Senior Adviser – Government Relations India

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

The Government Relations (GR) and Civil Society team has an accountability for engaging external stakeholders to positively shape Rio Tinto’s policy and regulatory environment, enhance our competitive position, navigate commercial complexities and build trusted partnerships in our priority markets around the world.

With teams and country offices globally, this function has responsibility for delivering commercially focused advocacy with stakeholders including governments, regulators, think tanks, civil society, and industry associations.

GR seeks to embody our company values of Care, Courage, and Curiosity. These values underpin the way we manage the economic, social, and environmental effects of our operations, and how we govern our business.

What the role entails

Reporting line: Director, Government Relations – India

Scope: Your scope will include (but not limited to) the following:

• Help create a favourable operating environment for Rio Tinto by positively shaping our advocacy with governments, regulators, and policy-influencers.
• Provide subject matter expertise, global insight, and intelligence to inform and guide our business strategy and decision-making, including exploration and business development activity.
• Help to position Rio Tinto to build trusted partnerships with Governments, Civil Society Organizations, industry bodies, and peer companies, to enhance our competitive position as a responsible and reputable global mining company operating in India.
• Supporting the Director, Government Relations India in developing and implementing an advocacy strategy in support of Rio Tinto’s overall India country strategy.
• Serving as a specialist Senior Adviser – Government Relations for India, providing government relations and public policy guidance and analysis to the business including to the Global Head of Government Relations and Civil Society, relevant Product Group leaders, and in-country India teams.
• Conducting stakeholder mapping exercises when required, to include key government, CSO and industry peers in India.
• Supporting the development of advocacy positions and engagement plans on key issues for our business in India, in support of commercial priorities, growth and exploration opportunities, and Rio Tinto’s business services operations based in Gurugram, Haryana.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders in India, including government officials, policy influencers, trade bodies, and country-level business councils.
• Planning and managing external engagement programmes for Rio Tinto leaders visiting India.
• Drafting position papers, briefing documents, and executive speaking points as necessary.
• Conducting stakeholder mapping exercises when required, to include key government, CSO, and industry peers in India
• Maintain a policy tracker with regular updates to keep internal stakeholders abreast of key developments across trade, environmental, fiscal, and industrial policies.

About Yourself

We are looking for passionate candidates to have:

• Excellent knowledge of the government, political, macro-economic, geopolitical and regulatory landscape in India.
• Minimum of 5-8 years of experience in government, public policy, or the private sector in a related field with focus on India. Private sector experience is highly desirable.
• Proven experience of developing and implementing advocacy strategies, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with key external stakeholders
• Experience in working with country-level business councils, industry coalitions, and public-private task forces is highly desirable.
• Ability to operate well in collaborative multi-disciplinary teams and matrix business structure.
• An understanding of technical, commercial, and financial principles, and how to translate business priorities into coherent advocacy positions.
• Experience in navigating complex issues across sectors such as mining, energy, infrastructure, and international trade is a plus.
• Postgraduate qualifications or specialization in international relations or public policy will be an advantage.
• A bachelor’s degree in business, economics, or political science field is mandatory.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with fluency in English and at least one other language spoken in India.

Our purpose is Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

Where you will be working

The Rio Tinto office in Gurgaon (India) is one of our corporate hubs and houses service and support functions, as well as a portfolio of product groups.

So, if this sounds like you and the opportunity you are looking for, apply now

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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.