Senior Specialist, LC Operation II

1. JOB DETAILS:

Position Title: Senior Specialist: Corporate Social Responsibility

Broad Band: M10: Professional

Talent Pipeline Layer: Managing Self Technical/Professional

2. OVERALL JOB PURPOSE:

Contribute to the maintenance of Ma'aden's license to operate through the development and implementation of well directed Corporate Social Responsibility strategy and tactical plan, as well as a local content strategy and tactical plan that supports Ma'aden’s business strategy and supports Vision 2030

3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Qualification:

* Bachelors Degree in Social Studies, Public Relations or relevant field
* Project Management in Development certificate (PMD)

Experience:

6 Years experience (of which at least last 2 years in Mining, Mining Engineering and Minerals Sectors)

Skills:

* Effective verbal and written communication skills
* Ability to communicate effetively in Arabic and English (both orally and in writing)
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Public speaking
* Acute safety awareness and attitude
* Intercultural adaption
* Compassion
* Sound interpersonal and effective engagement skills
* Effective conflict management
* Sound knowledge of discipline processes and procedures
* Able to independently manage own work planning and delivery according to targets; proven application
* Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
* Sound decision making skills
* Presentation and facilitation skills
* Advanced ability to gather information and accumulate data
* Ability to cope with pressures and setbacks
* Ability to follow instructions and procedures
* Advanced persuading and influencing skills
* Global mindset and intercultural adaption
* Teamwork and ability to deal with diversity
* Ability to adapt and respond to change
* Curious and innovating
* Design thinking
* Sound working knowledge and compliance to relevant regulatory and statutory requirements
* Sound knowledge and understanding of Ma’aden codes, regulation, rules, procedures and processes
* Following rules, regulations and procedures
* Competent in using applicable software and/or systems
* General understanding of fundamentals of business processes
* Proficient attention to detail
* Coping with pressures and setbacks
* Critical thinking and risk assessment

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Focus Area

Get results through individual contribution, effort and self management

Operational / Functional

1. Consistently delivers on all service level agreements
2. Quality results through cost effective service and on time support
3. Cost awareness and control
4. Technical expertise and advice
5. Technical/operating systems and models
6. HSE targets

* Responsible for the execution of CSR initiatives across Ma'aden, aligned to the CSR framework, policy and guidelines (as per budget and timelines)
* Ensure the provision of CSR and local content advice and services to Ma'aden's internal customers and joint ventures across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
* Collaborate and ensure alignment of activities with the wider CSR and local content subject matter experts
* Provide input on the development and design of mechanisms to monitor and measure the effectiveness of CSR and Local content programmes and constantly looks at ways to improve the programs

Stakeholder Engagement:
1. Drive community involvement in CSR initiatives in selected areas of company intervention
2. Implement and monitor CSR initiatives as per defined CSR framework, policy and guidelines (as per budget and timelines)
3. Conduct social baseline and impact assessment studies
4. Contribute to the identification, analysis and mapping key stakeholders
5. Provide input and contribute to the development of effective engagement plans
6. Assist with the investigation of social grievances
7. Assist with resettlement activities where applicable

Local Content Development:
1. Implement enterprise and supplier development strategies and tactical plans, including the required supporting business and governance processes, procedures, systems and tools in order to enable Ma'aden to meet its targets for local content development
2. Identify, nurture, grow and leverage both internal and external partnerships necessary to successfully execute the local content strategy particularly as it relates to Enterprise Development, Supplier Development and Local Procurement
3. Develop the local skills database
4. Actively promote direct and indirect employment opportunities in the hosting communities
5. Actively promote direct and indirect skills development opportunities provided by Ma'aden in the hosting communities
6. Advocate workforce inclusivity of vulnerable groups
7. Develop robust working relationships with local suppliers to achieve cost effectiveness, accurate delivery and for them to be strong advocates for Ma'aden

Procurement & Contracting (in collaboration with procurement professionals):
1. Actively promote business opportunities in the hosting communities
2. Conduct engagement dialogues with local business in collaboration with Procurement
3. Influence main contractors’ performance regarding local employment and local procurement

