Corporate Affairs Specialist (Social Performance) – Debswana Diamond Company
Job Description
Title: Corporate Affairs Specialist – Social Performance
Location:
Orapa, BW
Description: Debswana Diamond Company would like to invite suitably qualified innovative, results oriented and self-driven individuals to apply for the position listed and described below and join a professional team driven by service excellence, where the demands of the business are met by encouraging team work and addressing the needs of the individual.
Purpose of the Role
To provide technical expertise to Social Performance teams at the mine sites and Social Performance assurance to the Head of Corporate Affairs.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Develops the Corporate Social Performance strategy in alignment with the Corporate Affairs (CA) Strategy and provides assurance and reporting against this strategy
Other Job Responsibilities
- Works with a range of external and internal stakeholders to ensure Social Performance integration, particularly in cross-cutting areas such as human rights
- Develops systems and procedures and recommends appropriate changes to Debswana policy to enable effective implementation of all the requirements of the Social Way
- Acts as the main point of liaison with the De Beers Group Social Performance function with regards to the Social Way Management System
- Liaises with the Projects function to ensure that the requirements of the Social Way are embedded as early as possible in the project cycle
- Proactively advises the site Social Performance teams on how to identify, avoid, prevent, mitigate and remediate adverse social impacts and risks including those that are context-specific
- Proactively advises the site teams on how to identify and engage with affected, potentially affected and interested stakeholders
- Works with the Corporate Citizenship Manager to ensure that the site-level Socio-Economic Development and Contractor Management plans are aligned with Life-of-Mine planning and support the objectives of social closure planning
- Works with the Corporate Citizenship Manager and Supply Chain to ensure that companies contribute to both a resilient supply chain and the economic and social development of host communities
- Works with the Corporate Citizenship Manager and Human Resources to ensure that local community employment is maximised through local training and recruitment programmes
- Coordinates and manages the Social Performance policies and procedures
- Implement knowledge management principles through application of tools and methodologies to continuously improve and sustain business performance
Education
- Bachelors Degree in Communication, Social Sciences or equivalent
Experience
Five (5) years working experience, two (2) of which involved Social Performance.
Experience in Mine closure socio economic planning and/or Environmental management will be considered as an added Advantage
Legal Certification/Professional Registration
Technical Competencies
- Proactive Stakeholder Engagement
- Creating Sustainable Business
- Performance Reporting
- Integrated Risk Management
- Project Management and Social Performance Process Modelling
- Operational Knowledge
- Determining Strategy
- Promoting Social and Economic Development
- Building Partnerships
- Teamwork & Collaboration
- Integrated risk management
- Project Management
Behavioral Competencies
- Achievement Orientation
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Planning, Coordination and Execution
- Adaptability
- Impact and Influence
- Innovation
- Concern for Safety, Health and the Environment
- Service Orientation
Closing Date: 13 April 2023
Debswana is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Please note that we only contact shortlisted candidates.
