Adviser Communities & Social Performance

Build your career and your connections in Gladstone, a coastal community where your work can make a meaningful impact. Work across our Gladstone operations, including Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL), Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL). Permanent, full-time opportunity which includes attractive salary, annual incentives and a range of additional benefits designed to make your life better.

We're Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs, now and in the future. Our values - care, courage and curiosity - guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About The Role

We are looking for an Advisor Communities & Social Performance (CSP) to join our team and support the delivery of community and stakeholder engagement activities. This is a practical, relationship-focused role where you will work across a range of Communities & Social Performance activities, supporting positive relationships with our local communities, stakeholders and partners. Depending on business and community needs, your work may span areas such as community engagement, social impact, cultural heritage, Indigenous engagement, land access, local partnerships and agreement implementation. Working alongside experienced CSP professionals and operational teams, you will have the opportunity to build your capability while contributing to meaningful outcomes for both the business and the communities in which we operate.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Build and maintain positive relationships with community members, stakeholders and partners.
• Support community engagement activities, events, forums and other stakeholder interactions.
• Assist in identifying and responding to community and stakeholder issues.
• Work with community partners to support programs and initiatives that address areas of shared interest.
• Support the delivery of CSP projects and initiatives across a range of areas.
• Help communicate information to local communities and gather feedback to support ongoing engagement.
• Support the management of community commitments and partnerships, including tracking milestones and outcomes.
• Work with internal stakeholders to support effective community and social performance outcomes.
• Contribute to CSP reporting, documentation and record keeping.
• Support compliance with relevant legal requirements, commitments and company policies.
• Represent the business positively and professionally when engaging with external stakeholders and the broader community.

About You

We're looking for someone who enjoys working with people, can build trusted relationships and is comfortable working across a variety of stakeholders and priorities. You will ideally bring:

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience contributing to internal and external communications to support consistent and aligned stakeholder engagement.
• Experience responding to community enquiries and feedback, and managing complaints and grievances in line with established processes.
• An interest in community engagement, stakeholder relations and social performance.
• Experience working with communities, stakeholders, government, Indigenous organisations or community-based organisations would be beneficial.
• An ability to listen, understand different perspectives and contribute to practical solutions.
• Good organisation skills and the ability to coordinate activities and follow through on commitments.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to work across different teams and functions.
• An interest in developing your professional capability across Communities and Social Performance disciplines.

Most importantly, you'll bring a genuine interest in people and communities and a willingness to learn and develop within the CSP profession.

About Us

Our Communities and Social Performance team works to build and maintain strong, respectful relationships with the communities and stakeholders connected to our operations. We work across a broad range of areas, from community and stakeholder engagement through to partnerships, social impact, Indigenous engagement and cultural heritage, helping the business understand community perspectives and deliver on its commitments. This role is a great opportunity for someone looking to build their career in Communities and Social Performance while contributing to work that has a real connection to our local communities. Join our team and help us build strong relationships and sustainable outcomes with the communities in which we operate.

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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees.
• Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions.
• Access to top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matters.
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave).
• Relocation support.

Where you will be working

This role is based in Gladstone, Central Queensland, supporting Rio Tinto’s Gladstone operations across Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL), Yarwun and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL). Together, our Gladstone operations have strong connections to the local community, and this role provides an opportunity to work across the region to help build trusted relationships and contribute to positive, sustainable outcomes.

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

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 situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTQ+ 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.