Social Performance Specialist

Overview

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Context

The strategy of Anglo American is to develop and actively manage a portfolio of high quality and long life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world-class people, working towards a common purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. Social Impact is a critical discipline within the sustainability practice of the company.

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the development, communication, training and continuous improvement of the Social Way framework as well as to support Group’s oversight and strategic response to key social performance related risks and impacts. This includes managing governance processes for social performance, facilitating internal and external stakeholder engagement, and managing content updates for the Social Way framework. The role is responsible for delivering change management plans, supporting functional projects, and contributing to strategic analyses that enhance the company\’s social performance and sustainability initiatives. This will support Anglo American’s purpose: ‘reimaging mining to improve people’s lives’.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the development and continuous improvement of the Social Way Standard, Social Way Toolkit and Policy, including:
  • Establish and coordinate governance processes to oversee maintenance and updates of Policy, Standard, and Guidance including translation;
  • Plan and implement consultation with Subject Matter Experts relating to updates of requirements and guidance;
  • Manage the process for internal review and approvals for changes to the Policy, Standard, or toolkit;
  • Plan and implement change management and engagement relating to Social Way updates;
  • Manage and update the Social Way web platform and Eureka content as well as develop new content and digital assets;
  • Manage the planning and implementation of Group Social Impact (Second Line) Assurance process, including:
  • Manage contracting activities for external consultants;
  • Lead engagement with relevant internal and external stakeholders, including Business and Sites representatives and the Assurance Implementation Team;
  • Contribute to the Assurance Strategy development and execution;
  • Undertake 2nd line assurance as a core member of the Assurance Implementation team;
  • Analyse data from Assurance Reports and Corrective Action Delivery Monitoring and develop into summary reports.
• Lead the process for Social Performance and Human Rights internal and external reporting including:
  • Coordinate Social Way performance reporting;
  • Develop and maintain quarterly reporting dashboards for social performance and human rights (this includes design and continuous improvement of the dashboards, reporting processes, and communication with relevant stakeholders)
  • Contribute to year-end reporting for social performance and human rights including the Sustainability Dashboard and critical tasks;
• Provide inputs to the Integrated Annual Report and development of the narrative for social performance metrics for external sustainability reporting.
• Provide strategic social impact advisory support to businesses in relation to critical enablers and key Projects. Support the business and project teams to understand critical social performance enablers of the asset strategy and plan, execute and monitor corrective actions. This includes delivery of capital projects permitting and planning processes.
• Review and update Social Impact related risks identified in the Group Enterprise Risk Register in collaboration with the entire SI team;
• Develop and coordinate delivery of Change Management planning for the social performance team
• Deliver functional projects and initiatives as required;
• Act as subject matter expert for Group Investment Assurance reviews as required.
• Contribute to the Group Social Impact team process for regular opportunity analysis, horizon scanning, and trends analysis that are strategically significant for the company.

Qualifications

Knowledge

• Knowledge of social performance management systems relevant to extractive industries.
• Knowledge of international standards and industry best practice, such as the IFC Performance Standards, ICMM Good Practice Guidance, Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Right etc. for the extractives industry.
• Familiarity with stakeholder engagement approaches and experiences development materials to support engagement processes.

Additional Information

Who We Are

We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

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