Communities & Social Performance Manager at Rio Tinto

About the role  

• Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.
• We are looking for a Communities & Social Performance (CSP) Manager in the Africa-Eurasia Region (AER) to focus on management oversight and provision of technical advice to RTX’s exploration operations.
• This is a great opportunity and involves overseeing a small team of professionals, providing CSP technical expertise to project sites with a focus on delivering advice and crafting pragmatic solutions on CSP matters, particularly at the intersection between land access, relations with host communities, cultural heritage protection, and generating local development benefits.
• Reporting to the General Manager – CSP and working in a challenging and exciting environment within CSP, you will be:
• Representing and advising on CSP-related matters within the AER senior leadership team (SLT).
• Providing advice and strategic planning to exploration teams within the region on CSP matters, including identification and management of social risks across a broad spectrum of countries and issues, particularly land access, dialogue and agreement-making with host communities, community benefits, security and human rights, and other issues at the intersection of social and environmental performance such as water or tailings management.
• Furnishing technical advice and management support for CSP personnel working with the AER Generative and Technical Team and country/project team leadership including Exploration Managers and Project Leads throughout the region, particularly with regard to reconciling project timelines with CSP-related objectives.
• In conjunction with the Exploration Director for AER and the global GM for CSP, developing a regional CSP strategy and providing oversight and support for country- and project-level CSP planning to ensure alignment with project goals and bring realistic, risk-based considerations for CSP-related elements to project planning/timelines.
• Identifying and implementing innovative approaches to ensure that promoting CSP-related objectives are shared throughout RTX, particularly among non-CSP personnel. Developing and maintaining the CSP technical community and working closely with other regional CSP managers and the global GM on knowledge-sharing more broadly within RTX and Rio Tinto as a whole.
• Leading and/or supervising any New Country Entry and screening/due diligence processes on issues related to CSP in AER.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
• A minimum of 8-10 years of relevant CSP experience, coupled with 3-4 years of experience in roles managing others.
• Relevant experience in CSP-related issues in the Africa-Eurasia, ideally with a particular emphasis on both community-level operational roles and headquarters or group-level roles related to CSP matters in sub-Saharan Africa.
• First-hand experience working on CSP issues in multiple settings in the region is essential, and expertise in working with rural or traditional, land-connected communities is considered highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in leading multicultural/ multilingual teams (especially CSP teams) at both strategic and operational levels.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken, are required. Professional fluency in Portuguese and/or French is considered advantageous.
• Exposure to managing social risks and performance through a structured management system is considered valued and beneficial.
• Commitment to safety, sustainability, and Rio Tinto’s core values of care, courage, and curiosity.