Job Description

Advisor \xe2\x80\x93 Communities and Social Performance

• Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion
• Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities
• 18-month fixed-term position, based in Kitimat, BC

About the role Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. We are looking for a Communities and Social Performance Advisor with strong interpersonal and proven communications skills to contribute to our Aluminium division\xe2\x80\x99s CSP team in Northwest, British Columbia. You will be part of a cross-disciplinary group of colleagues throughout the province in building collaborative and lasting relationships with employees and internal partners. The role is for a fixed-term duration of 18 months. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who has a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently to showcase their talents. We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry\xe2\x80\x99s best and brightest minds. 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. Reporting to the Business Partner, employee engagement and internal communication, and working in an interesting and exciting environment within the Health, Safety, Environment and Communities function, you will be:

• Acting as a key representative of Rio Tinto in developing and enhancing its employee engagement and storytelling
• Strengthening employee engagement
• Support communication, video, written communication, and social media to share information on Rio Tinto\xe2\x80\x99s BC works operation
• Representing Rio Tinto during employee engagement meetings or special events, which may be occur outside of regular working hours or days.
• Develop and maintain favourable relationships and strong engagement with the local community and internal stakeholders
• Ensure activities are aligned to maintaining compliance with commitments, and company policy and standards relating to Communities and Social Performance
• Engages with internal Business stakeholders to lead and promote the principles of effective employee engagement; the importance of establishing and maintaining social license to operate; and preservation of cultural and environmental values

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Post-secondary education
• Highly motivated and strong people engagement skills \xe2\x80\x93 empathetic and excellent listening skills
• Experience working independently and as part of a team, exercising sound judgment, and managing multiple on-going projects while meeting critical deadlines is essential.
• Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders and involved in community engagement programs
• Demonstrated competencies in problem solving of complex matters, from identification of objectives and determine the process to achieve desirable outcomes.
• Experience working with a broad range of audiences \xe2\x80\x93 including First Nations, local businesses, and the public\xe2\x80\x93 to achieve successful, mutually desired outcomes.
• Capacity to navigate changing environments

What we offer Come join our team and enjoy some great benefits:

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A safety-focused and inclusive work environment
• Career development to further your ambitions
• Competitive salary package
• Ongoing individual well-being support
• Exciting multicultural working environment

About Rio Tinto Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls \xe2\x80\x98progress\xe2\x80\x99 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 \xe2\x80\x93 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 \xe2\x80\x93 the world\xe2\x80\x99s first to be certified \xe2\x80\x9cresponsible\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x93 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\xe2\x80\x99ll be working Rio Tinto\xe2\x80\x99s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 65 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the next 60 years. To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI Every Voice Matters At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 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 \xe2\x80\x93 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. Applications close: February 1, 2023 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date)