Senior Joint Venture Coordinator

Joint Venture Specialist

At Rio Tinto, we are committed to fostering a collaborative and 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.

As a proactive and highly energetic person, you will ensure effective obligation management within the Joint Venture framework, fostering strong relationships with stakeholders and acting as an internal advisor to the business.

Reporting to the Manager Governance & Compliance and working in a diverse team within the Finance stream, you will:

• Act as the key support for Joint Venture Managers in ensuring compliance with JV agreements, while maintaining alignment with strategic objectives.
• Serve as the central contact between Rio Tinto and JV partners for day-to-day matters, addressing routine issues and escalating complex challenges to the relevant JV Manager as needed.
• Oversee compliance with JV obligations, including problem solving, detailed analysis, and support to ensure adherence to frameworks.
• Prepare and review monthly reports, offering insights and recommendations to JV Managers to inform strategic decisions.
• Assist in the preparation of annual JV operating and capital budgets, ensuring alignment with broader organisational budgets and providing necessary data for final approval.
• Deliver insights and analysis through clear, concise reporting to stakeholders, ensuring that JV Managers are equipped with accurate information for high-level discussions.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with JV participants, ensuring effective communication and timely resolution of routine issues.
• Foster communication and collaboration between various departments to support the achievement of JV objectives, working closely with JV Managers to align on strategic goals.
• Assist in the co-ordination, preparation, and analysis of RTIO's insurance requirements.

What you'll bring:

A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

Holds a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Preferably finance background with key commercial and operations expertise. Skills in finance automation highly regarded.

Collaborative approach to build strong ties with Legal, Business Development, and Joint Venture counterparts.

Continuous Improvement mindset – ability to identify and implement governance process enhancements.

A passion and interest to understand complex joint venture and infrastructure agreements.

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 the organisation.

Full relocation provided to Western Australia from elsewhere in Australia.

A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with annual incentive bonus.

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, cultural leave).

To better suit different family needs, our paid parental leave approach gives all parents the option to take 18 weeks of paid leave after a new child arrives – at a time that suits them.

Where you'll be working

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia, we own an integrated portfolio of iron ore assets – a world-class, integrated network of 16 mines, four independent port terminals, a 1,700 kilometre rail network, and related infrastructure – all designed to respond rapidly to changes in demand.

This role will be Perth based in our Central Park head office with flexible working arrangements on offer. There will be adhoc travel required with this role.

About the Role

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.

Every Voice Matters

At the organisation, 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.

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