Principal Advisor, Human Rights and Value Chains

8 months ago


Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

**Principal Advisor, Human Rights and Value Chains**
- Help us create a long-lasting positive legacy and culture of respecting human rights
- Join a high performing and caring team committed to your growth and development
- Support the business and assets by developing and implementing our Human Rights strategy
- Permanent role, based in Perth with hybrid and flexible working arrangements

**About the role**

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

Our Communities and Social Performance (CSP) Area of Expertise (AoE) is Rio Tinto’s Technical CSP function. It provides support to the business to build respectful and trusted relationships with host communities and deliver enduring social and economic outcomes. The CSP AoE works with CSP practitioners and leaders across the business to build capability, support human rights and social performance delivery, monitor and respond to emerging trends, and provide assurance and risk management. The CSP AoE also maintains Rio Tinto’s risk management systems, Human Rights Policy, CSP Standard and reporting process.

We are looking for a **Principal Advisor Human Rights and Value Chains** to help deliver our responsible business commitments. You’ll lead a range of initiatives and contribute to the Group-wide human rights program, with a particular focus on value chains. You’ll provide leadership and coaching a small team of senior advisors, responsible for implementing program initiatives.

You’ll be joining at a period of significant interest in human rights performance, within a changing and dynamic external landscape. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is aligned to our vision to demystify, integrate, personalise, and operationalise respect for rights. Grow your expertise by gaining exposure to a range of complex societal issues and working with assets and functions across the Rio Tinto group globally to raise awareness and embed human rights due diligence in day-to-day work.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s 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 Senior Manager Human Rights and working in a dynamic and exciting environment within the CSP AoE, you will be:

- Managing human rights reporting and disclosure requirements including the annual Modern Slavery statement and human rights inputs into other corporate reporting
- Managing third-party due diligence human rights reviews and broader responsible business conduct issues in partnership with the Ethics and Integrity function and other functions
- Helping develop and implement our responsible value chains strategy, and working closely with the Commercial function to support responsible value chain initiatives (leading the engagement on higher risk categories)
- Developing human rights related procedures, guidance, training materials and tools
- Supporting the design and implementation of Group-wide human rights controls framework
- Monitoring trends and regulatory updates on human rights
- Participating in external forums or collaborative initiatives as required

**What you’ll bring**
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
- Experience developing and/or leading responsible value chains programs with a focus on Human Rights
- Experience in managing multiple projects and deliverables simultaneously, with effective prioritisation and time management skills
- Ability to build strong and trusting relationships through effective communication and interpersonal skills, and work in a networked organization to influence, build consensus and achieve results
- Excellent written communication and writing skills, ability to produce written material for publication to a high standard
- Ability to exercise sound judgment when dealing with internal and external stakeholders
- Agile thinker and ability to work on complex tasks that often have no clear answer
- Team player who is action orientated and can deliver practical advice

**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 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



  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor Information Services and Technology (IS&T) - Perth, WA** - Iron Ore People, Services, & Social License_ - Become a strategic partner to senior leaders in Iron Ore across many varied disciplines - Be part of a team that values inclusion, innovative thought and problem solving - Coordinate resources from across IS&T to deliver...

  • Human Resource Advisor

    2 months ago


    Perth, Australia CHC Helicopters Full time

    Reach Beyond!: CHC provides unmatched helicopter services that enable our customers to reach beyond - to work in remote and challenging destinations that limit others - and come home safely. We are dedicated to our purpose of getting our customers where they need to be, when they need to be there, anywhere in the world - safely and reliably. All you have to...

  • Principal Advisor

    6 months ago


    Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor - Steel Decarbonisation Technology Modelling and Analysis** - Join our global leading business offering outstanding personal development & global career opportunities - Permanent employment which includes a huge range of additional benefits - Lead our modelling and analysis efforts! - Real meaningful and impactful work in a mining giant -...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    (Version française suit)_ **Principal Advisor Knowledge Management** - Join a newly created global team with big aspirations - Help us accelerate the impact and speed of new technology development by proactively extracting, curating and disseminating insights on leading practice across the Group - Collaborate and network across Group-wide R&D and...


  • Perth, Australia LevelUp Full time

    Great Opportunity to Grow a generalist HR/IR skill set - Flexible Work Hours - Active mentoring and support from a team of experienced professionals **Who is LevelUp?**: Our objective is to ensure that organisational processes and structures are designed to support efficient and effective execution of day-to-day operations. Delivering predictable revenue...


