Social Performance - Telfer

Explore the unknown

Newcrest is committed to building a diverse workforce. Our strategic focus is on gender diversity and diversity to reflect the communities in which we operate. Creating an inclusive culture will enable us to leverage the richness of cultures across our workforce and the capability of our diverse employees to get better business outcomes.

Our technical expertise is something we are quietly proud of. Through our investment in research and development, we have advanced the technical development of our mining methods, achieving operational efficiencies. Whether you are part of our offices, or at one of our sites near or far, you will find so much more than you expect.

Operations near and far

Located in the Great Sandy Desert in East Pilbara, Western Australia, Telfer is a fly in out fly out operation from Perth which recognizes the importance of work-life balance.  Our comfortable, well furnished rooms include Foxtel, and our site offers quality food with healthy options, medical care, sports and recreation activities. Families are welcomed several times a year to open days to support our community feel at Telfer. 

It’s a great time to be joining Newcrest!

Newcrest acknowledges the Martu People past, present and emerging as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we work. We respect and value the importance of preserving their cultures and customs.

Who we’re looking for  

At Telfer we are seeking expressions of interest from candidates who are wanting to make a real difference to our employees and the Indigenous community. This team is instrumental and responsible for actively working with external agencies, communities and other stakeholders to recruit indigenous candidates and to support the community employment and training programs.

The Social Performance team is responsible to protect and enhance our licence to operate, through strategic advice, positioning, reputation and relationship management.

At Telfer we are motivated to grow within the Social Performance and Cultural Heritage space, the team is expanding which has opened up various opportunities.

To succeed in the roles available, you will be an organised and a culturally sensitive professional with proven experience of working within the Social Performance space highly desirable. As an effective communicator, you will look to build and manage internal relationships to enhance training, employment and business development opportunities at Telfer .

In addition to the above key skills, you will also ideally have (Depending on Level of the role):

• Previous experience working in a similar role/team, working with indigenous individuals and communities
• Extensive experience in Social Performance and / or Cultural Heritage Management in a similar role; supporting delivery of mining exploration / development projects (or operations)
• Experience managing complex social performance plans and projects, highly organised and good understanding of managing logistics to deliver Indigenous cultural heritage requirements
• Proven ability to build positive relationships across a range of stakeholder groups with experience in negotiation, conflict management and resolution
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills, Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Familiar with document management systems (CDMS, Aconex or similar
• Manual driver’s license - essential

At this stage, we are not accepting any external agency CVs for the opportunity.

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