Superintendent - External Affairs & Social

Full-time

**Company Description**:
OceanaGold is a growing intermediate gold and copper producer committed to safely and responsibly maximizing the generation of Free Cash Flow from our operations and delivering strong returns for our shareholders.

We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand. Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience.

Our Purpose is mining gold for a better future. The gold, copper, and silver we produce are essential to the renewable energy and transport sectors, life-saving medical devices and technology which connects communities around the world. Our activities also contribute to economic growth and improved health and education outcomes in the regions where we operate. We provide direct employment for over 3,700 people and indirect employment for many more.

Our Vision is to be a company people trust, want to work and partner with, supply and invest in, to create value. This Vision is brought to life by our Values - Care, Respect, Integrity, Performance and Teamwork - which put our people, host communities, the environment and our stakeholders at the forefront of our decision-making.

Play a key role in managing the evaluation, development, implementation, and monitoring of OceanaGold Macraes external affairs and social performance impacts & engagement, planning.

Our approach to External Affairs and Social Performance (EA&SP) is to effectively and proactively build enduring positive partnerships based on a relationship of mutual trust and respect. This includes the way we engage with people and the steps we take to identify and manage social, economic, environmental, cultural, and human rights impacts and opportunities throughout the life cycle of our projects, from exploration, to project development, to operation and closure.

**Responsibilities**:

- Support development and delivery of the Macraes EA&SP annual plan.
- Facilitate consultation and engagement with community to identify needs and respond to issues and opportunities.
- Coordination and delivery of social performance projects including, events management, internal and external communications.
- Manage community complaints and grievances through the Macraes complaints management process.
- Manage and be responsible for engagement with local government agencies, NGOs, the community and other stakeholders
- Manage and be responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and review of stakeholder engagement plan that supports operational requirements
- Manage and be responsible for iwi engagement.
- Lead the identification and mitigation of social impacts, ensuring early and full identification of social impact that leverages on existing data and management systems.
- Lead the development and implementation of a robust approach to social, cultural baseline and impact assessment process that is world class and defendable.

**Qualifications**:

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with demonstrated experience in stakeholder & community engagement
- Project and social impact assessment management experience
- Experience working in partnership with iwi is advantageous, but not essential
- A current full New Zealand Driver Licence (ability to drive manual vehicles is helpful)
- A degree or qualification in a relevant field or discipline ie Stakeholder Engagement, Communications, Community Development, or Public relations will be highly regarded

**Additional Information**:

- Work with a diverse group of stakeholders in the Otago region.
- Enjoy the flexibility of a 9-day fortnight, this role is based in Dunedin 4 days per week, 1 day per week at Macraes.
- Competitive remuneration package and excellent career development.

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