Manager: Asset Community Relations

Gold Fields Group Services is seeking a Manager: Asset Community Relations for the South Deep Gold Mine in Westonaria, South Africa. The role involves leading community affairs strategies, managing social risks, and fostering stakeholder relationships to support socio-economic development. Candidates should have a relevant degree, 10 years of experience in sustainability or stakeholder relations, and strong leadership and communication skills. The position emphasizes safety and compliance in operations.
South Deep is recruiting!

This is an opportunity to bring your expertise to a dynamic and engaged team of professionals, working together to become the beacon of pride for our people, our communities, our stakeholders, and our shareholders.

At South Deep, we value each person’s individual and collective contribution and support your ongoing development, helping you to achieve your career and our business aspirations.

POSITION: Manager: Asset-Community Relations

JOB GRADING: DU

DEPARTMENT: Sustainable Development

SITE: South Deep Gold Mine

The Manager: Asset Community Relations will be responsible for leading the co-development and execution of the community affairs strategy, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s social performance objectives. The role will focus on managing complex social risks, implementing regional strategies, and fostering inclusive socio-economic development, while maintaining ongoing, strategic relationships with all stakeholders. A data-driven approach and innovative stakeholder solutions will be essential in delivering consistent, sustainable outcomes.

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelors or Postgraduate degree in Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Business Administration (PDBA) or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 10 years’ experience within the sustainability, stakeholder relations and/or corporate affairs, ideally in the mining and metals industry, natural resources or heavy industry
• Demonstrated track record of stakeholder identification, mapping and engagement strategies
• Legal proficiency in relevant Mining and related legislation & regulations relating to Corporate Social Responsibility and global sustainability frameworks
• Established expertise in sustainability reporting, governance and compliance
• Be declared medically fit for the position and environment, as determined by a risk-based medical examination at the Gold Fields Occupational Health Centre and pass a Heat Tolerance Screening test, and such other tests as may be required to assess the applicant’s suitability for employment

Key Competencies:
• Advanced safety leadership capability with proven safety campaign delivery record
• Accomplished team and people leader with advanced inter and intra-team collaboration to build and foster constructive relationships
• Advanced understanding of operational working culture and dealing with operational delivery challenges
• Sound written and verbal communication, negotiation/influencing, advocacy and diplomacy skills within diverse stakeholder groups
• Proven capability in effectively identifying and addressing stakeholder needs, concerns and interests
• Advanced capability to develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies and impact assessment
• Ability to apply Lean Six Sigma principles and methodologies to improve and drive continuous improvement
• Ability to cope with ambiguity, high personal resilience and change adaptability
• Computer literacy - proficient in Microsoft Office packages

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Actively participate in and lead interventions that promote a culture of Zero Harm by ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, SHE and Risk policies and procedures, operational standards, instructions and governance requirements
• Demonstrate and promote Visible Felt Leadership aligned with operational SHE and Risk management standards, campaigns and interventions
• Support the company’s strategies and initiatives to foster a respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace culture
• Participate in and lead initiatives related to team coaching, resourcing, capability development, succession planning and talent management
• Lead the collaborative development of the community affairs strategy, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s social performance objectives, corporate frameworks and evolving regional strategies and systems
• Develop and implement programmes that deliver the corporate and regional community affairs strategy, ensuring consistent achievement of social performance objectives
• Collaborate with people and commercial functions to identify synergies and co-design interventions that enhance community development and create shared value for host communities through Procurement, Supply Chain and the Centre for Supplier Development
• Lead the development and execution of stratified stakeholder mapping and engagement plans that align with the organisation’s purpose and social performance goals
• Identify and implement tactical approaches to manage complex social risks by evaluating and responding to the interdependencies between people, systems and processes and, aligning these with core business drivers and emergent community dynamics
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships through open and transparent communication, effectively managing expectations and proactively mitigating risks to protect and strengthen the organisation’s reputation
• Work with functional leads to manage external media relations, communications and proactive initiatives aimed at enhancing the organisation’s public image
• Maintain reliable, data-driven social investment reports, analytics and predictive indicators to support proactive decision-making and to ensure consistent social performance outcomes and governance
• Identify and assess opportunities to create synergies between Business Partners and the South Deep Education and Community Trusts to collaboratively generate shared value with host communities

Closing Date: 29 May 2025

Please note that the Gold Fields code of conduct strictly prohibits the exchange of any payment as part of its recruitment process.

Should you require any assistance or have any challenges in applying for a position, please contact the Recruitment hub on 011 411 1387

Gold Fields is committed to the achievement and maintenance of diversity and equity in employment

NOTE: all relevant certificates must be attached to your CV in order to be considered for shortlisting