Communities and Social Performance (CSP) Senior Advisor – Land Development

• Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development
• Supporting CSP work for a century old copper mine and associated processing facilities adjacent to a growing metropolitan area of 1.5 million people
• Form partnerships and advocate for communities
• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion – South Jordan, Utah

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor, CSP (Communities and Social Performance), who will develop and support the delivery of a plan of work to contribute to Rio Tinto Kennecott’s CSP strategy and objectives. This role will specifically support the land team in community relations, communications, and government relations needs.

Your role will work across value stream managing multi-disciplinary, complicated challenges that require a mix of CSP technical skills and entrepreneurial, commercial thinking. You will work across a number of CSP disciplines including stakeholder engagement, NGO relationships, partnership identification and management, regional development, closure, cultural heritage, community relations, land development, government relationships, and communication needs.

This is a great opportunity to be develop and maintain close relationships and engagement with operational leaders, Corporate Relations team, Land and Water Commercial team, RT America’s, HR and Recruiting teams, and the Closure team.

Reporting to the Manager Communities & Social Performance and working in a collaborative community with a diverse team, you will be:

• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge base including an intimate understanding of the business’ social and economic impact on local communities from:
  • Operations
  • Regional Planning
  • Land Development
  • Water Development
  • Closure and post mining activities
• Keep track of emerging local, regional, national, and global CSP issues and opportunities
• Plan, Implement and report on activities to ensure the strategy and objectives are met
• Partner with Corporate Relations and Government Affairs to develop a comprehensive stakeholder engagement plan to support business objectives
• Identify, negotiate, implement, and maintain agreements, commitments, and/or multi-stakeholder partnerships to reduce risk and strengthen the communities we impact
• Representation on study teams for life extension efforts, smelting and refining options, land and water development, and closure activities
• Support the resolution of complex situations and challenges while ensuring alignment to maintaining compliance with legal and other commitments, company policies and standards
• Lead community conversations and engagement on land strategy and objectives
• Integrate with land, communications, and government relations teams
• Liaison with government leaders on land development projects

What you’ll bring

You are a passionate leader with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and have the ability to see ‘the big picture.’ Your positive influencing skills and solutions focused approach will see you thrive in this role.

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• University degree(s) in Social Science or related field of study
• 5 plus years of experience in Stakeholder Relations, Community Relations, Community Development, Public Involvement, Social Investment, or closely related field with solid tenure managing issues on the ground.
• Knowledge of local/regional context and stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills, high emotional intelligence, and cultural awareness
• Previous experience in the extractive and or natural resource industry
• Communication skills and background
• Knowledge of land development
• Government Relations

What we offer

We are committed to providing our employees with a generous benefits package. Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking, your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress, we provide:

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• 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
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

Where you’ll be working

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the world, comprising approximately 11 percent of U.S. annual copper production.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive. We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents.

Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win and meet opportunities

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V

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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.