The P&GA Coordinator is responsible for implementing policies and programs and coordinating community affairs strategies and activities necessary to progress company projects/initiatives. This includes supporting all P&GA programs and projects in a timely manner to support Production activities on site.
Responsibilities
• May coordinate execution plans for land management/ compensation, leadership recognition, benefits management, industrial relations, social/community development and information management.
• Develop and actively manage the landowner engagement strategy, particularly relating to ongoing awareness and information, and prepare an implementation program. Assess security issues regarding field engagement. Oversee all field based activities required for the resolution of community and landowner grievances and issues including discussions, documentation, reporting and resolution of the grievance as directed by the management
• Undertake frequent community affairs (CA) patrols throughout the Company’s project impact area to maintain best practice strategies in relation to landowner engagement and general awareness
• Develop and maintain supportive relationships with regulatory bodies to ensure statutory compliance is maintained in every function performed
• Ensure that all P&GA activities are conducted in accordance with agreed SSHE standards and procedures to achieve Incident Free Operations
• Provide weekly and exception reports to Management
• Undertake staff training and development as required
• Manage and monitor CA officer - Village Liaison Officers (VLOs) relationship and ensure CA officers and VLOs provide the required conduit between communities and EM to build and maintain good community relations for EM without disturbing or impacting Production Operations
• Manage all Land activities within policies and procedures provided by Land management group and ensure Land compensation payments are conducted in accordance with Controls guidelines
Requirements
• Appropriate tertiary qualification (Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree)• Strong experience in a relevant field such as social anthropology, lands, communication for development, humanities, environment and sustainable development or social work and community development etc.
• Strong experience in dispute management and managing effectively in multi-cultural environments
• Strong experience in land purchase and disputes mechanisms, compensation assessment and payments
• Understand local government systems and legislation
• Program planning, budgeting and performance monitoring
• Strong report writing and presentation skills
• Ability to create and maintain good working relationships with personnel at all levels
• Capacity to work independently without direction
• Good community relations skills with creativity and adaptability to resolve issuesrs