Resettlement Manager

Job Description

(Position is based in the town of Fungurume, approx. 180km west of the Katanga capitol of Lubumbashi. Travel to Lubumbashi and Kinshasa as needed.)

The Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) Manager, is responsible for planning, managing and concluding all the TFM resettlement processes, including the direct support of writing future resettlement plans. He/she will focus on creating an integrated resettlement process to be applied on all resettlement situations within the TFM concession, build internal capacities within the team and directly supervise all related activities. The RAP will have responsibility for execution of the RAP programs, including budgetary and staff development and management, to ensure that resettlement impact mitigation is implemented, monitored and reported in accordance with company commitments.

• Manage TFM RAP Unit including consultants, contractors and TFM employees in the daily execution of their work, and build a cohesive team of effective social science professionals
• Coordinate and communicate with management of related departments (Mine, Geology, Environmental, etc.) regarding impacts to land and land acquisition; oversee that Land Access & Consent (LAC) procedures and approvals are granted before any land impacts occur
• Support preparation of all resettlement planning documents
• Coordinate relocation of physically displaced households
• Develop and manage a regular monitoring and evaluation program, including livelihood restoration monitoring
• Ensure that all TFM commitments are implemented in accordance with all RAPs, ESIAs and IFC Performance Standards 1 and 5 and coordinate regular external audits of RAP programs. Assure compliance with all compensation procedures, SOPs, and financial controls by facilitating internal spot audits of program activities and compensation transactions
• Lead the development of a stakeholder consultation plan and ensure its implementation with government stakeholders and all affected communities, including vulnerable persons
• Manage the RAP external grievance mechanism and oversee the RAP Unit’s process to ensure all grievances are recorded, investigated and resolved in a timely manner in accordance with policies and commitments. Facilitate decision making related to high impact grievances and communicate with TFM management as necessary
• Develop and manage an annual RAP program budget, including development and submittal of AFEs (Approval for Expenditure) to TFM Management for approval. Annual budget may vary from $3-12 million
• Manage the design and development of any new RAP programs via the ESIA process, including social baseline studies and the development of appropriate social mitigation plans by third party consultants, including the development livelihood restoration strategies
• Coordinate with mine planners and mine operations to ensure that RAP impacts to households and farmland are minimized to the greatest extent possible, including the identification and establishment of interdiction and restriction zones and their monitoring to reduce RAP impacts and risks
• Oversee that the RAP database is maintained with accurate and up-to-date data and meets data management requirements
• Identify and facilitate training, as well as provide direct capacity building for RAP staff
• Develop regular reports on RAP program activities to the Community Development Manager, TFM Management, and the Corporate office as required
• Perform other duties as required

Qualifications

• As an overarching qualification, the RAP Manager must have a strong track record in the day-to-day management of RAP programs, preferably 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 fields
• Five (5) years of experience in leading socio-economic development program activities, with an emphasis on private sector social responsibility programs (experience with resettlement programs preferred)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management and/or coordination experience with programs involving stakeholder engagement
• Oral and written communication abilities in English and French (Katanga Swahili is an asset)
• 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
• Knowledge of budget preparation and administration
• Skills in evaluating, training and motivating employees
• Strong technical writing skills (English and French)
• Proven organizational skills
• Ability to adapt to living conditions in remote, African settings
• 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
• Relocation assistance/Ex-Pat incentives
• COSCO is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer

To Apply

Please visit the Freeport-McMoRan careers website.