Tembo Nickel Corporation is seeking a Community Engagement Specialist to support stakeholder engagement, community relations, social performance, and community development activities at the Kabanga Site on a 6/3 roster.
Responsibilities
- Define and implement stakeholder engagement activities in line with the Stakeholder Engagement Plan.
- Maintain regular contact with community, village, ward, and government stakeholders, documenting issues, commitments, and follow-up actions.
- Deliver community-facing project activities focused on two-way engagement and community development initiatives.
- Act as the day-to-day liaison between the company and local communities.
- Manage community inquiries, concerns, and feedback promptly and sensitively.
- Support Resettlement and Livelihood teams with engagement activities.
- Identify emerging community issues, risks, or tensions and escalate them with recommended mitigation strategies.
- Lead key issue resolutions.
- Support the development of social performance plans, including human rights, gender, and social investment plans.
- Assist with research studies and manage consultant contracts and engagements.
- Coordinate with the Communications team to ensure consistent messaging and dissemination of project information.
- Work with the Grievance/Data team to ensure grievances are recorded, investigated, and resolved in line with company procedures and IFC Performance Standard 5.
- Maintain accurate records of stakeholder engagements, commitments, and follow-up actions.
- Participate in and lead HSE meetings, toolbox talks, and contractor engagements where required.
- Report and escalate HSE incidents related to Tembo Nickel operations.
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports summarising engagement activities, issues, risks, and recommendations.
- Ensure activities comply with Tanzanian legislation, company standards, and international best practice.
- Ensure engagement activities are conducted safely and report incidents or community-related risks.
Requirements
- Community engagement and stakeholder relationship management
- Community development and social performance
- Community issue identification, management, and resolution
- Experience engaging with local communities, government authorities, private sector, and civil society stakeholders
- Ability to work with multicultural teams
- Knowledge of mining, infrastructure, or large-scale development projects
- Knowledge of resettlement processes is advantageous
- Research, contract coordination, monitoring, and reporting skills
- Knowledge of HSE standards and safe field engagement practices
- Knowledge of IFC Performance Standards, including IFC Performance Standard 5
- Strong communication, analytical, coordination, and relationship management skills
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