Principal Investigator, Ethics & Compliance Investigations
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Occupation Type
Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£48,200
(£24.72 per hour)
Occupation rate applies
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Description
- Be a part of a highly capable and supportive team, with a flexible work culture
- A great opportunity to advance your career in complex, high-impact corporate investigations
- Be part of a global mining organisation where everyone is valued and respected
About The Role
We are looking for a Principal Investigator to support the Investigations Director in EMEA and to work in collaboration with the broader Ethics & Compliance team.To succeed in this role, you will be recognised as a specialist in investigations. You will investigate moderate to highly complex allegations of misconduct and make appropriate recommendations with minimal supervision. You will proactively monitor trends and share insights with the Ethics & Compliance Governance & Reporting team and support the business in line with the Corrective and Preventative Action approach to managing misconduct. You will formally mentor/train less experienced staff.
In this role you will be interfacing with investigation participants and various stakeholder groups across all levels of the organisation. You must be capable of managing conflicts, collecting and assessing evidence in all forms, assessing witness credibility, have excellent communication and writing skills and the ability to navigate difficult discussions with participants and stakeholders. You must display exemplary and unquestionable personal integrity and be able to take a firm but fair stand, displaying sound judgment, discretion and calm authority when solving complex issues.
This is a great opportunity for a values-led individual looking to conduct fair, people-centric investigations and to advance their career within the corporate investigations area.
Reporting to the Investigations Director EMEA, you will
- Conduct trauma-informed and people-centric investigations into allegations of misconduct involving moderate to highly complex matters, including sensitive and high-risk cases.
- A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team (mandatory first bullet for al
- Degree level qualification (or equivalent professional investigation accreditations).
- Background in forensic accounting, law, audit, finance or human resources.
- Deep experience in both general workplace/personnel/behavioural misconduct and in integrity-based misconduct investigations, including confidence in procurement/supply chain related investigations, fraud and self-dealing, bribery and corruption.
- Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive matters involving senior stakeholders, competing priorities, and reputational risk.
- French language skills are a significant advantage (including the ability to analyse documents in French and to communicate fluently with investigation participants in French).
- Ability to evaluate large volumes of data in an efficient and organised manner. Strong experience in the forensic analysis of evidence, including email review and the analysis of procurement-related transactional records.
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 competitive salary package with annual cash incentive awards for eligible employees
- Career development & education assistance to further your ambitions
- Access top tier family-friendly health and medical programs and pension plan
- Wellbeing benefits
- Generous Rio Tinto employee share program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Ongoing individual wellbeing support for you and your family for personal and professional matter
- Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual,
You will be part of a global team forming part of the Rio Tinto Ethics & Compliance team. Our mission is to provide an effective business integrity compliance program across the Rio Tinto Group to ensure all employees and third parties working on behalf of Rio Tinto, conduct business in an ethical and compliant manner within all countries where we operate.
Some travel may be required domestically and internationally. Frequency will be determined by business needs.
Rio Tinto encourages flexible working arrangements.
Complying with Rio Tinto’s code of conduct (The Way We Work), policies and standards as they relate business integrity and workplace conduct are key priorities of the team. The group also has responsibility for Rio Tinto’s whistleblower program known as myVoice and the continued development of the group’s investigations process including training and conducting of investigations into alleged misconduct.
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.
Respect and Inclusion
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.
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.