Job Description:
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Act as a safety leader to reinforce a workplace culture where safety and health are paramount.
• Identify specific risks within the working area and adhere to discipline-specific plans/systems to avoid these risks.
• Embed critical controls into daily work practices.
• Implement Safety & Health systems within the work area.
• Develop and communicate regulatory engagement strategy to relevant stakeholders.
• Build relationships and lead all regulatory engagements, proactively escalating matters that could arise.
• Ensure and execute on commitments to local, provincial and national regulatory stakeholders.
• Advise on regulatory engagement plans to ensure that permits are acquired timeously and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Manage and use systems to capture issues raised by local, provincial and national regulatory bodies.
• Assist in the implementation of departmental strategy, setting up procedures and tools to monitor progress and ensure alignment with stakeholders.
• Prepare and facilitate engagements with all regulatory stakeholders.
• Coordinate across AAP stakeholders to receive relevant inputs for engagements with regulatory stakeholders.
• Report on engagements with all regulators and implementation of the commitments made to the regulators.
• Track and report on engagements conducted with relevant regulators, escalating potential roadblocks if required.
• Drive delivery of sustainability activities relevant to the discipline as set out in the Life of Asset Plan.
• Manage compliance with environmental and social requirements, including commitments to stakeholders.
• Identify environmental and social risks triggered by or impacting the discipline and propose mitigation techniques.
• Foster awareness of environmental and social sustainability within the team and consider the full impact of decisions.
• Act as the principal contact point for all engagements with peer mines and government, with support from corporate.
• Implement a purpose-driven, high-performing culture that is aligned with company values, inclusive, and promotes diversity.
• Set clear and consistent expectations, encouraging individuals and teams to challenge the status quo and strive for improvements.
• Ensure individuals and teams have the knowledge, skills, authorities, and resources to deliver against expectations.
• Act as a role model and actively engage as a team member in all team processes.
• Ensure compliance with external (legislative, regulatory, permitting) requirements and internal compliance requirements.
• Develop required compliance governance in the context of the discipline on a Business Unit level.
• Ensure compliance with engagement policies and SEAT on Community Engagement.

Qualifications:

• A qualification in Political Science, Public Administration, Business, or a related field.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in stakeholder engagement, government relations, and regulatory compliance within the mining or related industry.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced level of knowledge in regulatory stakeholder management and engagement.
• Proficient level of knowledge in government relations, diplomacy, and regulatory compliance.
• Proficient skills in project management, conflict resolution, and analytical skills.
• Advanced competence in company systems and related legislation.
• Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills.

Social Process Skills:

• Self-Awareness: Able to analyze own behaviours and predict their impact on others.
• Team Processes: Fosters a climate that is inclusive and where people feel safe to contribute.
• Collaboration: Builds productive cross-functional business alliances with internal and external stakeholders.