Principal Advisor Social Transition (CSP) - Rio Tinto Gove (Closure)

Principal Advisor Social Transition (CSP) – Rio Tinto Gove (Closure)

• Be part of a global resources company striving for impeccable Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) credentials


• Support the Gove team to work alongside regional partners to progress the transition of the Gove peninsula post-mining


• Facilitate and guide proactive management of social risks, impacts and opportunities


• Develop and implement social and economic transition plans, impact management and investments across the Gove Closure program.


• Permanent, full-time role based in Nhulunbuy

About the role

All progress begins with pioneers. At Rio Tinto, it begins with you.

We are looking for a seasoned social performance practitioner to provide technical leadership to the Gove Closure Program, supporting development of transition strategies with internal and external partners.

Reporting to the Manager Communities and Social Performance, you will:

• Provide technical leadership to develop and implement co-designed partnership and transition strategies and ensure shared objectives are met.


• Build and implement stakeholder engagement plans across the Gove Closure program activities to gather data, collate analyses and inform business decisions.


• Co-design lease and asset transition plans with Traditional Owners, governments, and other key regional partners (through existing forums such as the GPFRG).


• Build strong internal cross-functional relationships to identify and address employee and contractor needs for social and economic transition activities.


• Lead and coordinate the business’ approach and relationships in engagement forums with regional partners to progress the transition of the Gove peninsula.


• Lead CSP inputs and engagement with Closure studies and projects teams to identify and plan for external engagement on post mining land use options to meet schedules and budgets, with a focus on Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).


• Lead the delivery of socio-economic impact assessments, as well as development and implementation of Gove Closure program mitigation and management plans to address change.


• Advise on strategic approaches to mitigating social risks and leveraging opportunities.


• Responsible for development and management of a small team of CSP practitioners.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your colleagues


• Extensive experience in social performance, stakeholder engagement, community relations or community development in a similar role


• Demonstrated experience in crafting strategies and delivering results, and an ability to drive CSP technical excellence


• Ability to work with, and communicate effectively across all levels of the internal organisation


• Experience in managing multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously, and the ability to prioritise workload


• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills


• Experience with risk identification and management


• Experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder plans and projects

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 program


• 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)


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


• Possible domestic relocation assistance

About Rio Tinto

Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.

For nearly 150 years, Rio Tinto has been a company of pioneers –generations of people spanning the globe, all with the grit and vision to produce materials essential to human progress. Our iron ore has shaped skylines from Shanghai to Sydney. Our aluminium –the world’s first to be certified “responsible” –helps planes fly and makes cars lighter. Our copper helps wind turbines power cities and our boron helps feed the world, and explore the universe. Our diamonds help us celebrate the best parts of life.

Where you’ll be working

Our Gove site in Australia’s Northern Territory has been supplying the global aluminium industry with world-class bauxite for more than 40 years.

Gove bauxite is shipped internationally as well as domestically to supply Queensland Alumina Limited and Yarwun refineries in Gladstone, Queensland. These refineries produce alumina as feedstock for our Australian aluminium smelting operations and for sale on the international market.

We expect our bauxite mining operations in the Gove Peninsula will cease later this decade and we are doing significant work to support closure of the operation.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous, 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.

Please note, in order to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Applications close on 29 August 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)