Community Development Officer I at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

• To provide support in the coordination of the Newmont Ahafo North dnation requests and support the implementation of Livelihood Reestablishment interventions for project affected persons/ community development initiatives, with a key focus on agricultural improvement, and broader community initiatives.

In This Role You Will:

Planning

• Assist in the implementation of the Community Development Strategic Plan and providing information to contractors, according to Newmont governance and regulatory requirements.
• Provide information for the development of the scope of work and the terms of reference that will govern the work.
• Assist in the identification of community development risks and lend support to the Coordinator in identifying and managing local risks.

Partnerships and Collaboration

• Assist in the needs assessments to enhance partnerships and collaboration.
• Participate in community development forums to ensure overall alignment and integration with the Newmont Sustainability & External Relation strategy.
• Support the promotion of tripartite (Newmont, government, communities) approach to implementing community development initiatives.

Socio-Economic Development

• Support the livelihood re-establishment programs for project affected persons, particularly the vulnerable peoples program.
• Assist in the coordination of employee participation in voluntary community development initiatives.
• Manage the Newmont Ahafo North donation process.
• Co-ordinate gender mainstreaming program (women consultative communities activities.)
• Facilitate the implementation of approved donations to recipients.

Compliance and Reporting

• Provide information for reports on community development projects and programmes, including performance against relevant targets and commitments.
• Assist in community development audits, by mobilizing stakeholders for meetings.
• Provide input for community development reports.
• Ensure compliance to Newmont Sustainability & External Relation standards.

Budgets and Payments

• Provide donation budget variance reporting to the Donations Committee.
• Provide support for the livelihoods budget preparation and implementation.

Safety

• Contribute to the zero harm goal of Ahafo North with focus on quality safety interactions, inspections, audits, risk assessments & impact mitigation and control systems.

Your Training, Skills & Experience Checklist

Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations):

• First Degree in Social Sciences, Community Development, Economics or a related discipline.

Additional Knowledge:

• Knowledge in guidance and counselling.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience working with NGO’s and Service Providers in Social Investment/Community Development.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced interpersonal skills (interacting with diverse functional and cultural backgrounds).
• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
• Strong planning, prioritizing and coordination skills.
• Strong reporting skills.
• Sound analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Sound conceptual skills.
• Sound consultation skills.
• Sound coaching and mentoring skills.
• Sound relationship management skills.
• Sound computer literacy skills – MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).

Behavioural Attributes:

• Commitment.
• Cultural Sensitivity.
• Diplomacy.
• Takes initiative.
• Empathy.
• Honesty and Integrity.
• Goal orientated.
• High quality orientation.
• High level of transparency.
• Reliable and independent.
• Team Player.

Working Conditions

• Incumbent’s work is with governmental institutions and stakeholders in six districts, travels to different mine impacted and non-impacted communities to work. Position holder also travels to work with other partners such as GIZ, Project CURE, OICI and other mines in Ghana.
• Engaging stakeholders, delivering charitable donations/packages and monitoring the work of consultants involves walking around project sites, and local communities.