Indigenous Only | Principal Indigenous Engagement WA | Perth
Australia
About BHP
At 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.
We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples looking to start or continue their career in mining to Think Big with BHP. At BHP we support our people to grow, learn, develop their skills and reach their potential. Indigenous Peoples are critical partners and stakeholders in many of BHP operations both within Australia and around the world. Many of our operations are located on or near lands traditionally owned by or under the customary use of Indigenous Peoples and the long-term nature of our operations allows us to establish long lasting relationships with these Indigenous communities.
Come and be a part of this success.
About the Role
We are currently recruiting Principal level role within BHP working in the Minerals Australia Indigenous Engagement team to bring rights and reconciliation together.
The Principal Indigenous Engagement will support the effective execution of key Indigenous Engagement priorities at the Western Australia Iron Ore Asset.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and maintain trusted, culturally responsive and respectful partnerships with Traditional Owner groups, Aboriginal communities and other WA based Indigenous organisations.
- Support and participate in the effective negotiation of Native Title agreements for WA assets.
- Ongoing implementation and governance of key Native Title agreements and agreement commitments for WA assets.
- Partner across functions to support the delivery of key Reconciliation Action Plan commitments and Social Value outcomes with Traditional Owner groups and Aboriginal communities, such as supporting and championing the development and delivery of Social Investment projects and Economic Empowerment opportunities (employment and procurement).
- Provide asset and functional coaching, support, and advice on Indigenous Engagement related content.
- Support the delivery and implementation of the Cultural Respect Framework, including supporting the development and roll-out of Traditional Owner Cultural Awareness/ understanding training and Cultural immersion programs.
- Support the asset level delivery of BHP’s Reconciliation Action Plan - Public Engagement commitments, such as NAIDOC and National Reconciliation Week activities.
- Provide regular reporting, administrative support, financial management requirements including payment processing, Approvals due diligence requests, and the engagement in Free Prior and Informed Consent and Ethics and Compliance processes.
About You
Your style will be inclusive, professional, and collaborative and you will possess commitment to integrity and discretion in dealing with sensitive cultural and commercial issues, together with the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy. You will have proven experience in engaging with Indigenous peoples and an ability to create and promote a culturally safe workplace.
With strong communications skills, you will have the capability to engage, influence and advise colleagues and functions at BHP.
The successful candidate will have the following attributes:
- Proven experience working with/and the development and maintenance of effective relationships with Traditional Owner groups and other Aboriginal communities / effective community engagement background.
- Demonstrated experience in Native Title and Indigenous Affairs/Engagement in the resources sector, preferred.
- An ability to work with and influence internal and external stakeholders to develop innovative and best practice outcomes - projects and/or programs that contribute to culturally responsive, sustainable, and mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Operate as a highly functioning team member, with a proven ability to demonstrate a high level of initiative, critical thinking, problem solving while working in high pressure situations, and the ability to meet time critical deadlines.
- Tertiary qualification/s (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, is desirable.
Application close on Tuesday, 7 May 2024.
At BHP, we recognise 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 this position will only be open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander applicants. The filling of this position/these positions is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and s 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA).
We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In particular, BHP has a deep commitment to the traditional owners of the land upon which it operates. In Western Australia this includes, but is not limited to, the Njamal, Kariyarra, Palyku, Banjima, Nyiyaparli, Ngarla, Ngarlawangga, Yinhawangka, Thalanyji, Tjiwarl, Tarlpa peoples, together with the traditional owners of Kalgoorlie. Providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is an important part of our 2017 – 2021 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). For more information about our RAP, please visit here.
These are full time positions. We are open to discussing flexible work arrangements that suit you - including varied roster arrangements, part-time or job share alternatives.
About Our Process
At 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.
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Supporting a Diverse Workforce
The size, stability and magnitude of our business not only provides significant opportunity for professional development, but also attractive salary packages with performance-based bonuses and a best-in-class employee share program. 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.
At BHP, we know that we are strengthened by diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity employer that is committed to making BHP a safe and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and be at their best every day. We are focused on creating a workforce that’s more diverse and represents the communities where we work and live. providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and recognise that true diversity includes gender, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religion, neurodiversity, education levels, and many more aspects of your identity.
BHP is committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you have a disability, we know that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. If you would like to reach out to someone about your situation and our recruitment process, please email us at [email protected].