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Principal, Public Policy and Government Relations, Australia

Date:  29 Oct 2024
Job Posting End Date: 
Job Country: 

Australia

Job State/Province:  Victoria
Job Location/Region:  Melbourne

 

 

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.

 

Come and be a part of this success.

 

About the Role

We are looking for a public policy professional to join our team focused on working with the Australian Government. This role will help BHP better understand Australian public policy so that BHP can make better decisions and so that we can share BHP’s perspectives with government and other stakeholders. This role can be based in any of our BHP capital city offices in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane or Adelaide!

 

 

  • Makes evidence based and strategic decisions in alignment with longer term business objectives.  
  • Identifies, engages and manages a range of diverse internal and external stakeholders.  
  • Gains support for and negotiates outcomes that achieve mutually beneficial goals.  
  • Applies intelligence on industry trends and market dynamics to drive enhanced decision making and planning.  
  • Applies an understanding of other countries' political, historical and cultural context to build partnerships, market expertise and achieve business outcomes within an international context.  
  • Applies an understanding of the business context, BHP operating model and ways of working to enhance productivity and value chain performance.  
  • Engages the capabilities of the entire organisation.  
  • Strives to achieve 100% safety, 100% customer value and 0% waste.  
  • Knows our customer and is obsessed with meeting their needs.  

About You

You will have the following skills:

 

 

  • Deep practical understanding of Australian public policy making, both at the political level and through working with the Australian Public Service
  • Strong policy analysis skills and the ability to quickly understand and interpret policy change, and then advise senior leaders on the commercial implications
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with experience in dealing with a wide variety of senior audiences
  • Strong ability to develop deep relationships with stakeholders both within an organisation and externally.
  • Strong business and commercial acumen. Direct experience in a commercial environment (such as in a public company or a major consultancy) is desirable but not essential.
  • Experience in the resources industry is desirable but not essential
  • A bachelor’s degree or higher in law, commerce or economics is desirable but not essential

 

 

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. 

If you are already employed directly by BHP, please log in using your BHP email address or apply via our internal jobs portal. 

 

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].