Social Investment:
1. Develop and design social investment initiatives in the hosting communities
2. Develop beneficial relationships with stakeholders in non-profit and governmental sectors
3. Drive the implementation of the identified social investment initiatives with all relevant stakeholders
4. Develop and ensure auditable records and evidence of the implementation of social investment initiatives
5. Collaborate with Communication department to ensure in-depth coverage on the social investment initiatives conducted by Ma'aden

Communication, Admin and Logistics:
1. Develop and prepare periodic and special reporting including social part under GRI
2. Develop and ensure auditable records required by the Community Management System
3. Drive all logistical support required
4. Develop CSR communication material (press releases, stake holders engagements story's)
5. Drive participation in the national and global days and events

Leadership

1. Understand, support and live the Ma'aden vision, values and goals
2. Takes accountability for personal improvement, personal development, skills development and effectiveness
3. Supports and articulate personal goals that are aligned to the business direction, that lead to personal development and effectiveness; Continuously strives to improve personal mastery, professional growth and business skills (ensuring technical/professional development in specialist area)
4. Establish professional standards for work, project plans and organization to ensure service provision and effective individual contribution
5. Share expertise freely and often during the application/review of policies, practices, standards, procedures and methods
6. Conduct analysis to formulate recommendations and design solutions and implement them effectively, problem solving and decisions quality - Analysed, formulated recommendations, designed solutions and implemented them effectively
7. Progress monitoring, reporting and corrective action
8. Statutory compliance and professional practices

* High performance role model acting as coach and mentor within team to more junior staff
* Ensuring continuous personal and professional growth and development
* Improve group work processes
* Facilitate transformation and change processes
* Facilitating continuous improvement
* Communicate best practices, technical reports and positions statements with team and the appropriate stakeholders

Relationships

1. Build constructive working relationships with manager, peers, clients and other service providers (all stakeholders) to ensure effective stakeholder relationships
2. Supports peers/team members to achieve team objectives through knowledge sharing, networking and collaboration with colleagues and other teams
3. Maintain Manager and peer relationships marked by professional communication, behaviour and actions that results in high levels of credibility, trust and respect throughout the business unit or function
4. Consistently meet customer and business requirements through technical/professional communication
5. Puts forward new ideas, thinking and approaches adopted and supported by the business

* Build credibility and constructive working relationship with teams, managers and business leaders to enhance the knowledge base of the company
* Maintain healthy and stable relations with consultants and cost owners
* Create and maintained well developed internal and external network
* Network with /participate in external professional bodies/forums
* Identify key stakeholders in the relevant communities and build and maintain sound relationships

* Close collaboration with HSE (specifically Environment, Emergency Management, and Crisis Management)

* NGOs

* Teamwork and integration with rest of Corparate Affairs colleagues

* Community, religious and traditional leaders

5. COMPETENCIES:

Technical/Functional

* Awareness and knowledge of the prevailing social cultural
* Social engagement planning and implementation
* Change management
* Social due diligence and impact assessments
* Branding
* Social and public relations
* Crisis / social conflict management
* External communications management

* Effective stakeholder engagement
* Local content development
* National and international social binding / nonbinding regulations
* GRI reporting
* Resettlement management
* Social investment development and implementation
* Assessing social return on investment (RoI)

* Socioeconomic dynamics
* Community management system
* Human rights in business (world Bank Guidelines) - Aware
* IFC requirements (especially social requirements) - Aware
* Equator principles - Aware
* Business case development
* Emergency/crisis management

Leadership

• Developing self
• Embrace digitalisation within the function
• Teamwork and collaboration
* Continuous improvement
* Contribute to establish Ma'aden as 3rd pillar of KSA economy

Safety

• Safety advocate - anywhere and everywhere
• Knowledge and application of HSE rules and procedures
• Concern for own wellbeing and that of others
• Ability to pro-actively identifying safety hazards and act accordingly