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Community Development Manager

at Freeport-McMoRan

Job Description

Job Description

(Position is based in the town of Fungurume)

The TFM Community Development Department is responsible for implementing the Company’s social commitments, including community development projects, local stakeholder engagement, and coordination with the TFM Social Community Fund. The Community Development Department is organized into two core sections: Community Development and Community Liaison. TFM conforms to numerous international policies and guidelines, including the IFC performance standards, the Equator Principles, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Sustainable Development Framework, and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.

The Community Development Manager provides high-level strategic input and operational management of TFM Community Development activities with a focus on non-mitigation programs. Core non-mitigation development programs are, community health, education, economic development and infrastructure.

The Community Development Manager’s primary responsibilities include management of the department staff, budgets, and program activities; assurance of program effectiveness (i.e. audits, development and tracking of key performance indicators);and support to internal communication/reporting and outside stakeholder communication regarding the TFM Community Development Programs, with the overall goal of reducing social risk to the mine.

  • The Community Development Manager liaises with the TFM Social Community Fund and ensures coordination between the Fund and the Community Development department.
  • The Community Development Manager leads the Company’s interaction with local stakeholders, including community, government, and NGOs.
  • The Community Development Manager is responsible for the grievance management process.
  • The Community Development Manager coordinates with the Resettlement Manager on mitigation-driven program implementation especially Resettlement Action Plans.
  • The position is camp based, and located near the town of Fungurume, approximately 80km south east of Kolwezi and 180km northwest of Lubumbashi.

Additional responsibilities:

  • Supervise the TFM Community Development team including direct consultants and contractors in the daily execution of their work, and build a cohesive team of effective development professionals.
  • Track performance in the core areas of TFM social risk management programs namely education, health, economic development and infrastructure. Develop continuous improvement processes based on results from monitoring and evaluations.
  • Develop, implement and supervise procedures for internal routine compliance monitoring and external assurance processes.
  • Communicate with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. senior TFM or FCX managers, government, NGOs), and respond to queries on TFM community programs and activities.
  • Conceive, propose and implement risk mitigation, community development and stakeholder engagement strategies that support TFM’s “Social License to Operate”.
  • Actively participate on the TFM Sustainable Development Team to complete the annual risk register process, develop action plans for actionable risks, submit information for the annual Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and achieve compliance with the International Council on Mining and Metals Sustainable Development Framework.
  • Prepare, monitor and report on the TFM Community Development budget, including AFEs (Approval for Expenditure).
  • Identify opportunities for leveraging community development funds with bilateral and multilateral agencies, as well as private donor organizations.
  • Establish and maintain dialogue with local authorities regarding local and regional social issues (e.g. equitability of employment within the project area, growth management in urban communities, etc).
  • Represent TFM at public conferences and forums as required.
  • Identify and facilitate training for TFM Community Development staff.

Qualifications

The Social Manager must have a strong track record in the day-to-day management of social programs in the challenging conditions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Additional requirements are as follows:

  • Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, business administration/economics, international relations, or related sustainable development field
  • A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in community relations/community development or a similar activity
  • Management and/or coordination experience with stakeholder engagement
  • Experience with leadership of multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams and building cohesive team function
  • Demonstrated experience and extensive knowledge of policies, guidelines and practices promoted by lending institutions, including the * Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards
  • Good knowledge of budget preparation and administration
  • Skills in evaluating, training and motivating employees
  • Strong technical writing skills in either English or French
  • Good oral communication abilities in both English and French
  • Proven management skills in a large organization setting
  • Ability to adapt to living conditions in a remote area
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Criteria/Conditions

  • Position involves work to be predominantly executed in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Resources can be limited, so the candidate must be a self-starter, have good personal organization skills for managing activities across multiple sites and in challenging circumstances
  • Work is in a mine or manufacturing plant setting, which may include exposure to extremes in temperature and humidity, moving mechanical parts, risk of electrical shock, toxic chemicals, explosives, fumes or airborne particles
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity, climb stairs and ladders, work on elevated platforms, talk, hear and see
  • Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects up to thirty (30) pounds during the course of the workday
  • Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
  • Copper Overseas Service Company (“COSCO”) promotes a drug/ alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable Company Standards

COSCO has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs include tasks or duties that could affect the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others. Accordingly, the Company has designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:

  • Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who receive Safety Training; or
  • Positions within COSCO which are held by employees who operate equipment or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing their COSCO job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on Company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes Company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of Company business or while on Company travel)

Benefits: Begin first day of employment

  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Ex-Pat incentives

COSCO is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer

To Apply

Please visit the Freeport-McMoRan careers website.