MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES
Community Relations Specialist:
- Implemented the Community Relation plan for the SEP in the development area.
- Maintained an updated list of local stakeholders, focusing on local communities, Project Affected People (PAP), and local influencers.
- Contributed to Stakeholder Engagement (SE) mapping exercises.
- Collaborated with operational and project teams to ensure minimal disruption and maintained good relations with communities.
- Liaised with contractors on day-to-day issues arising from construction activities.
- Supported and measured the quality and effectiveness of engagement programs.
- Built intelligence about stakeholders, gauging support for projects, and identifying weak signals.
- Coordinated with the Grievance Coordinator on specific grievances, issues, and follow-up needs.
- Engaged with stakeholders, capturing their expectations and concerns regarding company and contractor activities.
- Organized local community engagements, including consultation, negotiation, and disclosure meetings.
- Ensured effective consultation with different tribes and attention to vulnerable community members.
- Maintained communication with Indigenous communities, specifically Bedouins.
- Managed long-term relationships with communities and informed stakeholders about ongoing and future activities.
- Supported the Land Access team in field activities to acquire land and implement livelihood restoration plans.
- Monitored community attitudes toward projects and reported relevant information.
- Entered stakeholder concerns, questions, and expectations into the Stakeholder Management Software (Borealis).
- Recorded and transmitted community grievances, ensuring proper follow-up.
- Identified unanticipated impacts and proposed mitigation measures.
- Supported initiatives benefiting local communities.
- Provided monthly analysis on key themes, recurring issues, and stakeholder attitudes.
- Ensured commitments during engagements were recorded and tracked.
- Reported potential risks to activities, infrastructure, or reputation.
- Contributed to monthly grievance reporting and conducted safety/sustainability moments based on field experience.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Communication, Anthropology and Sociology.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in community relation and public relation
- Excellent communication skills with a proven ability to develop and maintain good relations with a wide range of stakeholders. Proven ability to work independently and meet deadlines
- Empathetic towards sensitive cultural, personal and community issues
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure.
- Understanding of the economic, political, and social dynamics in operation
- Good reporting skills
- High integrity, capacity to listen, to dialogue essential, superior negotiation, conflict management and communications skills
- Creativity, open mindedness, leadership skills, flexibility essential, excellent analytical skills
- Strong team player with maturity to build
- effective partnerships across corporate and cultural divides
- Strong focus on delivery of results, ability to work to deadlines
- Good knowledge of English language (speaking and writing)
- Community Relations
- Public Relations
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Conflict Management
- Negotiation
- Analytical Thinking
- Reporting and Documentation
- English Proficiency (Speaking and Writing)
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Independent Work
- Deadline Management
- Team Collaboration
- Creativity and Open-mindedness
- Leadership and Flexibility
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.