  • Perth, Australia LevelUp Full time

    Great Opportunity to Grow a generalist HR/IR skill set - Flexible Work Hours - Active mentoring and support from a team of experienced professionals **Who is LevelUp?**: Our objective is to ensure that organisational processes and structures are designed to support efficient and effective execution of day-to-day operations. Delivering predictable revenue...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    (French version below)_** **Principal Advisor Portfolio Management** - Join a newly created global team with big aspirations - Help us accelerate the impact and speed of new technology development by proactively shaping how we prioritise, track and report on our portfolio to Exco and the R&D community - Collaborate and network across Group-wide R&D and...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor - Optimisation** - Promote the use of advanced Operations Research (OR) techniques to improve resources value - Manages and leads Optimisation projects, as part of the Operations Research Decision Science (ORDS) team - Provides expert technical support within Optimisation and Operations Research - Support multiple product groups and...


  • Perth, Australia Unite Resourcing Full time

    Free onsite parking available with flexible hybrid work options - Perth CBD area - Monday - Friday - 38 hours a week - weekly pay - Competitive salary - short to long term or permanent contract available Unite Resourcing is a highly reputable company with a widespread presence in the civil, mining, and construction industries. We are seeking a talented and...


  • Perth Airport, Australia Centurion Full time

    **About us**: Centurion is one of Australia’s largest independently owned and operated logistics (3PL) and transport companies. Based in Perth, Western Australia but operating across Australia, we have significant mobile, land and infrastructure assets nationwide, including 36 distribution centres and a fleet of more than 2,000 vehicles. This ensures...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    (French version below)_** **Principal Advisor, Sensing** - Join a newly created global team with big aspirations - Help us identify and sense for the new technologies and innovations that will support the Group in getting ahead of the curve and deliver its strategy - Develop a systematic approach to sensing that looks across and beyond the mining industry -...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor - Simulation Technology** - Support the development of a Rio Tinto group wide simulation platform - The Operations Research & Decision Science team supports Rio Tinto global operations providing exposure to a broad range of use cases across our value chains - Work with Rio Tinto’s highest calibre consultants with many years of...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor - Planning** - Exciting opportunity to join a global organisation at the forefront of mining innovation - Opportunity to influence the delivery of large-scale projects and studies - Permanent full-time opportunity based in Perth with occasional travel **Where we’re all welcome** We are committed to an inclusive environment where...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Value Management Office** - Be part of a group that is safety driven and values inclusion - Join an encouraging leadership group, committed to your growth and development - Based in the Perth, CBD, we offer flexibility and an agile workplace **About the role** Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs. We are looking for a...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor, Media Relations** We encourage women and Indigenous Peoples to apply, as we advance our business to more accurately reflect the world around us. - Join a supportive and collaborative Global Media team and be valued for your strong writing skills and media relations expertise - Help strengthen Rio Tinto’s media relations and enhance...


  • Perth, Australia Fortescue Metals Group Full time

    Country/Region: AU- State: - City: Perth- Job ID: 5878**About Us**: - Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives._ **Our Opportunity**: Work Location: Iron Bridge -...


  • Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Excited to grow your career?** We value our talented workforce, and whenever possible strive to help our employees grow professionally. If you think this position is right for you, we encourage you to speak to your Leader and go ahead and apply! Our people make all the difference in our success. **Commercialisation Manager/Principal Advisor - Steel...

  • Principal Advisor

    6 months ago


    Perth, Australia Rio Tinto Full time

    **Principal Advisor, Business Conduct Office - APAC West** - Be a part of a capable and supportive team with a flexible work culture - A great opportunity to advance your career in Corporate Investigations - Join a global mining organisation where everyone is valued and respected - Permanent role based in Perth **About the role** **Finding better ways to...


  • Perth, Australia Eastern Guruma Pty Ltd Full time

    **Introduction**: **About the Role**: This role will be an integral part of our HR Department, working closely with colleagues across several project sites. You will be responsible for providing comprehensive Human Resources support to site teams at Eastern Guruma. Your focus will be on fostering a positive work environment for both site management and...


  • Perth, Australia Sodexo Full time

    **Company Description** At Sodexo, we value our all our team members and place them at the core of our success. Providing a high degree of autonomy and flexibility, you are empowered to achieve high performance in a way that suits you. **Job Description** Do you have a passion for the commercial and operational aspects of HR, providing a high level of...