Advisor Community Relations South West

Advisor, Community Engagement : Southwest

• Build a rich and rewarding career with a global mining organisation

• Collaborate with some of the best people in the industry and work with cutting edge technologies
• Busselton location – 9-day fortnight

Where we’re all welcome

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 who we are.    

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 acknowledge that all people are different and believe that our differences are our strength. The diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together.  

About the role

We are looking for a Community Engagement Advisor to assist with the coordination of work across a range of activities within the Communities & Social Performance (CSP) team at Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

Reporting to the Manager Community Relations, this is a great opportunity to build strong and long-lasting relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders and strive to enhance company reputation through positive community interaction. You will be:

• Regularly collating and reporting on analytics and data for the purposes of key performance indicator assessment and strategic decision making.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to report on and deliver key regional initiatives
• The front-of-house face for Rio Tinto in the Southwest Busselton office.
• Developing and maintaining a favourable relationship with regionally based Rio Tinto employees and their families as well as the broader Southwest community.
• Contributing to the smooth running of the Southwest regional office by undertaking both simple and complex administrative responsibilities including accounts payable.
• Provide administration support to wider regional communities team.
• Support and coordinate delivery of community events and activities, including management of contractors, communications developing event proposals and briefing notes and undertaking risk management.
• Where appropriate, responding to local community and stakeholder matters.
• Applying your professional knowledge and expertise to support the resolution of different Community Social Performance situations and challenges.
• Supporting the dissemination of information to the local community and gathering feedback from external stakeholders.
• Undertaking activities to maintain compliance with Rio Tinto safety, legal and other commitments and policies.
• Supporting the identification, mitigation and management of organisational risk.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of large-scale annual events for FIFO families.
• Contributing to the attraction and retention of a diverse workforce by supporting strategic sourcing and recruitment activities.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and others, creating and maintaining a safe workplace
• C Class Driver’s Licence (WA)
• Qualifications in Public Relations, Community Development and/or a relevant field
• Proficiency with Microsoft office suite
• Previous experience and knowledge of report analysis, report presentation preparation and report writing
• Knowledge of social investment principles
• Events and project management skills along with use of risk management tools
• Flexibility to travel throughout regional WA if required

• Experience working with community groups, local government and industry bodies
• Understanding of Aboriginal culture and beliefs

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 bonus
• 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, cultural leave)
• To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them
• Exclusive employee discounts including hotel stays, banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more

We are committed to elevating Indigenous voices and increasing cultural knowledge in our business. Diversity of skills, life experiences and perspectives within our team enhances our way of working and our ability to achieve success together. To help you on your journey with us, you’ll also have access to:

• Specialist Indigenous Support Advisors are always there for our Indigenous employees and available to support through any aspect of your employment
• Dedicated Indigenous Talent Programme for our Operators and Tradespersons and entry level operational roles. This programme is designed to create long term sustainable careers for our Indigenous Employees to grow into leadership or technical pathways to ensure you have every opportunity to grow your career.
• Indigenous leadership programmes across some professional and operational roles to ensure that we are developing Indigenous Leaders.

Who we are

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.  

Where you’ll be working

This role is based in the coastal town of Busselton in WA’s southwest region at Rio Tinto’s Busselton based office. This role will be offered day shift only, Monday to Friday, (9-day fortnight) with occasional weeknight and weekend work.

The Regional Community Engagement Team manage offices in Busselton (Southwest), Geraldton (Mid-West) and Broome (Kimberley). The team supports over 3,400 regional FIFO employees and their families along with managing a broad range of community relations and community investment partnerships in the regions.