Gold Fields | Lead External Affairs Specialist | Perth

Public Relations & Corporate Affairs (Marketing & Communications)
Full time
Base plus private health allowance plus bonuses
Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile.
Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.

Reporting to the Vice President External Affairs (Australia), you will provide guidance, leadership, and expertise to Gold Fields' Australian operations and growth projects in engaging and communicating with key stakeholder groups including government, media and industry associations.
You will be accountable for the development and delivery of the Australian stakeholder engagement strategy and the Australian communications strategy.
You'll be immediately surrounded by a small, dynamic external affairs team that is part of a global function delivering on Gold Fields' purpose - to deliver enduring value beyond mining.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

This role is offered on a 9-day compressed fortnight roster at our Perth corporate office on a permanent basis.
Open to flexible and job share arrangements and will consider part time for the right candidate.

Benefits include:
Short- and long-term incentives
Flexible work arrangements on offer
Increased annual leave entitlements
Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service.

About the role:
Develop and manage government relations, public policy, media, and external communications objectives as part of Australia's stakeholder engagement plan.

Identify and execute media and external communications activities for Gold Fields' projects, including content preparation and approvals for strategic channels.

Align and support Gold Fields' global communication strategy by coordinating in-country communication plans and contributing content.

Lead crisis communication efforts within Australia and managing material issues through identification, monitoring, and responding.

Plan and execute stakeholder engagement across media, government, and industry bodies and support community engagement efforts.

Manage and develop major partnerships in Australia, aligning them with Gold Fields' Purpose and supporting the brand strategy.

Leverage social investment activities to promote Gold Fields' commitment to host communities and partners through innovative communication.

Identify industry association memberships/forums, coordinating participation to support regional public policy and reputation goals.

About you:
Hold a relevant qualification in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing or similar (or the equivalent experience)
Experience in defining and implementing stakeholder management plans that contribute to the overall social license to operate of an organisation or industry
Experienced in collaborating, as an integral member of a multifunctional team
Ideally have exposure and experience in corporate affairs including media relations and external communications
Ideally hold mining company and/or exploration projects experience
Applications can be submitted via:
Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce.
We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success.
We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.

Company description:

Gold Fields is a globally diversified gold producer with nine operating mines in Australia, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Canada and Chile.
Gold Fields' mining assets in the Australia region include a 100% interest in the St Ives, Agnew and Granny Smith mines and a 50:50 interest in the Gruyere JV project with Gold Road Resources.

Job description:Role Details:
Reporting to the Vice President External Affairs (Australia), you will provide guidance, leadership, and expertise to Gold Fields' Australian operations and growth projects in engaging and communicating with key stakeholder groups including government, media and industry associations.
You will be accountable for the development and delivery of the Australian stakeholder engagement strategy and the Australian communications strategy.
You'll be immediately surrounded by a small, dynamic external affairs team that is part of a global function delivering on Gold Fields' purpose - to deliver enduring value beyond mining.

As an employee at Gold Fields, we expect all levels of employees to act in a manner that seeks to align and enhance the values, safety culture and performance of Gold Fields with the purpose of creating enduring value beyond mining.

This role is offered on a 9-day compressed fortnight roster at our Perth corporate office on a permanent basis.
Open to flexible and job share arrangements and will consider part time for the right candidate.

Benefits include:
Private health insurance allowance
Short- and long-term incentives
Flexible work arrangements on offer
Increased annual leave entitlements
Long service leave pro rata after 5 years of continuous service.

About the role:
Develop and manage government relations, public policy, media, and external communications objectives as part of Australia's stakeholder engagement plan.

Identify and execute media and external communications activities for Gold Fields' projects, including content preparation and approvals for strategic channels.

Align and support Gold Fields' global communication strategy by coordinating in-country communication plans and contributing content.

Lead crisis communication efforts within Australia and managing material issues through identification, monitoring, and responding.

Plan and execute stakeholder engagement across media, government, and industry bodies and support community engagement efforts.

Manage and develop major partnerships in Australia, aligning them with Gold Fields' Purpose and supporting the brand strategy.

Leverage social investment activities to promote Gold Fields' commitment to host communities and partners through innovative communication.

Identify industry association memberships/forums, coordinating participation to support regional public policy and reputation goals.

About you:
Hold a relevant qualification in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing or similar (or the equivalent experience)
Experience in defining and implementing stakeholder management plans that contribute to the overall social license to operate of an organisation or industry
Experienced in collaborating, as an integral member of a multifunctional team
Ideally have exposure and experience in corporate affairs including media relations and external communications
Ideally hold mining company and/or exploration projects experience
Applications can be submitted via:
Gold Fields is committed to achieving an inclusive workforce.
We recognise that the diverse talent of our people will ultimately determine our growth, performance and success.
We strongly encourage applications from female, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, as well as candidates with culturally diverse backgrounds.

We offer:At Gold Fields we work together as a team to deliver excellent results and take pride in what we do.
We actively seek input from others and truly believe that diverse views improve the quality of our work.
We work hard, so when the business achieves its goals, employees can share in better salary increases and bonuses, and we have more money to invest in communities and ongoing renewable energy projects.

Our four Australian mines – Agnew, St Ives, Granny Smith and Gruyere – are located in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, where more than 1,600 staff are employed on a residential and fly-in, fly-out basis.

In the more than 20 years since Gold Fields' acquired St Ives and Agnew gold mines, our industry presence has expanded exponentially.

This was further bolstered by the acquisition of the Granny Smith and Lawler's gold mines from Barrick Gold in October 2013.

In November 2016, Gold Fields formed a 50 per cent joint venture agreement with Gold Road for the Gruyere deposit, which is mined as an open pit, with production commencing in 2019.

Our four Australian mines – Agnew, St Ives, Granny Smith and Gruyere – are located in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia, where more than 1,600 staff are employed on a residential and fly-in, fly-out basis.

In the more than 20 years since Gold Fields' acquired St Ives and Agnew gold mines, our industry presence has expanded exponentially.

This was further bolstered by the acquisition of the Granny Smith and Lawler's gold mines from Barrick Gold in October 2013.

In November 2016, Gold Fields formed a 50 per cent joint venture agreement with Gold Road for the Gruyere deposit, which is mined as an open pit, with production commencing in 2019.

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