Senior Advisor - Corporate Protection

Why explore

• An exciting opportunity to be part of a leading global mining company that produces and supplies materials that are essential to human progress
• An opportunity to work with key stakeholders in our global commercial hub
• Work on Rio Tinto’s top priorities and deliver lasting sustainable impact
• Gain exposure across our global business
• Based in Singapore, a global commercial hub for Rio Tinto
  
  

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Advisor - Corporate Protection to be a member of our Security Area of Expertise (AoE), which is responsible for ensuring that Rio Tinto’s people, assets, and reputation are protected. This is accomplished by developing and implementing effective security and business resilience programs, systems, and processes are implemented consistently across the business.

In this role, you will be a member of the Security AoE’s Corporate Protection Team. This team of multi-skilled specialists focuses on the design, delivery, and assurance of Rio Tinto’s security, business resilience and recovery, travel risk management, and security and human rights governance frameworks.

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Corporate Protection, you will

• Support the design, maintenance, and ongoing development of the Rio Tinto security risk management and business resilience and recovery governance frameworks, including tools and templates.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices, new technology developments, and innovation in the security and business resilience and recovery disciplines and support ongoing improvements in these disciplines.
• Support 1st line enablement of assurance activities; and where required, support the delivery of 3rd line assurance activities.
• Support the development and delivery of 2nd line assurance activities across Group security and BR programs.
• Partner with Security Intelligence Practice and Security Business Partners to identify, scope, and develop processes and tools to ensure effective delivery of support to the business.
• Analyze data from internal and external audits on security function performance across the group and identify and develop measures to address gaps and inconsistencies in performance that could impact group objectives.
• Work with key stakeholders across the business on strategic projects and improvements to group-wide processes.
• Support the development and implementation of measures and processes to meet internal and external corporate reporting requirements.
• Collate and analyze security incident data and Business Resilience Team activations to identify exposures, trends, and emerging risks, and identify improvement opportunities as well as efficiencies.
• Establish and maintain processes to support the effective and efficient coordination of Group Security activities.
• Build and maintain internal relationships to implement effective processes to stay abreast of company internal and engagements that may require bespoke security support.
• Partner with Regional Security Business Partners in developing processes and reports to support the coordination/planning for personnel protection and travel risk management tasks for high-risk/high-profile activities.
• Support the delivery of security support to high-profile/high-risk corporate meetings and events
• Support the development, maintenance, and implementation of the Security & Human Rights program, including the armed security governance framework.
• Advocate and develop key internal and external partnerships to protect our social license to operate
• Support the implementation of the Group Travel Risk Control Framework.
• Implement processes to ensure visibility over travel to high-risk (security) destinations.
• Implement processes to ensure visibility over incidents that may affect travelers, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in developing fit-for-purpose response and support mechanisms.
• Fulfill the duties of the Site Security Champion for assigned work location.
  
  

About You

To be successfully considered for this role, you will have  

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant qualifications.
• Solid (10+ years) experience designing, implementing, and assuring security management and business resilience systems and processes.
• A background in law enforcement, military, private security, or emergency services.
• Security Industry recognized qualification or certification (CPP, PSP, CSMP) desirable.
• Solid understanding and experience in working with new technology and innovation in support of the security field (IA, Data mining, etc.)
• Multi-lingual - English is mandatory, and Mandarin is highly desirable.
• Robust understanding of security risk management, business resilience, and travel risk management processes and implementation.
• Advanced communication, facilitation, and influencing skills.
• Advanced knowledge of physical and electronic security controls and cost-effective implementation.
• Proven ability to develop fit-for-purpose policies, procedures, and tools to enable to effective delivery of security and business resilience programs.
• Project management.
• Highly effective organizational, time management, and analytical skills with an ability to work remotely and undertake business travel.
  
  

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 an annual incentive program
• Comprehensive medical benefits including health insurance for employees and immediate family
• Attractive share ownership plan
• Company provided insurance cover
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
  
  

Where you will be working

The Commercial group is focused on maximizing the value of our products, and growing value in the marketplace through partnerships with the company’s customers, suppliers, product groups, and Group functions. Headquartered in Singapore, and integrated with Rio Tinto’s assets, hubs, and offices globally, Commercial’s purpose is to provide the commercial insights to drive value along the mine-to-market value chain. Commercial incorporates and utilizes the knowledge and capabilities of the global Sell (Sales & Marketing), Buy (Procurement), and Move (Marine & Logistics) organizations, supported by the Commercial Finance functions including Business Analysis, Market Analysis, Risk, Finance Business Partners, Commercial Treasury, and other functions, to ensure our approach to business is driven by a commercially astute and innovative mindset.

The Commercial group came under the leadership of the Chief Commercial Officer in 2018.

About Us

As pioneers in mining and metals, we produce materials essential to human progress.

Our long history is filled with firsts. We’ve developed some of the world’s largest and best-quality mines and operations, and our people work in around 35 countries across six continents. Aluminium and copper, diamonds, gold and industrial minerals, iron ore, coal, and uranium our materials make up the world around us. You’ll find them in smartphones, planes, cars, hospitals and throughout your home.

Creating an inclusive and diverse workforce

We are a diverse team of talented, enthusiastic individuals who foster a culture of inclusion. No matter how they may differ, our people share one thing in common. It’s a belief that work is more rewarding when we are accepted and valued for our differences, not judged by them. We all have something to contribute, and it’s this contribution that makes for a great organization and fulfilling career.

Application Deadline 26 March 2025 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove job postings before the stated closing date)

Please note, to be successfully considered for this role you must complete all pre-screening questions.

Rio Tinto does not accept unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles from recruiters or employment agencies. Rio Tinto will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee relating to unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles. Rio Tinto reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited CVs or candidate profiles, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Rio Tinto.”

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.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ 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.