolia

Senior Manager Compliance

• Be part of Rio Tinto a leading global mining organization at the majority owned Oyu Tolgoi operations in Mongolia
• Leadership role in Ethics and Compliance where you act as an expert and implement a holistic compliance program in accordance with global leading practices
• Be a part of a strong and proactive team with an advanced work culture

About the role

This is a career-defining opportunity for an exceptional leader to manage a high-performing, diverse, and values-based Compliance team based in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The key focus of the role is to coach, develop and lead a local team of governance professionals to provide compliance management to the Oyu Tolgoi senior leadership team and Board. This is an expat role.

The successful candidate will provide and assure an effective ethics and compliance program across the Oyu Tolgoi business, ensuring that employees and third parties working on behalf of the business, conduct business in an ethical and compliant manner.

Working 5 days on/ 2 days off residential, reporting to the Chief Counsel of Oyu Tolgoi, you will:

• Promote a culture of high integrity and ethical decision-making;
• Oversee the operation of the compliance framework for the business unit relating to business integrity (BI), data privacy, anti-trust and sanctions;
• Provide compliance framework training on BI principles, including conflicts of interest and their management, anti-bribery and corruption, sponsorships and donations, benefits, fraud, and third-party risk management;
• Provide compliance advice to support business decisions, community investments, and partnership agreements, including a review of governance structures and contractual arrangements;
• Oversee third-party due diligence and support the business in identifying and implementing mitigation of third-party risk;
• Liaise with the Group’s Business Conduct Office on whistleblower allegations and oversee investigations into BI and procurement related cases (non-personnel cases);
• Maintain compliance risk assessments and monitor compliance program effectiveness to ensure the design and operation of the program remain adequate to mitigate current risks;
• As Data Privacy Lead, provide advice and support to the business to ensure alignment with Oyu Tolgoi’s Data Privacy Standard, and applicable privacy laws;
• Ensure controls to manage Economic Sanctions compliance are maintained and evolve to align with changes in Sanctions laws;
• Prepare and present compliance reporting on the effectiveness of the compliance program, key compliance risks/issues, whistleblower cases and compliance program KPIs to the senior leadership team and Oyu Tolgoi Board Audit Committee.

What you will bring:

• Degree or similar professional qualification in the field of Law, Compliance, Auditing, Risk Management or Finance;
• Minimum 10-15 years experience in Compliance and Ethics, including management of a compliance team and reporting to senior leadership and governance bodies (e.g. Board audit committee);
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements across BI, Data Privacy, Sanctions, Competition and Whistleblowing;
• Experience maintaining operating a compliance program including conducting risk assessments, maintaining policies and standards, due diligence, implementing and monitoring compliance related controls and delivering compliance training and awareness campaigns;
• Ability to present, communicate and influence effectively with stakeholders at all levels in the organization;
• Proven experience interfacing with cross-functional teams and across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong analytical mindset, project management skills, and self-motivated with high energy and personal integrity.

It is also beneficial if you have:

• Experience in working globally across diverse cultures;
• Previous experience working with multiple stakeholders/management across multiple regions and time-zones.

What we offer:

Be recognized 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
• Excellent career opportunity one of the world’s leading mining organizations
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program
• Private health insurance for employees
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)

About us

Joining the Rio Tinto majority owned Oyu Tolgoi operations is a great opportunity to be part of one of the most exciting developments in copper and gold mining for several decades. The mine contains reserves and resources that make it one of the world’s largest copper-gold deposits.

This mega project is expected to be a major contributor to Mongolia’s development. As part of the Oyu Tolgoi Operations team, you have the ability to contribute to something significant and learn and develop both personally and professionally. We offer a collaborative, high-performing environment where success is achieved by working together.

Discover more about Mongolia and Oyu Tolgoi

Mongolia is increasingly becoming a destination for tourism and expatriate residents. As a rapidly developing city, Mongolia’s capital Ulaanbaatar is seen as a comfortable, yet exciting place to live. With an array of cultural and social activities available and a growing network of international schools, housing options, and leisure facilities, its home to a growing community of international expatriates.

Located in the South Gobi Desert, just 80 kilometers from the Chinese border, the Oyu Tolgoi mine and camp is a large, well-run, and comfortable site with multiple amenities including recreational and sports facilities, a cinema, shops, restaurants, and bars catered to a growing community. For more information about the OT site, please check out this video.

Where you’ll be working

Oyu Tolgoi is an operating Copper / Gold open pit and underground mine. The site is located in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia. The reserves case for the underground project is in the order of 0.5 billion tonnes of ore to be mined from the 95,000 tonnes per day Hugo North Lift 1 (HNL1) panel cave mine with a 20-year operations life. There is also the potential for 3 further block cave districts to increase mine life beyond 100 years. 

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.

Job application closes on July 19th, 2024.