Specialist Corporate Affairs Potash - Jobs in Saskatoon, SK

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About BHPAt 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 PotashIn 2021, BHP approved a CA$7.5 billion investment in Jansen Stage 1 in Saskatchewan, Canada, which is aligned with their strategy of growing exposure to future facing commodities in world-class assets. The project is expected to produce 4.35 million tonnes of potash per year with initial production targeted for 2027, ramping up to full production over two years. Jansen potash project is located approximately 140 km southeast of Saskatoon. Potash opens a new front for growth and is an expandable resource that can support a century or more of operations. Potash provides BHP with greater diversification by commodity, country, and customer.PurposeBHP’s Our Requirements for Communications, Community and External Engagement requires all our operated assets to implement actions to better understand communities, effectively plan and implement our commitments and evaluate and measure our performance. This standard outlines the mandatory minimum performance requirements for social research and studies, including social impact and opportunity assessments; human rights impact assessments; community perception surveys; engagement activities; and complaints and grievance mechanisms. The day-to-day implementation of the requirements is managed by Corporate Affairs team members across BHP.The Specialist Corporate Affairs Potash is a member of the Corporate Affairs team, and reports to the Manager Corporate Affairs Potash. The Specialist contributes to the strategic management and execution of Potash’s stakeholder management strategies, plans and initiatives to fulfil BHP’s commitments to communities.This role requires an enthusiastic, detail-oriented professional who likes working in a dynamic local and global team. The ideal candidate will have a knack for understanding our stakeholders and business needs, working with internal stakeholders to minimize project and/or operations impacts on communities, leveraging opportunities, identifying strategic partnerships, and assisting in growing BHP’s reputation.Key accountabilities:

• Identifies, engages, and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Plans, tracks the delivery of and manages corporate affairs and community relations initiatives, activities, and projects that generate value and drive the achievement of project outcomes
• Sources information, plans and conducts analyses to support evidence-based decision making in alignment with longer term business objectives
• Engages the capabilities of the entire organization to fulfil BHP’s commitments and purpose
• Identifies and assesses risks, makes risk informed decisions, uses BHPs risk management framework, and builds a risk aware culture to support safe and mutually beneficial performance outcomes

About the RoleProvides specialist level expertise on community related management programs/initiatives/studies and stakeholder management by:

• Seeking to understands stakeholder needs by engaging with stakeholders and asking questions to understand needs/goals
• Managing both internal and external stakeholder expectations with excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Participating on cross-functional teams and community/stakeholder committees, associations, and chambers, as appropriate
• Developing and leveraging stakeholder relationships to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes/results that align with BHP Charter Values
• Critical thinking and analysis to draw insights, trends, and concepts from a wide range of sources and present findings in a format that enables a variety of stakeholders to easily grasp difficult or complex issues
• Supporting planning and implementing work and resources, including recommending activities, studies, and budget required to be successful
• Identifying issues, dependencies and solutions to mitigate associated risks or challenges with a relationship, initiative, or project. Also identify opportunities and partnerships to enhance a relationship, initiative, or project
• Adapting plans to changing conditions and context, identifying, and sharing new risks and opportunities with the team
• Listening and clearly conveying information and updates, uses different communication methods to ensure others understanding the context, purpose, objectives, resources and time frame for work and tasks
• Collaborating with other external affairs function members, including communications, indigenous engagement, social investment, and ethics and compliance, among others
• Acting respectfully and fairly with all team members and stakeholders, embracing differences so that everyone feels cared for and included
• Demonstrating a high-level of self-awareness
• Ability to identify strategies/learning approaches to continually build their capability, including ability to be coached

About You

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills in working collaboratively and building sustaining relationships
• Project management skills and experience in coordinating community programs
• Ability to work collaboratively with technical staff to achieve outcomes through the sharing of expertise and technical capabilities
• Sound communication skills including the ability to write recommendations, memos, reports, presentations, and letters, as well as present information to a range of stakeholders
• Proven ability in developing, managing, and tracking data utilizing Excel spreadsheets and other reporting software, including stakeholder management systems
• Minimum of five years demonstrated experience
• Ability to travel to nearby communities, attend trade shows and events, work outside of normal hours, as necessary, and spend time away from home. (~40% of the time)
• Post-secondary education in Community Relations, Communications, Public Affairs, Human Resources, Sales, or related fields will be considered an asset
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills
• Financial administration experience in submitting purchasing requisitions, purchase orders, payment requests and reconciliation of expense reports
• Strong skills using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and experience with SAP is an asset
• Valid Canadian driver’s license

About Our ProcessAt 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.Supporting a Diverse WorkforceThe size and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a unique BHP employee share program.At BHP, we recognize that we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from women and Indigenous people. 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.BHP is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disability.Quick Apply

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