Community Specialist

About BHP 

At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. With a global portfolio of operations, we offer a diverse and inclusive environment with extraordinary career opportunities. Our strategy is to focus on creating a safe work environment where our employees feel strongly connected to our values and objectives, and where the capability of our people is key to our success.

Come and be a part of this success.

About the Role 

• This vacancy will accept applications until 11:59pm AEST on 23rd January 2024. 

As the Community Specialist you will be responsible for various aspects of the Corporate Affairs Community portfolio, including developing and strengthening stakeholder relations, community development and social investment for the Carrapeteena Operation.    

Your responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of social investment projects for Carrapeteena, including day-to-day project management/identification and coordination of leveraging opportunities.
• Support the development/implementation and delivery of the South Australian Social Investment Plan and budget.
• Support compliance and reporting activities associated with BHP Functional Requirements 
• Contributes to the implementation of external research conducted for Carrapeteena and the South Australian Asset (CHRIOAs, CPS, etc).
• Coordinates the Carrapeteena Community Grants Program  
• Work to support a considered, coordinated and consistent approach to stakeholder engagement for South Australian Carrapeteena Operation, including internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide advice to Operational teams on community sentiment, social value and reputational impacts of business decisions and engagements.
• Assist to implement the Operation / GM Stakeholder Engagement Management Plan, aligned with the South Australian Copper Provence Stakeholder Engagement Plan 

About You 

• Demonstrated strong capabilities in developing meaningful relationships with community members, organisations and other interested stakeholders. 
• Experience in developing projects to address community issues.
• Experience in the area of community and social performance management, preferably in the resources sector 
• An understanding of the broader agenda behind Social Investment to enhance the Company’s impact in community and reputation. 
• Proven track record in teamwork and collaborative efforts to achieve program outcomes.
• Able to adapt to changing environments with competing priorities and complex issues. 
• Demonstrated good problem solving, analytical and evaluative skills.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders to develop strong relationships.  
• Basic budget management skills
• Academic degree or professional qualification in social or political science, public policy, community development, or other relevant fields.

About Our Process 

At BHP, we are committed to employing individuals who align with the BHP Charter Values and meet the requirements of the role. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate applicants suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal. 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce    

The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. We know there are many aspects of our employees' lives that are important, and work is only one of these, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, other extended leave entitlements and parent rooms.  

At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.

BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].