Community Relation Superintendent Full-time Job

Responsibilities

Department Management

• Provide leadership, oversight, management and support for the functional areas of the Community Relations Section (Community Engagement, Community Development, Communications, Government and Civil Society Relations, Local Content and CR Administration)
• Promote and implement the mines CR strategy, policies and standards
• Ensure that community development initiatives are sustainable and based on a clearly spelled out objective and linked to the business case
• Lead the roll out of the Barrick Gold CR Management System at North Mara Gold Mine
• Manage the Section budget and financial recording keeping.
• Oversee reporting and performance management.
• Develop appropriate systems to monitor, evaluate and communicate the activities of the CR department

Internal Collaboration

• Act as a key member of the site management team
• Ensure effective communication and understanding of how CR issues and programmes align with mine and company operations and priorities
• Collaboration with other departments to pursue both company and community interests by
  • Identifying and addressing social impacts and opportunities to local communities from the mines activities
  • Identifying and addressing social risks and opportunities to the business
  • Ensuring strategic alignment and sustainability of north mara gold minecommunity engagement and development programs
  • Ensuring the CR Section can meet overall business objectives

External Stakeholder Relations

• Liaise with key external stakeholders, including local government authorities, civil society , media and traditional community leaders
• For the mines external relations generally, help envision, initiate ideas, provide direction and take corrective action as required
• Partner with suitable organizations in order to address the real, long term development needs of the local communities

Team Development

• Attract, develop and retain a highly effective CR team
• Ensure employees achieve their full potential through mentoring and training
• Work closely with consultants and external expertise as required
• Contribute to strengthening of the CR function within Barrick Gold
• Define performance objectives for each team member including individual development plans
• Demonstrate and coach teamwork

Qualification requirements

• Minimum Bachelors degree in sociology, economics, community development, regional planning, negotiation and conflict resolution or related discipline
• Post-graduate qualification highly desirable
• Excellent cross-cultural communication skills

Experience and Competencies needed

• More than 5 years in managerial experience dealing with extractive industry external/ community relations or similar in a developing country
• Solid understanding of best practice in corporate social responsibility, including resettlement
• Specific expertise in one or more of the following: rural development, communications, government relations or interest-based negotiation/ mediation
• Professional level fluency in written and spoken English
• Strong computer skills

Job Identification 224208

Posting Date 03/04/2023, 06:51

Apply Before 23/04/2023, 03:00

Degree Level Bachelor's Degree

We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.Barrick has gold and copper mining operations and projects in 13 countries in North and South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia. Our diversified portfolio spans many of the worlds prolific gold districts and is focused on high-margin, long-life assets.The companys shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD, and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX.