Principal Advisor - Regional Communities and Social Performance at Rio Tinto

About The Role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you. We are looking for a Principal Advisor - Regional CSP (EMEA) to work closely with the site and CSP teams to guide the CSP practice across multiple operations in the region. This includes providing technical advice, supporting capability development to ultimately deliver on the CSP strategies.
This role is a great opportunity for a CSP expert to support the establishment and execution of CSP initiatives in support of Rio Tinto business across the EMEA Region.
Working and reporting to the General Manager Global CSP within the Communities and Social Performance Area of Expertise you will

• Provide strategic and technical advice, engaging the support of the technical CSP team members as required
• Provide technical guidance on social risks analysis and mitigations, including support for the usage of the risk management systems and frameworks
• Support the capability development of the teams in the CSP practice, operations and projects, coaching team members, sharing knowledge and best practice
• Lead and support strategic stakeholder engagement and partnerships, as appropriate, within the region

We are an open, connected global team. 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
• Tertiary qualifications in related discipline
• Progressive experience in CSP, with direct operational and/or field experience and rising into a regional or global function.
• Demonstrated expertise in communities and social performance, including diverse and complex cultural and community challenges
• Demonstrated experience in crafting and delivering strategies, and ability to drive technical excellence in CSP in regional and asset teams
• Demonstrated expertise in implementing and assuring communities and social performance standards and systems
• Demonstrated experience in project managing and working through a networked organisation to achieve results.
• Experience working in the mining & metals / extractive sectors
• Languages skills English. Knowledge of French will be highly regarded.
• Effective influencing skills when engaging with senior leaders internally and externally
• Superior written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated proficiency across a wide variety of audiences and constituencies
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and organise a number of concurrent projects under tight time pressure
• Multi-jurisdictional experience

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 competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience
• Annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
• Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs, pension and savings plans
• Wellbeing benefits
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters
• A comprehensive leave policy that covers all moments that matter in life (vacation/annual, paid parental, etc)