Field Technician (Land Access) at Newmont Goldcorp Corporation

Supports the Land Services Officer with field assessment for impacted properties (crops and structures) for permanent and Exploration Land acquisitions.

In This Role You Will:
Land Access Survey Assistance and Data Gathering;

•     Participate and assist in all Land Access Project Surveys- Rapid Asset Survey (RAS), Full Built Asset Survey (FBAS), Crop Survey and Land Owner Survey.
•     Assist third party consultants to carry out Crop and Land Surveys and Structure surveys to obtain baseline data for compensation and resettlement processing for all land takes at the Newmont Ahafo North Project.
•     Undertake crop enumeration with impacted farmers, Officials of land valuation Division, for crop compensation processing.
•     Assist in the collection and gathering of all data (i.e. Crop Data and Land Values) for land access and resettlement activities and negotiation purposes.
•     Collect market data for crop and structure compensation.
•     Assist in data gathering on prospective resettlement beneficiaries and dossiers preparation for NGGL records.
•     Assist in the archiving and retrieval of Land Access related Documents (Soft & Hard Copies) for grievance resolution.

Land Access and Resettlement Support;

•     Assist in the tracking of all Land Access related projects assets (i.e. challenges, lessons learnt, opportunities) for future land takes.
•     Undertake Structure Verification for all impacted structures for structure compensation processing to start.
•     Support information dissemination, monitoring and eviction of encroachers on Newmont mining area.
•     Support the clearing of mining area and resettlement boundaries and placing of signages and other notices at vantage points that informs people to keep off Newmont’s property.

Community Interaction;

•     Engage and interact with the community on Land Access processes and Land Access related issues after the Mining Area and/or Moratorium Declaration.
•     Engage with complainants concerning Land Access related issues.

Health and Safety;

•     Verify that all Land Access related contractors are furnished with the requisite items (i.e. PPE, JHA, Safety Timeout, Safety Too Box, monthly safety meetings) to secure their safety on the field.
• Your Training, Skills and Experience Checklist:
• Formal Qualification (including Professional Registrations);
•     Senior Secondary Certificate.

Experience;

•     Minimum of 3 years’ relevant experience in a similar role (ATS).

Technical Skills;

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

Behavioural Attributes;

•     Commitment.
•     Cultural Sensitivity.
•     Deadline driven.
•     Diplomacy.
•     Directive and takes initiative.
•     Empathy.
•     Follow Through.
•     Honesty and Integrity.
•     Goal orientated.
•     Self-Motivated.
•     High quality orientation.
•     High level of transparency.
•     Reliable and independent.
•     Team Player.