Social Performance Specialist - Land Access Displacement And Resettlement at Anglo American

Job Description:

The Social Performance team enables best practice outcomes in social performance across our business activities for all our stakeholders and in support of our strategy. As a function we guide and advise leadership on the way that social performance is managed throughout the business to ensure that Anglo American delivers value to all our stakeholders.

This role will function with support and guidance from land access, displacement and resettlement (LADAR) Principals to advise sites, project teams and Business Units (BUs) regarding LADAR matters, aligned with the guidance provided in the Anglo American Social Way and in a manner that promotes full adoption of the Social Way.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Social Way implementation: Provide support and guidance to Anglo American BUs, sites and Projects in the implementation of the Social Way 3.0 LADAR requirements and governance framework. The advisory support model may vary ranging from remote high-level guidance to more direct intervention and co-development. 
• Capacity development and learning: Support internal capacity development on LADAR, including the design, coordination and delivery of customized capacity development and training. Support the LADAR Community of Practice for the purposes of knowledge-sharing and capacity-building. 
• Integration: Interface with BU and site-level Land / Surface Rights teams to align on land access requirements, processes, and outcomes. Assist in the integration of social performance into core risk management processes, procedures, and systems.  
• Assurance: Support the preparation and participation of site teams in the annual third-party Social Way assurance.
• Strategy: Contribute expert advice and oversight to projects and sites in developing appropriate elements of long-term strategies, including detailed LADAR sub-sections of Social Performance discipline chapters for Life of Asset Plans and Resource Development Plans.   

Qualifications:

• Proficient in Spanish or Portuguese language. 
• Knowledge of and proven ability to operate in the field of social performance, specifically land access, and resettlement planning and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience working with relevant international standards and industry best practice, such as the IFC Performance Standards, ICMM Good Practice Guidance, Voluntary Principles, etc.  
• Practical relevant experience of working at a community level in a range of developing or developed economies, in a company, consultancy or international development institution 
• Experience of participating in teams developing and delivering environmental/social performance strategies that are integrated into core business objectives and long-term planning. 

Closing Date: 22nd, June 2022