Principal SED (Socio-Economic Development / Mining / Sustainability / Technical / Strategic) – Gauteng, South Africa

Reference No. 660 1807 MHU

Reference Number: 660 1807 MHU

Job Description:

Our client is a multinational mining house who require a Principal Social Impact and Socio-Economic Development (SED). The Group Safety and Sustainable Development team is responsible for shaping the Company “Building Forever” sustainability approach, driving delivery throughout the business and monitoring performance. This includes defining the Functional, National/Regional, and local (risks, strategy, standards, talent, performance management and assurance) requirements.  The Group S&SD role is to integrate the needs of the business; communities; government; civil society; consumers and employees into a long-term strategy that mitigates risk to our license to operate; builds a positive legacy by delivering solutions for communities, ecosystems and underrepresented people and underpins our business model by building trust.

Responsibilities:

• Develop the Group Social Impact and SED Strategy, Objectives, Standards and Targets
• Monitor and report on KPIs and programmes
• Develop the Company Group Social Impact and SED Risk log and monitor action programmes and plans
• Deliver the Group Social and SED programmes
• Develop and deliver the Managed Operations Social Impact and SED strategy and programmes
• Provide technical input and guidance into the development of Group Standards, Guidelines, Training and Assurance tools.  Policies, Guidelines, Programmes, Campaigns and Initiatives to ensure alignment with needs
• Guide the Company Bus/operations to develop BU/operations specific Social Impact and SED strategies and plans
• Develop, refine and oversee the execution of the Social and SED incident reporting, investigation, and analysis to shape and embed a culture of continuous collaborative sharing and learning from incidents.
• Lead the development and implementation of SED leadership capability development and talent management across the Group
• Create and embed an effective assurance and operational self-assessment audit environment
• Lead the development and maintenance of a Social and SED leadership community of practice ensuring the creation and maintenance of a central repository of critical material
• Define key emergency and crisis management response processes and ensure appropriate competency and testing of response
• Advise on the selection of expert delivery partners and consultants
• Identify opportunities to partner with and/or secure co-funding from multi-laterals, civil society, grant-making bodies, universities and other relevant organisations to form partnerships that advance the Group’s social and SED goals
• Develop relationships with relevant parties in civil society, Government, academia and the private sector to advance and publicise Company Group’s Social and SED strategy

Requirements: Qualification and Skill

• Graduate in a relevant discipline
• Strong technical expertise, business acumen and experience in design and implementation of socio-economic development programmes in developing countries,
• Development of clear step change strategic programmes
• Strong expertise in the delivery of social management programmes
• Practical experience of working at site level in a range of developing or developed economies, in a company, consultancy or international development institution.
• Demonstrated experience of delivering complex programmes to budget and schedule and measurement of socio-economic development impact
• Ability to impact BUs where little or no formal authority exists
• Significant experience in commercial and international development landscape
• Experience working in complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong foundational knowledge in one or more of these areas: economic analysis, socio-economic development, social management programmes, value chain development and enterprise development
• Knowledge and experience of working in the relevant host country across private and public sectors

Benefits and Contractual information:

• Permanent role
• Will involve travel

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to mhuber@camining.com

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Mark Huber

Managing Lead – Executive Mining Recruitment

CA Mining

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