Senior Advisor - Communities & Social Performance

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Advisor – Communities & Social Performance (CSP) to coordinate and deliver projects across a range of activities which support the Winu copper-gold project located six hours from Broome, WA. This role will focus on maintaining relationships, engagement and social investment with surrounding communities, in particular Traditional Owners groups, as we transition to full operation. As one of our "on the ground" CSP representatives, you will play an important role in engaging with surrounding communities about the various activities underway as part of the project development stage and into production.

This is a great opportunity to apply your CSP expertise, exceptional stakeholder engagement skills and desire to extend your knowledge of community engagement in an environment which offers a number of frequent challenges and opportunities.

Reporting to the Manager CSP and working in a challenging and exciting environment within team, you will:

• Apply professional knowledge and expertise to advise on, implement and deliver key Communities and Social Performance initiatives, systems and/or programs.
• Provide professional advice and support on significant business cases/deals and input into areas of technical expertise.
• Contribute to improvements in policy, processes or procedures within a business unit.
• Ensure compliance with legal and other commitments and company policy and standards.
• Develop and maintain favourable relationships with the surrounding community and internal and external stakeholders.
• Support economic development activities
• Represent the organisation at community gatherings and/or role-related forums.
• Coordinate programs or activities to promote goodwill and mutual benefit, by disseminating information to the community and soliciting feedback from stakeholders where required.

What you will bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Proven ability to consult and engage with Traditional Owners, Indigenous communities and corporate entities, government bodies and community organisations
• Previous experience and knowledge of social performance and corporate responsibility tools and processes such as stakeholder analysis, social impact measurement and socioeconomic risk
• Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Experience in Economic Development and Social investment would be beneficial
• Previous experience engaging with regional and remote communities within the mining or resources sector, particularly Indigenous communities across the Kimberley is desirable.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits, including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Extensive salary sacrifice & salary packaging options
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Ongoing access to family-friendly health and medical wellbeing support
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts (banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more)
• Potential domestic relocation assistance

Where you’ll be working Winu is a copper-gold project located in Western Australia’s northern Pilbara region, on the Traditional lands of the Nyangumarta People. The Karlkayn airstrip which supports the project is located on the Traditional lands of the Martu People.

Discovered in 2017, Winu is a greenfield development with a focus on delivering a safe, efficient and future‑ready operation. Winu is being planned in close consultation with both Traditional Owner groups to support responsible development and minimise impacts on Country through development and future operation.

Winu is a joint venture between Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM). As managing partner Rio Tinto will lead development and operation, continuing to work in close partnership with SMM.

At Winu, you will join a collaborative project team helping to shape one of our key growth opportunities through its next stage of development.

Applications close 24 July 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

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 LGBTI+ 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.