Principal Adviser Ethics and Compliance Australasia

About the role

Rio Tinto is looking for a Principal Adviser Ethics and Compliance for its Australian operations. This is a Brisbane-based permanent position within the independent second-line Ethics and Compliance function of Legal, Governance and Corporate Affairs, reporting to the Manager Ethics and Compliance. You will advise business and functional leaders on integrity and regulatory risks, strengthen material controls and build first-line capability, with regular travel to operations and offices.

Key responsibilities

• Provide practical, independent advice to leaders on material ethics and compliance risks, high-risk transactions and business decisions
• Build trusted relationships with leaders, risk and control owners and subject matter experts while maintaining second-line independence
• Support implementation of The Way We Work, the Ethics and Compliance Group Standard and supporting procedures across Australian operations
• Develop guidance, briefings and learning that strengthen first-line ownership and capability
• Deliver risk-based monitoring and assurance, including control effectiveness reviews, and document findings and remediation actions
• Support investigations, incident response and root cause analysis, identifying recurring issues and emerging risks
• Collaborate with Legal, Risk and Insurance, Group Internal Audit, People, Commercial and operational teams

Required profile

• Strong practical experience in ethics and compliance, regulatory risk, assurance, investigations, legal risk or a related field in a complex organisation
• Commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders and to give constructive challenge on complex or sensitive matters

Required skills

• Working knowledge of business integrity risks and controls, including anti-bribery and corruption, third-party risk, conflicts of interest, benefits, fraud, sanctions and speak-up processes
• Assessing control design and operating effectiveness and developing practical remediation actions
• Analytical and communication skills, able to turn complex information into concise, evidence-based insights and recommendations

What we offer

• A competitive base salary with an annual incentive program
• Permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto
• Medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Share ownership plan, company insurance cover and salary sacrifice and packaging options
• Career development and education assistance, family-friendly wellbeing support and leave
• Employee discounts across banking, accommodation, cars, retail and more