Nature Solutions Principal Advisor: Sustainable
3 weeks ago
**Nature Solutions Principal Advisor: Sustainable Outcomes**
- Opportunity to work in a global company supported by a great team
- Unique role with the opportunity to shape, build and manage a global portfolio of more than >500,000 ha of high-quality Nature-based Solutions projects at or near Rio Tinto’s extensive operating footprint, with a focus on Africa
- Location: Flexible location in South Africa, Johannesburg preferable
**About the role**
- Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs._
We are looking for a **Nature Solutions Principal Advisor: Sustainable Outcomes **to form part of the newly formed Rio Tinto Nature Solutions (‘RTNS’) team within Rio Tinto’s Development & Technology group. RTNS is a small, centralised execution-focused team dedicated to accelerating the adoption and execution of high-quality nature-based solutions across Rio Tinto’s global portfolio.
Our success is determined not just by our support of Rio Tinto’s climate goals, but also to affect a lasting, positive legacy for people and nature wherever we operate.
Reporting to the **Chief Advisor **Rio Tinto Nature Solutions,** you will:
- Ensure that projects meet the criteria as high-integrity nature-based solutions with positive outcome for people and nature
- Work with the Nature Solutions Carbon advisor, in-country implementation managers, as well as external entities such as the Carbon Development Partner, and consultants to facilitate Nature Solutions development projects through the feasibility, codesign, registration processes to implementation
- Work with the Carbon Advisor and others to identify in-country potential partners to ensure rapid but responsible implementation and delivery of carbon credits
- Engage regularly with regional implementation managers to track progress, provide coaching and mentoring opportunities to build local capacity
- Work with regional leads to identify knowledge gaps and capacity building opportunities for local government, host communities and implementation partners
- Work with the Engagement partner and the Programme Manager to develop information packs and materials appropriate to meet identified gaps, as well as appropriate engagement strategies
- Pilot approaches to stack biodiversity credits at relevant projects
**To succeed in this role, you will have**:
- Masters degree or equivalent in natural resource management/ relevant natural sciences/ agricultural sciences / international development field
- At least eight (8) to 10 years of relevant technical experience in forestry, nature-based solutions development, carbon accounting mechanisms, REDD+, and/or other natural resource management improvements projects in low-middle income countries.
- Extensive and in-field experience in working with communities, particularly in non-OECD regions
- Experience in the codesign phase of developing projects with outcomes for people and nature
- Specific background with REDD+ programmes beneficial
- Track record of identifying and effectively addressing risks associated with public-private partnerships at government and local community level
- Experience managing large budgets
- Engaging leader with high EQ and experience working in multiple regions, especially in a rural context
- Bilingual French highly beneficial
- Exposure to the carbon market and mechanisms highly beneficial
**What we offer**
- 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
**About Rio Tinto**
Every idea, every innovation, every little thing the world calls ‘progress’ begins with a first step, and someone willing to take it: explorers, inventors, entrepreneurs. Pioneers.
Rio Tinto is a mining and metals company employing 49,000 people across 35 countries. We are committed to addressing climate change with our target of a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and net zero emissions by 2050. While we are undertaking urgent action to decarbonise our operations, we know this will not be enough to meet our ambitious climate commitments. We also know that the restoration and protection of nature can safeguard biodiversity and help people adapt to the effects of climate change. Rio has a very large landholding of about four million hectares across diverse landscapes globally - from Mongolian desert to Pilbara grasslands, from tundra to wetlands and rainforests. We’ve established a small team, Rio Tinto Nature Solutions, to develop natural climate solutions (NCS) to deliver carbon reduction, protect biodiversity and deliver sustainable benefits to neighbouring communities
**Where you’ll be working**
RTNS works with global experts, our asset-based team members, First Nations people, local communities and other stakeholders to identify, develop and execute high-quality natural climate solutions on or near our operations and
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