Risk Advisor

Risk Advisor |Global Procurement |Brisbane

• Recently created role supporting risk management and assurance across our procurement function
• Fantastic employee benefits include competitive remuneration, share plan and subsidised medical benefits
• 12-month fixed term contract | Brisbane based

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are seeking a Risk Advisor to work in the Brisbane Procurement hub as part of the global Strategy Risk & Governance team. In these recently created roles, you will help increase risk maturity across the Procurement function for this region. In addition, these roles will help identify, assess, and prioritise risks that could impact our objectives, including compliance with our procurement and regulatory requirements. 

Reporting to the Manager - Risk and Assurance, the remit of this role includes but is not limited to:

• Providing risk management support and insights to the Category teams, including conducting risk assessments and facilitating risk workshops to ensure compliance with procurement processes, regulations, and laws specific to each category.
• Supporting the Risk and Assurance Manager in establishing and performing monitoring of critical controls.

• Building risk capability within the Procurement team, including supporting the delivery of training when required.
• Assisting with the preparation of key governance forums, primarily the Procurement Risk and Audit Committee (RAC).

• Coordinating Procurement risk reporting, internally and externally.
• Provide support for risk and audit related queries.

What you’ll bring

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team (standard for all job adverts).

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to facilitate workshops.
• A continuous learning mindset.
• Practical stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence, build and maintain collaborative relationships across leadership and peer levels.

Desirable:

• Experience in risk management, focusing on procurement, logistics and contract management.
• An understanding of Rio Tinto Global Procurement practices.

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Flexible working from home arrangements as per operational requirements
• 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
• 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)

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 almost 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 and meet opportunities.

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto Global Procurement ensures resilient supply chains that deliver value to the Rio Tinto Group through the strategic sourcing and buying of goods and services for our operations. Playing a fundamental role, value is achieved through effective supplier partnerships, innovation, easy and standardised processes, e-technology, corporate social responsibility and increased commercial advantage.

Every Voice Matters

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.

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.

Applications close on the Tuesday, 7 May 2024 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).