Social Performance Principal - Land Access Displac

Join us as a Social Performance Principal - Land Access Displacement and Resettlement.

Preferred location: South Africa (candidates from other Anglo American footprint countries will be considered)

Corporate Relations and Sustainable Impact (CR&SI) ensures that Anglo American stands out as a trusted leader in responsible mining, unlocking long-term value for shareholders and society as a whole. The combined activity of our teams aims to build and protect our strong global reputation and our distinctive brand. We strive to communicate consistently with all stakeholders, both inside and outside our organisation, to positively influence perceptions and to develop and sustain mutually beneficial relationships.

We’re looking for articulate, talented professionals who share our values and our belief in a better future for mining. Could you be one of them? 

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.

The purpose of this role is to advise sites, project teams and Business Units (BUs) regarding land access, displacement and resettlement (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. Support internal project assurance efforts to identify potential LADAR management risks and impacts.
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
Knowledge of and proven ability to