Main responsibilities
Relationship building
- Establish and maintain an effective relationship between the local community
- Build and foster an environment that supports community involvement continuous community engagement.
- Provide community members with opportunities to express their concerns and raise issues.
- Rally and build community spirit around the project.
- Liaise with local community stakeholders on behalf of company
- Engage and facilitate community meetings
Stakeholder engagement
- Provide regular and timely information and project updates to the local community and relevant stakeholders.
- Develop and regularly update of community profiles.
- Update of stakeholder database on a regular basis
- Report any community issues to the plant managers of that might affect the operation & management of the plant (service delivery protests community unrest etc)
Institutional arrangements
- Liaise with plant managers & local government in terms of local job opportunities & other opportunities for the communities
- Participate in Local government structures like LED forums IDP forums Youth forums Local business forums etc
- Observe the United Nation (UN) development goals (Job creation poverty alleviation education sustainable livelihoods etc)
Qualifications and competencies
- Masters/bachelors degree
- Certificate in community development
- General knowledge of local state government practices and provincial governments
- Welldeveloped knowledge of local community cultures leaders customs and practices through prior involvement in the community.
- An excellent knowledge of MS Office
- 2 years in community experience in the following:
- Socio economic development
- Stakeholder management
- Enterprise development
- Formulation of strategies
- Project management experience
- Fluent in English spoken and written (and other languages if needed or ideal)
- You are used to changing environments and to quickly meet new challenges
- Must be able to work overtime according to operational needs
- Must be available to travel extensively
- Must have a valid drivers license
Personal characteristics
It is part of every employees terms of reference to contribute to companys vision: Improving our Future and adhere to our company values which are:
- Predictable: demonstrate clear communication and listening skills shares information in an open and honest way
- Driving results: demonstrate determination proactiveness can priorities and work independently
- Changemaker: demonstrate entrepreneurship can challenge fast learner take initiates and adjust
- Working together: demonstrate teamwork shares responsibilities can compromise has a cando attitude
For the particular role we also expect
- Reporting and presentation (expert)
- Engineering Design (expert)
- Energy modelling (expert)
- Site conditions (expert)