Senior Advisor - Communities & Social Performance (CSP)

Rio Tinto • Salt Lake City, UT

9d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Senior Advisor - Communities & Social Performance (CSP) to coordinate and deliver projects that support the Kennecott Copper operation in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this role, you will help maintain strong relationships, engagement, and social investment with surrounding communities. This is a great opportunity for a collaborative CSP professional to provide expert advice, manage social risks and impacts, and support the long-term social license to operate for a world-class copper operation. Reporting to the Manager, Communities & Social Performance and working within a collaborative and purpose-driven team, you will:
Create and implement community engagement strategies that build trust and support meaningful external relationships
Lead engagement planning, stakeholder management, complaints and grievances, human rights risk, cultural heritage engagement, partnerships, and social investment activities
Prepare studies, analysis, and due diligence to understand social, economic, and community impacts related to operations and projects
Provide expert advice to operational and functional leaders to assess, manage, and minimize CSP risks and impacts
Ensure compliance with Rio Tinto CSP standards, commitments, policies, complaint and grievance mechanisms, and relevant U.S. requirements
Build and maintain strong relationships with local stakeholders, community partners, operational leaders, and internal teams
Provide clear performance updates to senior leaders and key stakeholders, including recommendations to address challenges and opportunities
Model Rio Tinto’s values of care, courage, and curiosity while supporting a proactive safety culture, ethical conduct, and inclusive team capability

Requirements

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in communities, social performance, stakeholder engagement, communications, public affairs, social impact, or a related field
• 5-10 years of experience in stakeholder management, community engagement, CSP, social impact, public affairs, or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of community engagement, social risk management, human rights considerations, complaints and grievance processes, and CSP systems or tools
• Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, presentation, communication, and relationship-building skills, including calm and thoughtful communication under pressure
• Proven ability to influence, collaborate, and serve as a trusted thought partner for operational leaders, HSESC leaders, community partners, and broader teams
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

• Transferable skills and the right attitude are highly valued

Responsibilities

• Create and implement community engagement strategies that build trust and support meaningful external relationships
• Lead engagement planning, stakeholder management, complaints and grievances, human rights risk, cultural heritage engagement, partnerships, and social investment activities
• Prepare studies, analysis, and due diligence to understand social, economic, and community impacts related to operations and projects
• Provide expert advice to operational and functional leaders to assess, manage, and minimize CSP risks and impacts
• Ensure compliance with Rio Tinto CSP standards, commitments, policies, complaint and grievance mechanisms, and relevant U.S. requirements
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local stakeholders, community partners, operational leaders, and internal teams
• Provide clear performance updates to senior leaders and key stakeholders, including recommendations to address challenges and opportunities
• Model Rio Tinto’s values of care, courage, and curiosity while supporting a proactive safety culture, ethical conduct, and inclusive team capability

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 and a generous 401(k) matching program
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life, including paid time off, paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you are able to spend quality time with your new family
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Personify Health 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