Senior Advisor, Communities and Social Performance

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

12d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a recently created role to help implement strong social management and community relations for mining exploration. The Senior Advisor – Communities and Social Performance (CSP) will support Rio Tinto Exploration (RTX) both at the global level and within the US context. This role offers an opportunity to apply CSP expertise, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, and extend knowledge of community engagement in an environment with multiple challenges and opportunities. Reporting to the General Manager, CSP, and as part of a collaborative team, the Senior Advisor will lead CSP strategy and practice in the United States, build positive relationships with local communities, and embed Rio Tinto’s CSP standards. They will develop and deliver strategic CSP planning, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning, and record keeping in CommUnity Connect. The role involves facilitating and supporting community and stakeholder meetings, representing Rio Tinto Exploration where required, and enabling others to do the same. Additionally, the Senior Advisor will build CSP capability across US and global project teams through training, coaching, and guidance, maintain CSP-related knowledge bases, research socio-economic, cultural heritage, and related regional issues, strengthen the global use of CommUnity Connect and related CSP tools, and support CSP reporting, coordination, and global initiatives.

Requirements

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• University or graduate degree within a relevant field such as the social sciences or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience of at least 8 years working at the community level as well as in corporate role(s) related to social performance, ideally in the extractives, especially mining.
• Previous experience in and knowledge of social performance tools and processes such as establishing and building strong community relations, stakeholder analysis, social and economic baseline assessments, and the like.
• Outstanding analytical and writing skills in English and the ability to quickly consolidate information into polished written products and presentations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to build rapport with a wide range of people, ability to influence others positively and build consensus around a course of action.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in working with Native American Tribes in the Western US and/or other Indigenous Peoples is highly valued.
• Professional proficiency in another language (especially Spanish) and/or work experience outside of the US will be considered a significant plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead CSP strategy and practice in the United States, helping build positive relationships with local communities while embedding Rio Tinto’s CSP standards.
• Develop and deliver strategic CSP planning, including stakeholder engagement, communication planning and record keeping in CommUnity Connect.
• Facilitate and support community and stakeholder meetings, representing Rio Tinto Exploration where required and enabling others to do the same.
• Build CSP capability across US and global project teams through training, coaching and guidance that embed CSP principles into everyday ways of working.
• Maintain CSP-related knowledge bases, including project assessments, risk inputs, project management documentation and application of the RTX CSP Procedure.
• Research socio-economic, cultural heritage and related regional issues to support current and future exploration projects.
• Strengthen the global use of CommUnity Connect and related CSP tools by identifying opportunities for improvement, training and rollout support.
• Support CSP reporting, coordination and global initiatives, including quarterly KPI reporting, biweekly CSP reports, social and economic survey inputs and other CSP-related tasks as required.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you’re able to spend quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life’s challenges.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior